Gastronomy might sound like a scary scientific term, when in fact it fact is means that art of good food and eating. Others define gastronomy as the study of food and the culture behind the food. The Portuguese company Think Global Taste Local (TGTL) is a master of gastronomy in its constant search for the best culinary products around the world. With a panel of top chef’s tasting and evaluating global cuisine, you know they are only selecting the best of the best! Once the highest quality tasting food products are found, they package them in some top notch packaging.

Each product is sold in a TGTL secondary packaging black box designed specially for that product. The cherry liquor from Portugal, for example, has a photograph of the famous Obidos castle printed on the box to signify the cultural heritage of the liquor. Inside the box, each product is safely packaged with a bonus gift that associates with the culture. Some of the products are packaged with serving glasses, others with a piece of art work, and some with a musical CD. The Reserva 2005 Red Wine is packaged with a CD of fado music; a traditional music genre of Portugal. The music is traditionally created through a combination of singing and instrumentation from a traditional Portuguese guitar which is depicted on the wine bottle’s label. Each label, though unique, has the TGTL circular gold logo incorporated. The large gold circle is meant to signify the world (think global), and the smaller circle represents the products of the world be available locally (taste local). I love how every part of the packaging fits together for a cohesive design, and the fact that they were able to link the packaging with the Portuguese culture.

To see more packaging designs of TGTL, check out the article on The Dieline.