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Cline Family Cellars logo with the name displayed in bold capital letters.
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Logo of Guglielmo Winery with text: "Guglielmo Winery, Morgan Hill, California, Est. 1925" in elegant fonts.
Logo of South Fork Vodka featuring an illustration within a drop shape, depicting a mountain landscape with a river running through forests and valleys.
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Logo for Strawberry Music Festival featuring the word "Strawberry" in stylized text with a strawberry image and the phrase "Mountains Magic Music" below it.
Logo featuring the words "Gold Vibe" with a yellow flower above "Hard Kombucha" written in smaller text below.
Black and white logo for Project Barley Brewery & Tap House featuring a stylized barley design inside a circular badge with text around the edge.