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In the fourteenth century, alchemists believed they could miraculously transform base metals into silver and gold with the help of the mineral cinnabar. Consequently, this purple-red ore of mercury was highly coveted by medieval nobility. Time has proven them wrong, but that conviction endured in the heart of Cinnabar founder Tom Mudd (1942–2007) as he captured the magic of alchemy in his handcrafted wines.
Tom Mudd was a research scientist before becoming a winemaker, but never strayed far from his interest in astronomy. He and graphic artist Mauricio Arias developed the medallion as the focal point of Cinnabar’s redesigned top-tier packaging in the late 1990s.