Le Petit Ballon was founded in 2011. The brand’s origins tie into one simple insight: most of us could use a helping hand when choosing a good bottle of wine. Martin, the founder, teamed up with Jean-Michel Deluc, a former Ritz sommelier, to create a monthly wine subscription service. Handpicked and selected in-house, each of the two wine bottles from Le Petit Ballon come with a quality guarantee. Subscribers can choose the wine’s colour to ensure the delivery suits their taste buds.
The art of wine tasting has traditionally been a pompous affair, reserved for the experts. Le Petit Ballon wished to break the the established rules by bringing an amusing, modern and unusual tone of voice. The brand’s motto “Le vin sans baratin” (“Wine without the bullshit”) defines the vision that makes wine more accessible and more attractive to the younger generations. The disruptive approach led us to create a brand identity in strong contrast with the industry standards, most of which play on premium codes. Through the playful illustrations, vivid colours and an easy-to-read lexical field, we turned wine into a subject that is “easy to understand and simple to talk about”.
Today Le Petit Ballon is the leading French wine subscription service with over 50,000 active subscribers. In 2017, the French e-commerce leader Vente-privée.com acquired a majority share in Le Petit Ballon.
The art of wine tasting has traditionally been a pompous affair, reserved for the experts. Le Petit Ballon wished to break the the established rules by bringing an amusing, modern and unusual tone of voice. The brand’s motto “Le vin sans baratin” (“Wine without the bullshit”) defines the vision that makes wine more accessible and more attractive to the younger generations. The disruptive approach led us to create a brand identity in strong contrast with the industry standards, most of which play on premium codes. Through the playful illustrations, vivid colours and an easy-to-read lexical field, we turned wine into a subject that is “easy to understand and simple to talk about”.
Today Le Petit Ballon is the leading French wine subscription service with over 50,000 active subscribers. In 2017, the French e-commerce leader Vente-privée.com acquired a majority share in Le Petit Ballon.
Identity by Augustin Ohannessian, Loïc Cardon
