A wine list is more than a selection of wines. It is part of how a restaurant presents itself, and its design deserves the same attention as the interior, table setting, and service.

We created these custom camel-colored leather wine list binders for a restaurant project. Starting with our established ring-binder menu folder construction, we selected a different leather and finish, tailored the interior, and developed a more intricate way to apply the client's logo.

Camel-Colored Leather with a Custom-Selected Finish

Rather than use the leather from our standard restaurant binders, we sourced a genuine leather type and finish to match this client's vision. Its warm camel color, soft hand feel, and subtle surface sheen give the covers a distinctive character.

Inside, dark brown suede offers a rich contrast to the exterior. A three-ring metal mechanism holds removable wine list pages, making it easy to update the selection without replacing the leather cover.

One Logo, Two Hot-Stamping Techniques

The most technically interesting detail is the logo. We combined blind debossing, which presses part of the design into the leather without added color, with gold foil stamping for a separate decorative accent.

This is more demanding than stamping a logo with a single die. The design requires two separate custom metal dies, used in different steps, with their impressions carefully aligned.

Genuine leather can shift and deform slightly under heat and pressure, especially when it is as soft as the material chosen for this project. Even a small change in the surface can affect how the second impression lines up with the first. Achieving a clean result takes careful artwork preparation, material testing, and control at each stage.

This level of attention is what makes bespoke branding different from simply adding a logo to a standard product.

Designed for Restaurant Service

Despite its detailed finish, this is first and foremost a functional leather wine list binder. The flexible leather cover, suede-lined interior, and replaceable three-ring pages make it suitable for restaurants, wine bars, hotels, and private clubs that regularly update their wine offerings.

Dimensions & Paper Compatibility

• Open binder size: 19.6 × 12.4 inches (500 × 315 mm).
• Ring diameter: 0.78 inches (20 mm).
• Paper formats: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 inches).
• Binding: three metal rings for removable pages.

The measurements refer to the binder shown in the technical diagram. Custom dimensions and page layouts can be discussed for other restaurant projects.

Your Restaurant, Your Leather, Your Branding

The photographs show a real custom project completed by Mureli Workshop. The logo and wording illustrate previous personalization; they are not included as a standard design for new orders.

We can adapt this construction to your restaurant by selecting a different leather type, color, texture, surface finish, interior material, or branding technique. Options include blind debossing, foil stamping, or a carefully planned combination of both.

For custom corporate and hospitality orders, we can also discuss preparing a physical sample for approval before production.

Mureli Workshop does more than personalize standard menu covers. We can adapt the materials, construction, and production process to the character of your restaurant and the details of your project.

Explore more base designs in our Restaurant Ring Binder Menu Folders collection.

Printed wine list pages are not included unless separately agreed.

At Mureli Workshop, we believe that choosing the right leather is just as important as the craftsmanship itself. We carefully select materials according to each product's purpose, design, and intended use.

For personal accessories and luxury leather goods, we often prioritize natural texture, softness, distinctive character, and the way leather develops over time. For hospitality and commercial products, durability, structural stability, and ease of maintenance may be more important. This is why we work with different types of genuine leather, including natural and polymer-coated finishes.

Before production, we inspect and select suitable leather sections based on their strength, flexibility, texture, and appearance.

For individual custom orders and large corporate projects, we can also source specific leather types, colors, thicknesses, and finishes to match your vision and requirements.

As genuine leather is a natural material, slight variations in color and texture may occur, depending on the leather type and finish.

Any personalization shown in the photos in our listings, including logos, names, initials, or text, is provided for demonstration purposes only. By default, we sell our products without personalization. If you would like to add your own logo, name, or text, please leave your request in the Comment field during checkout.

In many cases, we can complete laser engraving directly at the warehouse and ship the order on the same day, so this usually does not affect the dispatch time. If embossing with a metal die is required, the work is completed in our workshop in Ukraine, so delivery usually takes about 9 days instead of 1–3 days for orders shipped from our warehouse in the USA.

If the personalization includes the customer’s logo, our designer first prepares a digital mockup for approval. For wholesale and corporate orders, we also produce the first item from the batch as a sample, approve it separately, and only after the second approval do we proceed with the full production run.

If the order is shipped from Ukraine, we independently pay all customs duties and mandatory charges regardless of the destination country, so the customer does not face additional costs or difficulties when receiving the parcel.