Remember the days when wine bottles practically were uniform in size and shape, and the only thing distinctive about them was the label?

Those days are gone. Increasingly, packaging is as much an art form as the wine within.

To see the splashiest designs out there, we headed to wine departments at Fishers Foods. Diane Kardohely, wine adviser at the North Canton Fishers, said vintners’ ultra-creative bottles are turning customers’ heads.

“Women, especially, do tend to be attracted to wine because of something different about the label or the bottle,” Kardohely said.

One of the trendiest bottles, she said, is Zeller Schwarze Katz Riesling, which comes in cat-shaped bottles in black, blue, white and red. The refreshing Riesling is just $10.99, and after the wine is enjoyed, many customers use the bottle as a vase. Picture the matte black bottle with a single bright pink gerbera daisy.

One particularly unusual label gives a whole new meaning to spinning the bottle. Francis Ford Coppola Director’s Cut Chardonnay features a thin strip of paper wound twice around the bottle. When spun, images on the label create a moving picture effect.

“We’re seeing things we never imagined,” said Joy Briestensky, wine adviser at Fishers on Fulton Drive NW.

Another especially inventive bottle is Mosen Cleto Spanish red table wine. Coated in a textural sandy substance, it looks as if it came from a prized collection in a dusty cellar.

Here are our picks for imaginative design:

Voga Italia Quattro, Italian red table wine

Sexy cylinder of Sicilian red. $10.99

Zeller Schwarze Katz Riesling

Cat-shaped bottles in black, blue, white and red. $10.99

Moselland Ars Vitis Riesling

Long-necked and slender with a peek-through window revealing a German castle scene. $10.99

Luna Di Luna Sangiovese Merlot

Pearlized purple plastic gives this bottle a grapey sheen. $13.09

Pacific Rim Chenin Blanc

Look beyond the label to see a lovely landscape. $8.99.

Meeker Merlot

Swatches of vibrant color are vintner owners Charlie and Molly Meeker’s paint-covered handprints. $35.99

Francis Ford Coppola Director’s Cut Chardonnay

Spinning the bottle gives the illusion of a moving picture. $18.99

Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon

Californian red comes in this girthy bottle with an embossed logo on the glass. $11.99

Root: 1 Cabernet Sauvignon

Chilean cab’s eye-catching design includes raised bronze writing and a tab-style neck label. $10.99

Fazi Battaglia, Italian white wine

A dry white fills this tall and curvaceous bottle. $8.99

Castillo Spanish red table wine

Parchment-style paper covers this bottle of Spanish red. $8.99.

Mosen Cleto Spanish red table wine

Sand-covered glass mimics an aged and dusty treasure bottle. $9.99