Articles Tagged with ''red wine''

Originally rooted in Napa Valley, Duckhorn Wine Co. is taking its wine-making expertise to Washington state with the acquisition of a 20-acre vineyard site in the acclaimed Red Mountain American Viticultural Area (AVA).

Grassini Family Vineyards partnered with Duffy & Partners to give its wine lines a new look. The wine label wanted to create unique, eye-catching packaging to stand out in a sea of wine options while also paying tribute to the brand’s ancestry and positioning the label for growth, the company says.

Union Wine Co. unveiled new packaging for its line of wines to appeal to a younger audience, it says.

Denver-based PL360 Beverage Partners imported a new line of wines inspired by the PBS series “Downton Abbey” into the United States. Launching Nov. 1, New York-based Wines That Rock's Downton Abbey Wine Collection features two blends from the Bordeaux region of France: a Blanc white wine and a Claret red wine.

At nearly 33 million, U.S. Hispanics of legal drinking age (LDA) are important adult beverage consumers, and their influence will expand rapidly, according to Chicago-based Technomic Inc.’s “Special Trends in Adult Beverage (TAB) Report: Hispanic Consumer Insights.” By 2015, Hispanics will account for 15 percent of the total U.S. LDA population; by 2045, one-quarter of the U.S. LDA population will be Hispanic, it reports.

After launching its L’Chaim Kosher Vodka brand earlier this year, L’Chaim Kosher Vodka and Wines Co. added two kosher wines to its portfolio.

Pernod Ricard USA launched Deadbolt red wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Petite Syrah and Syrah varietals from California.

Winery Exchange Inc. launched Acronym GR8 Red Wine, which is a red blend dominated by Pinot Noir and Syrah varietals.

In response to the growing popularity of Moscato wines, Ricossa Antica Casa launched a sparkling red wine made in the village of Casorzo, Italy, that offers consumers similar characteristics as white Moscato wine.

For the past two decades, researchers have been extensively studying resveratrol, a naturally occurring compound commonly found in the skin of red wine grapes that is said to have anti-aging, cardiovascular and anti-cancer benefits. Looking to hone in on those benefits, Jonathan Straub, a sales executive, put together a team of experts to help him launch a functional beverage that contained the powerful antioxidant.