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DRINK CULTURE PRODUCTS: WINE WINE Chilean wine producer Concha y Toro has added a sauvignon blanc and pinot noir to its Marqués de Casa Concha range. The Marqués de Casa Concha Leyda Poniente Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2011 combines lime, grapefruit and white fruit aromas and flavors with pure minerality and notes of fresh-cut grass, according to the company, and will retail for about $23 a bottle. The Marqués de Casa Concha San Julián Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 is a moderate-full bodied wine with aromas of strawberries and raspberries blended with notes of toasted oak, the company says; it sells for approximately $26 a bottle at retail. Columbia Crest recently introduced new packaging for its Grand Estates tier. The Washington State wines hope to create more brand awareness and consumer trial with the new look. The crest-shaped front label highlights greys and browns with a new logo featuring a classic typeface. The red wines will be encapsulated in platinum foil, and sterling capsules will top off the white wines. The Grand Estates portfolio includes cabernet sauvignon, merlot, a red blend, syrah, chardonnay and pinot gris. The winery will introduce an unoaked chardonnay in August. All wines are available nationally for a suggested retail price of $12 per bottle. Little Black Dress Wines has added two new blends to its portfolio of wines targeted at female consumers: Divalicious Red and Divalicious White. The red is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, carignan and petite sirah, with small amounts of zinfandel, tannat, mourvedre, garnacha and malbec. The white is a blend of pinot grigio and moscato, with small amounts of chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. Both wines have a suggested retail price of $11. Cuvaison Estate Wines has introduced a new logo, labels, packaging and wines for its Cuvaison wine brand. The new design is inspired by Cuvaison's Tasting Room in Carneros, the company says, which is a light-filled space with floor-toceiling windows offering great views of the vineyard. Cuvaison's new label, introduced with the release of the 2011 Estate Chardonnay and 2011 Estate Pinot Noir, features a clean, modernistic logo, updated fonts and foil trim. Cuvaison is also releasing two new wines, Kite Tail Chardonnay ($42 for a 750 ml) and Spire Pinot Noir ($45 for a 750 ml), into select markets. Both wines are part of the winery's limitedproduction Single Block Series. 14 | JUNE 2013 The Australian wine Yellow Tail has introduced four new varietals: Big Bold Red, Sweet White Roo, Pink Moscato, and Sangria. The products have flavors ranging from sweet and frizzante to rich, dark, and fruitful, the company says. Each is available for a suggested retail price of $6.99 for a 750-ml. bottle. Freixenet is releasing The Heredad Collection of limitedrelease, superpremium wines from estates located in Spain's Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Rias Baixas, Priorat and Montsant. One of the wines now available in major markets in the U.S. is the 2011 Garbo Red (Garbo Negre), a blend made from 50% syrah, 30% tempranillo and 20% merlot. Showing tastes of blueberries and anise, the wine features good acidity and complexity. The suggested retail price is $16. www.cheersonline.com

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