P R O D U C T S & P A C K A G I N G
41 StateWays ■ www.stateways.com ■ January/February 2015
Scotland distillery The
Macallan has introduced Rare
Cask, a ruby-red whisky
created to celebrate both
spirit and wood, according
to the company. The 43%
ABV Scotch is available for a
suggested retail price of $300
for a 750-ml. bottle.
Stolichnaya
announced the arrival of the elit pristine
water series: Andean Edition, the third and
fi nal limited edition in the company's ultra-
premium vodka series. Each edition of elit
contained a different water source; this year
the waters of Colico Lake in Chile, a natural
spring fl owing from the Andes Mountains,
was used in the vodka. The
40% ABV vodka is available
for a suggested retail price of
3,000 EUR per bottle.
Diageo has
introduced three
fl avored whiskeys to the
Jeremiah Weed brand:
Spiced Whiskey, Cinnamon
Whiskey and Sarsaparilla
Whiskey. Each uses hand-selected
spices. Ranging from 35.2% to
35.6% ABV, the new whiskeys are
available for a suggested retail price
of $18.99 for a 750-ml. bottle.
This past November, Carmen,
Chile's oldest winery, released a new
Carmenere to mark the 20th anniversary
of Carmenere's rediscovery. Indeed,
for years, the Carmenere grape was
mistakenly thought to be Merlot,
which it closely resembles, and many
people believed Carmenere had
simply died out. In November 1994,
however, the grape was identifi ed in
the Carmen winery estate vineyards
by a French grape expert. Featuring
the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon
and the roundness of Merlot,
Carmenere has recently been
growing in popularity in the U.S.
Imported into the U.S. by Trinchero
Family Estates, Carmen Gran
Reserva 2011 Carmenere has a
suggested retail price of $15.
Cloudy Bay has
introduced Te Wahi 2011,
a new pinot noir from the
Central Otago region. This
is the fi rst new product
for New Zealand-based
Cloudy Bay in 25 years. Te
Wahi 2011 has a suggested
retail price of $75 per bottle.
Italian wine brand
Canti announced the national
availability of Canti Prosecco D.O.C.
Millesimato. The Prosecco
is crafted from Glera grapes
sourced from the Veneto
wine region of northeast
Italy. It has a suggested
retail price of $14.99 for a
750-ml. bottle.
Duckhorn Wine
Company has announced
a new 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon:
Canvasback Washington State Red
Mountain. The inaugural vintage is
made using wine from a number of Red
Mountain vineyards. It's available for a
suggested retail price of $40 per bottle.
