Brand Watch Bota Box Label Remains Breadwinner For California’s Delicato Family Wines The majority of volume remains in the core 3-liter box, but Bota has also expanded into newer formats like 1.5-liter boxes and 500-ml. Tetra Paks.
Brand Watch O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Sharpens Focus On Branded Portfolio Overall, O’Neill’s brand stable is projected to near 1 million cases this year, led by Impact “Hot Brand” Line 39.
Brand Watch Symington Family Estate Launches Super-Premium Label Quinta Da Fonte Souto Quinta da Fonte Souto, an estate in the Portalegre sub-region of Portugal’s Alto Alentejo area acquired in 2017, marks Symington’s first foray outside the Douro region.
New Products Vineyard Brands Debuts the 2015 La Capilla Crianza Made from 100% Tempranillo, the wine was aged for 12 months in a combination of new and second-use French oak and American oak barrels.
New Products Constellation Brands Introduces prestige cuvee from Champagne Palmer & Co. Palmer Grands Terroirs is produced with 54% Pinot Noir and 36% Chardonnay.
New Products Independence Wine & Spirits Debuts Ferro 13 in the U.S. The brand retails at $15-$17 a 750-ml. and includes eight expressions.
New Products Winebow’s MundoVino Division Debuts La Marchigiana The trio of natural wines that pays homage to the Catena family’s winemaking roots in 19th-century Italy.
New Products Champagne Bollinger Launches 007 Limited Edition The limited-edition vintage 2011 bubbly debuts in tandem with the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die.
New Products Palm Bay International Adds Beni Di Batasiolo To Import Portfolio Based in Piedmont, Batasiolo comprises over 320 acres spread across nine estates, among them five cru Barolo sites.
Cocktail Hour Windy City Wonder The Scofflaw Group’s Danny Shapiro is enriching the Chicago bar scene.
