•Livermore, California’s Wente Family Estates has launched updated packaging for Ravel & Stitch’s Cabernet Sauvignon. The new label shows off the brand’s initials cradled by a large “&” symbol with an illustration of a red thread adding an accent to the label’s edges. The wine is made from grapes grown in California’s Central Coast region, with the 2021 vintage of Ravel & Stitch the first to see the new label. Ravel & Stitch, with its new design, is now available across the U.S. According to Wente, the brand is performing well, seeing a 22% jump in IRI channels for the year ending September 1.

•Rabbit Hole, part of Pernod Ricard’s American whiskey portfolio, has released a new eight-year-old bottling of Boxergrail rye whiskey, the latest addition to the brand’s Founder’s Collection. The whiskey, bottled at 51.9% abv, is made from a mash of 95% rye and 5% malted barley and carries a suggested price of $300 a bottle, with only 1,200 bottles released. It’s now available in select retailers across the U.S. and at the brand’s home in Louisville, Kentucky. Last year, Rabbit Hole was at just under 40,000 cases in the U.S., according to Impact Databank.

•Moët Hennessy’s Glenmorangie has released A Tale of Ice Cream, the latest dessert-inspired limited offering from the single malt Scotch brand. The 46% abv malt is a blend of whiskies aged in both ex-Bourbon casks and casks specially toasted to extract more vanillin from the charred wood. The limited edition whisky carries a suggested price of $100 a bottle and is available in select retailers. This limited whisky follows a busy year for Glenmorangie, with the brand increasing the age statement of its flagship whisky from 10 years to 12 years and bringing back its 18-year-old single malt, among other limited releases. Last year, the brand was at 89,000 cases in the U.S., according to Impact Databank.

•Industry veteran Roger Nabedian, who retired from Gallo last year after a 37-year career with the company, has joined the board of e-commerce company Drinks. “The adult beverage industry is ripe for disruption, with tech reshaping consumer habits,” said Nabedian. “DRINKS leads this revolution, pioneering Drinks as a Service (DaaS) to modernize e-commerce and access to wine and spirits anywhere.” Drinks says its DaaS offering allows any brand, merchant or e-commerce store to seamlessly market alcohol online. For example, through the service, retailers can create tailored wine selections for their target audience, while wineries can streamline their direct-to-consumer sales processes, according to the company, benefiting from the platform’s compliance and predictive analytics features.