News Briefs for January 4, 2022

•Riboli Family Wines is extending its range with Stella Rosa Non-Alcoholics.Retailing at $11 a 750-ml., the new line includes Black, Red, Rosé, and Peach offerings, each of which have about 30% less calories than the original alcoholic versions of the same wines, and are suggested to be served chilled or over ice. Stella Rosa’s semi-sweet, semi-sparkling Non-Alcoholics are vegan and gluten-free. They’re now rolling out nationwide.

•Champagne Collet has unveiled a limited-release, commemorative bottling called Cuvée n°21. Launching in celebration of Collet’s founding in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ in 1921, the special edition is a blend of 21 of the Champagne house’s best years dating back to 1961, retailing at around $175. Aged for seven years in Collet’s century-old chalk cellars, the wine is sourced from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. Champagne Collet is imported to the U.S. by Napa-based Old Bridge Cellars.

•California’s Miller Family Wine Company is debuting Hand on Heart, a collection of premium non-alcoholic wines developed in collaboration with Iron Chef Cat Cora. Hand on Heart includes a Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Rosé, and the wines are lower in sugar, calories, and carbs than most other zero- and low-alcohol beverages, according to the company. A division of Thornhill Companies, Miller Family Wine Company includes the well-known Bien Nacido Estates and national branded wine labels such as Butternut, J. Wilkes, Optik, Ballard Lane, Smashberry, Barrel Burner, Volunteer, and also produces control labels for prominent retailers.

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