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Bourbon-Barrel Aged Wines

Ménage à Trois Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon Reinterprets a Classic

— May 31, 2019 — Lifestyle
Ménage à Trois Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon is a limited release that's tapping into the popularity of bourbon-barrel aged wines. This new release fuses elements of California winemaking with traditional Kentucky craft distilling, resulting in unique textures and flavors from having the wine aged in bourbon barrels for three months.

The bourbon-barrel aged wine boasts notes of vanilla, brown sugar, spices, berries and caramel, promising to satisfy fans who have been eager to see Ménage à Trois venture into creating this wine with a twist on a classic.

Even outside of the alcohol industry, food and beverage brands are embracing the barrel-aging process to incorporate nuanced flavors into familiar products and boost them with qualities that seem unique and artisanal.
Trend Themes
1. Bourbon-barrel Aged Wines - The trend of aging wine in bourbon barrels continues to grow as consumers seek unique and novel flavor profiles.
2. Barrel-aging Process in Food and Beverage - The use of barrel-aging techniques is expanding beyond the alcohol industry to add unique and complex flavors to familiar products.
3. Craft Distilling and Winemaking Fusion - The fusion of traditional craft distilling with winemaking techniques is resulting in unique and innovative flavor profiles in limited edition product releases.
Industry Implications
1. Alcohol - The alcohol industry has an opportunity to capitalize on the trend of bourbon-barrel aged wines by incorporating unique barrel-aging techniques in limited edition product releases.
2. Food and Beverage - The food and beverage industry has an opportunity to incorporate barrel-aging techniques to add artisanal and nuanced flavors to familiar products and create a unique selling point.
3. Craft Distilling and Winemaking - The craft distilling and winemaking industry has an opportunity to further collaborate and fuse their techniques to create innovative and unique flavor profiles in limited edition product releases.
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