# Bourbon-Barrel Aged Wines Ménage à Trois Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon Reinterprets a Classic By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-05-31 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourbon-barrel-aged-wine References: [prnewswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/menage-a-trois-raises-the-bar-with-bourbon-barrel-cabernet-sauvignon-300858056.html) & [menageatroiswines](https://menageatroiswines.com/bourbon-barrel-cabernet-sauvignon) Ménage à Trois Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon is a limited release that's tapping into the popularity of [bourbon-barrel aged wines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hungarian-oak). 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pursuit-of-passion-wine-cask-collection) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barrelaged-coffee) to incorporate nuanced flavors into familiar products and boost them with qualities that seem unique and artisanal. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Bourbon-barrel Aged Wines:** The trend of aging wine in bourbon barrels continues to grow as consumers seek unique and novel flavor profiles. - **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. - **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. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **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. - **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. - **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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Rich Spice-Forward Whiskies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woodford-reserve1.md) - [French Brandy-Inspired Bourbons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barrell-craft-spirits.md) - [Wine Barrel-Finished Whiskeys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indian-whiskey.md) - [Wine-Flavored Whiskeys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/westward-whiskey.md) - [Wine Cask-Aged Whiskeys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ardbeg-smoketrails-napa-valley-edition.md) - [Experimental Barrel Finishing Techniques](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barrel-finishing-techniques.md) - [Woody Characteristic Bourbons](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barrell-vantage-bourbons.md) - [Bold Bourbon Barrel Ales](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bourbon-barrel-ale.md) - [Globally Blended Refined Whiskies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/angels-envy-triple-oak.md)