
Connecticut Distributors, Inc. (CDI), announced several new brand additions, including new-to-the-portfolio Be Human wines. With a focus on unity, its mission says, “With the recognition that what makes us different, makes us wonderful: can a wine remind us of what’s important in life, and help us all get along? On some small level, we think the answer is yes.” Sourced from the renowned Horse Heaven Hills and Columbia Valley AVA’s, the family of reds and a rosé covers the spectrum from light, crisp and fruity to bold, rich and intensely aromatic. The CDI team also recognized Lodi, California’s Michael David Winery on its winning the Wine Enthusiast American Winery of the Year Wine Star Award, as announced in November. New in spirits, Mr Black Single Origin Ethiopia Coffee Liqueur offers notes of Earl Grey and bergamot, with underlying hints of roasted hazelnuts and zesty orange marmalade on the palate with a long-lasting finish. The brand is working with Project Origin, a charity that supports coffee farms and makes sure that the money goes back into local communities. Also new to CDI is Ceder’s, a distilled nonalcoholic, juniper-led alternative gin that launched in the U.K. in 2018, which just made its official U.S. debut. Ceder’s is crafted from South African botanicals and combined with pristine Swedish water, and is best enjoyed with a simple, premium mixer and varying garnishes. It is suitable for vegetarians and vegans and has one to two calories per serving with zero sugar.
- 2019 Be Human Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé offers hints of citrus and cranberry. Lively acidity on the palate showcases the bright fruit character with a bit of minerality.
- 2018 Be Human Red Blend is a wine for any occasion – complex without being complicated – with blackberry and cherry in the mix and both sweet and savory spices.
- 2018 Be Human Cabernet Sauvignon is an earthy, structured wine, rich and smooth with deep cherry, mocha and currant aromas.
- Michael David Winery won the Wine Enthusiast American Winery of the Year Wine Star Award in November. The Lodi, California-produced wines include Freakshow, Inkblot, Rapture, 6th Sense, Gluttony, Earthquake and Rage among them.
- Mr Black Single Origin Ethiopia Coffee Liqueur is part of the brand’s range of liqueurs, each celebrating a famous coffee region. The bottle design is influenced by the coffee’s origin, Hafursa Yirgacheffe, showcasing the blue-breasted Bee-eater bird, a species native to Ethiopia and the specific coffee-growing region.
- Ceder’s provides alcohol-free enjoyment handcrafted in four expressions: Ceder’s Classic, akin to a classic gin, mostly juniper but with floral hints; Ceder’s Crisp, juniper combined with citrus, cucumber and chamomile; Ceder’s Wild, juniper combined with ginger, clove and rooibos; and Ceder’s Pink Rose, juniper combined with rose and hibiscus.