Dom Pérignon Black Box By Marc Newson

Dom Pérignon Black Box By Marc Newson

Renowned Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has collaborated once again with Dom Pérignon to create a special carrying case / cooler for the famed French champagne house. The Black Box by Marc Newson is crafted of a high-tech composite that keeps a chilled bottle of bubbly perfectly cool during traveling, while resisting wear and tear. Priced at €200 or about $285 the case is unfortunately not yet available in the U.S. "I've always loved Champagne, but personally I feel very close to Dom Pérignon," Newson notes. "It is classic yet cool and inherently modern. In terms of design, the fantastic silhouette of the bottle has stood the test of time - it remains unchanged since its creation and has become an icon. That's a very rare trait."
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Sam's Club Launches Vodka Brand, Rue 33

Sam's Club Launches Vodka Brand, Rue 33

Sam's Club Launches Vodka Brand, Rue 33

Sam's Club Launches Vodka Brand, Rue 33
by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) — Jan 6th 2010 10:06PM
Sam's Club has long been a place to get liquor at a lower price. Now it has introduce its own vodka, a a private label Member's Mark ultra premium French distilled vodka under the label Rue 33. It is the first spirit to be launched under the Member's Mark brand and joins several several control label wines.Rue 33 is a wheat vodka from the Cognac region of France and is six times distilled and three times filtered. Sam's Club will sell 1.75 liters of Rue 33 premium vodka for about $28 and club membership is not required to purchase alcohol on location. Of more than 600 Sam's Clubs only around 240 are licensed to sell beer, wine and spirits.

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