New Week, New Products

Most every weekday, new products reach the sales floor at Joe Canal's in Lawrenceville and Woodbridge. We try to keep you informed by specifically noting some of the most interesting additions, but we can't possibly keep up. Today. we'll feature some of the most recent new products. If you're looking for something new or different, just ask our store team members for assistance.

Purple Heart Red Wine. The 2013 Purple Heart has aromas of mulberries, plums and blackberries with hints of black licorice. Dark ruby and opaque in appearance, this medium-bodied beauty is lushly textured with notes of red and black fruits and hints of cardamom. Seamless across the palate, the wine has a long, velvety mouthfeel and balanced tannins. It will drink beautifully upon release and gain complexity and grace over four to five years. Only $16.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Purple Heart is a Napa Valley red wine created to honor the bravery and commitment of America’s military heroes. It is an uncompromising wine crafted by highly accomplished military veteran winemakers under the stewardship of the Peter Mondavi Sr. Family, whose patriarch is a proud veteran of World War II. Purple Heart Wines makes a generous annual donation to the Purple Heart Foundation, an organization dedicated to serving the unmet needs of military men, women and families.

Think about adding a bottle of Purple Heart Red Wine to your Memorial Day BBQ.

Seña Red Wine 2013. Seña is an authentic Chilean blend made from the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot varieties. The Carmenere variety adds an evident Chilean personality to the wine. The 2013 vintage will be remembered as exceptional, characterized by cool climate conditions that contributed to the fresh flavors and fruit intensity of each vineyard lot. Th e elegance and purity of Seña 2013 vintage truly stands out; a perfect blend of structure, persistence and roundness alongside freshness and intensity.

Rated 99 points by James Suckling: "Superb aromas of black currants, rose petal and mint. Lavender and stones too. Full body with incredible fruit density. Complex, yet it's agile and bright. Tannins are perfectly polished. It builds on the palate and shows the structure of a first growth Bordeaux but remains so Chilean. A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Carmenere, 12% Malbec, 10% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot. From biodynamically grown grapes. Even better than the amazing 2012." Limited availability, at $97.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Harpoon UFO R.A.Z. Natural raspberry flavors are added to our UFO Hefeweizen to create this beer. Consistent with the Hefeweizen style, this beer is unfiltered and cloudy with a solid foamy head. UFO R.A.Z. has a distinctive, hazy rose color. The scent of fresh raspberries hits the nose immediately, along with a subtle bready aroma from the wheat and yeast. The body is light and the unfiltered yeast provides a soft mouthfeel. The taste of the fruit compliments the beer nicely, neither overwhelms the other. There is a faint sweetness on the palate, which finishes cleanly in a semi-dry, tart finish. 4.8% ABV, 10 IBU. R.A.Z. = Raspberry Ale Zinger.

Brennivin Aquavit. Brennivin  is traditionally brewed using potato mash,

lightly flavored with caraway, cumin, and other spices. Brennivin has a unique and distinctive aroma and palate that is similar to Scandinavian akvavit that pairs well with pork, herring, salmon,shark and other seafoods. Drink it straight ice cold or mix it into cocktails. Made at one distillery in Iceland. Limited availability, at $37.99.

Stop back to this blog tomorrow for the Craft Beer Corner, where we discuss our newest craft beer deliveries.