Vinexpo America | Drinks America is shaping up to an impressive international collaboration.

To date, exhibitors from 18 countries are confirmed for the program in New York (one of those countries is being represented at the co-located shows for the very first time). It’s going to be an exciting event this year that bartenders and other members of the hospitality community will not want to miss! Here’s some of the global exhibitors that will be gathering in NYC for Vinexpo America | Drinks America in 2023. Learn more here.

• South Korean-based aroma company, Scentone, will debut at the 2023 exhibition. The team behind this sensory program includes a group of aroma specialists that help identify scents and tastes to pair with beverages including wine, beer and liquor.
• Slim Chillers is coming to Drinks America. Slim Chillers, the creator of the first low-calorie adult freeze pop, will also be a first-time Drinks America exhibitor in 2023, ready to spotlight its expanded category of RTD low-calorie frozen treats and pocket shots. On showcase will be the first-ever patented triple-layer, rum-based adult freeze pop made with real cream, called Triple Layer Threezers. Other products on display next March include Slim Chillers’ 100-calorie Vodka Martini Frozen Cocktails and 25ml pocket shot sized Slim Shooters, made with vodka or wine in a choice of cream or non-cream base.
• South Africa’s Friesland Wines and Perdeberg Cellar are coming to Vinexpo America. Husband and wife team De Bruyn and Marilise Steenkamp are the owners of Friesland wines. Cape Wine Master De Bruyn grew up as the fourth generation on the Steenkamp family land in Stellenbosch’s Bottelary Hills overlooking iconic Table Mountain and Table Bay. Wines are rich, fruit driven and backed up by grippy tannins and structure to last. At Vinexpo America Friesland will spotlight its new Dryland Cabernet, Dryland Shiraz and bush vine Chenin Blanc.
• Low in alcohol yet full in flavor are Perdeberg’s new Lighthearted Collection, including a Chenin Blanc as well as wine-based seltzers, which will be on display this March. There’s plenty more to discover with South Africa’s Perdeberg Cellar, which focuses on Chenin Blanc and Rhone-styled wines like Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne, Cinsault, Grenache Noir, Malbec and Mourvedre. Situated at the foothills of the Paardeberg Mountain in Paarl, Perdeberg Cellar’s products are dryland influenced, and it is the largest coastal fair-trade player in the country.
• For winter holiday entertaining, the new Jaume Serra Bouquet Cava Brut N.V. by CIV USA-Garcia Carrion is an inventive alternative to bringing fresh florals to your holiday host. Turn the bottle upside down, and it has been designed to look like a bouquet of gorgeous red roses. The Spanish sparkling wine’s taste is as impressive as the presentation.

For party hosts in need of inspiration, imbue the mystique of Scotland’s Lowlands and Highlands into your entertaining plan with a Sparkling Scots cocktail, courtesy of Charles Edge London. Mix 1 oz of Scots Gold Red Label—a superbly smooth choice perfect for new whisky drinkers—with 0.3 oz of lemon juice and top with a sparkling wine of choice.