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Vinotemp was founded in 1985 in Los Angeles, California by Francis Ravel. Ravel initially produced and sold wine before transitioning into making wine cabinets. [citation needed] In 1993, Ravel created a self-contained wine cooling unit, which would come to be one of the companies most lucrative products.
White Mountain was often called a wine cooler but was more accurately labeled a "beer cooler" by many, as its base was an alcoholic malt beverage rather than wine. The beverage was very sweet and came in strong fruit flavors such as Wild Raspberry, Original Citrus, and Cranberry Splash [ 4 ] that obscured the taste of its alcoholic base.
The product is a sangria packaged in a 12 fl. oz. glass bottle. The California Cooler formula and packaging was the first to be known as a wine cooler. Originally named Canada Cooler, the California Cooler package was re-designed by Glenn Martinez and Associates, and the drink was eventually also sold in a 2-liter bottle.
It was founded in 1934 by George Foerstner as the Electrical Equipment Co. in Middle Amana, Iowa, to manufacture commercial walk-in coolers. The business was later owned by the Amana Society and became known as Amana Refrigeration, Inc. [ 2 ] It is now owned by the Whirlpool Corporation . [ 3 ]
In Germany, wine coolers became popular in 2004, when the German government imposed an extra duty on alcopops (pre-mixed spirits) of 0.80 to 0.90 euro per bottle, effective 1 August 2004. To circumvent higher taxation, some German producers have switched to wine coolers, which are being marketed in the same way as alcopops. [citation needed]
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