Maxxium Global Travel Retail is to launch a new seasonal gift pack for Absolut vodka in September 2008.

The one-litre pack is made from shiny red spangles, complete with a zipper in the back. On opening the pack, the zipper slides apart, revealing the bottle. The pack is made from 3,238 shiny red sequins, while the label states: “In an Absolut world every night is a masquerade.”

“We are more than confident that the new design will be at least as much appreciated as its ground-breaking predecessors, Absolut Bling Bling and Absolut Disco. said Director of V&S Absolut Spirits Global Travel & Retail Anders Olsson

The shiny red packaging was developed with design agency Family Business.

Veuve Clicquot have launched a new limited edition champagne collection in collaboration with Italian yacht maker Riva, called the La Grande Dame by Riva Collection.

Following Globalight’s success, this is the latest in a string of high profile collaborations between Veuve Clicquot and the likes of Andrew Putman, Christian Schwamkrug of Porsche Design Studio, Pablo Reinoso, Pucci, Karim Rashid and Jason Bruges

Riva is the luxury speedboat company behind the iconic boats of the 60’s and the golden age of the Dolce Vita lifestyle. Today they continue to make some of the most beautiful boats in the world.

Moet et Chandon’s Rose Imperial Champagne is the most sensual, flirty and extrovert expression of the Moet & Chandon style.

Unlocking the Moët Rosé Indulgence Coffret is to discover the spirit of an 18th century boudoir, a world of indulgence and richesse,

The shapely black lacquered bottle holds some of the most precious Rosé Imperial champagne known to man glimmers with tips of gold in a bed of soft flowy pink satin.

Each coffret contains not only a Jeroboam of Rosé Imperial champagne, but also the key to a unique and luxurious experience for its owner and up to four fabulous friends !

Gluxe informs us that a Brand new Dom Perignon II champagne cooler is available

If you’re on the go this summer and don’t want to shlep a full bucket of ice, keep the bottle of Dom chilled in this aluminum champagne cooler designed by Marc Newson, as elegant as the bubbles inside

Price: $1,000 – Available at Moss!

Founded in 1843, the house of Krug has been providing the world with fine champagnes for six generations now and the legendary winemakers have now collaborated with equally celebrated trunk-maker Pinel & Pinel to create a limited edition Krug Escape Artist champagne trunk collection.

It consists of three different trunk designs, each of which is covered and lined in fine leather. Each also contains, in addition to two bottles of Krug, its owner’s ‘preferred means of escape’ – through gambling, cigar-smoking or music.

The first trunk design features a red calfskin exterior with shiny nickel-plated brass hinges and corners with brown calfskin lining. A drawer contains two packs of poker cards made by ‘Bee’, five casino dice and 200 professional 11g chips, while the doors house two bottles of Krug Grande Cuvée.

The Krug Escape Artist Trunk also contains four Baccarat crystal glasses, a Krug stopper and a Krug champagne cooler, created exclusively for the collection by leading designer François Bauchet. Lastly, a secret drawer holds four Pinel & Pinel nickel-plated brass coasters with leather base.

Moët Hennessy Asia Pacific has made one trunk each of this design available at the DFS Wine Shop in Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 and Sky Connection in Hong Kong International Airport where it is retailing at HK$188,000 ($24,000 usd).

The second trunk design features a blue lambskin exterior and off-white calfskin lining. It pairs a cigar holder, XCAR cigar cutter and DuPont cigar lighter with two bottles of Krug 1995. The third Krug Escape Artist Trunk has a silver lambskin exterior and pink calfskin lining. Contained within are a state-of-the-art Samsung T9 MP3 video player with Bluetooth technology and a JBL ‘On Tour Plus’ sound system, alongside two bottles of Krug Rosé.

Champagne house Veuve Clicquot launched Vertical Limit by Porsche Design Studio, a stainless steel cellar tower of superb design.

Measuring over six feet tall, it holds 12 magnums of Clicquot’s most prized vintages and only 15 were made worldwide.

Each Vertical Limit is fully handmade and each of the 12 vintages are housed in its own compartment with the temperature set at a constant 12 degrees celsius—ideal for tasting and the same climate as the Veuve Clicquot cellars in Reims, France.