I love a fine glass of water with my meal. Yes, I said water. Don't get me wrong, for a festive celebration, champagne, prosecco and wine is fabulous. But pair my meal with an exceptional glass of bottled water and I am a very happy (and hydrated) girl.
Water Obsessed. Not only do I love bottled water, but I am a bit obsessed with different brands, mineral analysis, source and differing PH levels. Even though all bottled water looks about the same, the chemical analysis and source origins will reveal a wide variety of differences in taste and health properties. Every time I go out to eat I request "sparkling" water for the table, not really because I want to pay $10 for a $3 bottle, but because I love discovering new brands of bottled water. I always say, you can judge a restaurant by the bottled water they serve. A good example: Delano in South Beach (one of my fave hotels ever) always serves VOSS water, one of my bottled water faves. Check out the rest of my top ten list...
My water preferences. Everyone will crave different qualities in a bottled water. Here are my basic preferences:
Still or sparkling: sparkling with meals.
Minerality: high in minerals (for health of course).
Source Origin: Anywhere as long as it is pure, natural and from a 'deep' source.
Glass or Plastic Bottle: Glass. Duh.
With lemon or Without: With. But not always.
PH Level: Highest possible! I want water that is low in acidity.
Kathy's Top Ten Bottled Water Brands (Suitable for Dining)
*in no particular order
1. VOSS Water - Norway est. April 2000I adore VOSS water. It always tastes amazing and it gives me happy memories of chugging it all day long at the Delano hotel in South Beach. VOSS in the glass bottle is best. But the glass vs. plastic can sometimes be twice as expensive. VOSS comes in sparkling or still. Both versions are divine.
From FineWaters.com: "VOSS Artesian Water is amongst the purest waters in the world. Taken from a virgin aquifer shielded for centuries under ice and rock in the untouched wilderness of central Norway."
2. Sanfaustino - ItalyI adore Sanfaustino. It is naturally lightly effervescent. So for those of you who like bubbles, but just a little, Sanfaustino is for you. My favorite thing about Sanfaustino is that it is a very good source of calcium! Calcium from water? You have to be impressed with that. Fast Fact: "Eight glasses of refreshing, all-natural Sanfaustino provides 80 percent of the adult calcium RDA. And Sanfaustino is sodium free."
3. San Pellegrino - Italy est. 1899
OK, so San Pel is a bit mainstream, but really it's delicious and high quality all the way. You can find it just about anywhere, so bottled water cravers can indulge at a pizza place or even while fine dining. You can even find it in the fridge at most drug stores. While it's not my fave in terms of exoticness, San Pel is classic sparkling bottled water. For best taste, buy it in the glass bottle, not plastic.
4. Eternal - New Zealand est. 2005Eternal is a newer bottled water. Established in 2005. But the actual water is very very very old. It is still, not sparkling. I have tried it a few times and love it. Not a big fan of plastic bottles, but check out this Fast Fact...
FineWaters.com: "Eternal Artesian water has been carbon dated at over 50,000 years old. This is because the bore is extremely deep and taps into the oldest part of the Aquifer. The water that you are drinking fell from the sky long before modern humans were around and pollution existed. Eternal Artesian Water is high in bicarbonates and has a natural pH of 8.0 making it the perfect alkaline water to help balance your body’s Ph."
5. Gerolsteiner - Germany est. 1888Gerolsteiner is my favorite German sparkling water, and maybe even my overall fave sparkling water from overseas! I love that I can always find this exotic high quality water at my local Trader Joe's. Very sparkling. Fizzy. Yum.
FineWaters.com says: "The closest thing to taking mineral supplements in a naturally-occurring water; Since 1888, a famed health tonic, naturally carbonated."
6. Saratoga - USA est. 1872I try to be local. And this is one of the more local waters on my list. Bottled in upstate New York in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga is the water in that flashy blue bottle. Still or sparkling available. Fresh, crisp, delish. (And for me, local)
FineWaters.com says: "In the 14th Century the Iroquois Indians discovered the therapeutic value of Saratoga Springs. In 1872 the first Saratoga Springs bottling plant was opened on the same site on which it is still bottled today."
7. Penta - USAPenta was once known as 'the oxygen water'. And there was some controversy about 'oxygen-infused' waters. Well Penta is really not about oxygen-infusion, in my view, it is about the intensive purification systen the water goes through. This still water product is incredibly pure.
FineWaters.com says: "Penta water is natural and pure - free of chlorine, fluoride, bromate, arsenic, MTBE, and hundreds of other chemicals found in some tap water (see Contents). Using a proprietary, patent-pending process, Penta water is cleaned, processed and stabilized for absolute safety without the use of chemicals or additives."
8. Calistoga - USA est. 1924This is a sentimental fave for me. I frequently visited the small spa town of Calistoga as a kid growing up in California. I love that little town, with its NAPA Valley style (and close proximity). Calistoga is dotted with many casual mini spa hotels featuring pools of the hot mineral sprigs water. Bathing in Calistoga water? Yes please! And the water is divine to drink. Not the same water you've bathed in mind you. :) Nice mineral analysis as well.
FineWaters.com says: "Geothermal rock strata give Calistoga Sparkling Mineral Water its own mineral base. Not only does Calistoga® Brand Sparkling Mineral Water help restore a fluid base, but its minerals add a distinctive, refreshing taste."
9. Volvic - FranceI love Volvic as a sippable still water. No fancy packaging, just a clean fresh taste. Totally explosive purity-maybe because it comes from ancient volcanos.
FineWaters.com says: "Volvic is drawn from a huge underground reserve in the heart of the volcanic range and bottled immediately without any contact with the outside world."
10. eVamor - USAI love this still water because it has such a low acidity/high pH of 9. Fabulous for drinking all day long or at my meal. I wish they had a glas bottle version! eVamor even claims to assist with weight/fat loss. But I wouldn't go that far, I prefer the science that is cold stone: the low acidity level. Awesome. Features: "Ancient Artesian water; Uncontaminated by surface waters; Naturally high Alkaline pH of 9; Antioxidants and essential trace minerals; Great tasting."
Have you Tried This Water? Perusing the FineWaters.com website I found a few bottled waters that I am just dying to try. Have you seen or tried any of these??? They sound fantastic:
1. Staatl. Fachingen - Germany"To this day, Staatl. Fachingen is one of few nationally distributed and most-known mineral water brands in Germany. Due to its unique combination of mineral nutrients and its high concentration of hydrogen carbonate (higher than 1.800 mg/l), it has a positive influence on the natural sensitive acid-base balance of the body. Its basic character helps to neutralize acids in the body and stomach and thus contributes to a daily well-being."
2. Ferrarelle - Naples, ItalyFineWaters says: "Source dates pre-Roman; From Southern Italy mountains, Val D'Assano, inland from Naples; Devotees drink nothing else; high minerals."
3. Penguin Ice - CanadaWith the adorable bottle with a little penguin on frosted glass, how could anyone resist trying this water?
4. Wattwiller - France
100% nitrate free. (most bottled waters contain very trace amounts of nitrate.) This ancient pure water must be fantastic!
Water Sites I Love:
http://www.finewaters.com/
http://www.borealwater.com/
***ALWAYS RECYCLE YOUR BOTTLES***
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Boreal Water Biodegradable Bottle
Boreal Water Biodegradable Bottle with EcoPure technology - a process which allows the bottle to be consumed in the environment, turning plastic into rich soil. EcoPure is made of 100% organic material.
Branding Water - water logos
Private label bottled water is a powerful, effective advertising tool and private label bottled water is a cost effective way to promote a consumer brand. It is an important element of any effective consumer advertising effort.
Quality Private Label Bottled Water is the Key to Cost Effective Advertising
A classic advertising comment talks about half of the advertising budget is wasted but management can’t figure out which half.
This is even more relevant today as advertising costs skyrocket and companies often have to invest in advertising campaigns in order to achieve a return on their investment. This only increases the amount of advertising risk.
For those firms dealing with consumers there is a low cost, high impact form of advertising that is becoming increasingly popular. This is private labeled bottled water where a custom label with a focused and persuasive message is added to a high quality bottle of water creates word of mouth advertising at a low cost per bottle.
As an alternative or cost effective compliment to a larger advertising campaign, the use of private label bottled water advertising is a key to cost effective advertising.
Private labeled bottler water has many advantages and benefits:
Promote your own brand in the growing water advertising market.
Create word of mouth advertising that can distinguish your brand from the competition .
Bottled Water is the fastest growing beverage today. Carbonated soft drinks are losing market share to more healthy alternative like natural spring water. Bottled water has surpassed soft drinks in overall consumption. Benefit from this growing demand and add an advertising message.
Advertise upcoming events, Advertise at corporate events , promote coupons, seasonal greetings, grand openings, political campaigns etc… on the label.
The average length of time a bottle of water is in front of a consumer is over three (3) hours. These bottles are very portable and will sit on desks, in cars, on kitchen counters, for hours, days, even weeks advertising your business.
Private label bottled water is great for public relations at charitable and other events.
Private label bottled water is a profitable sale. Consumers are willing to pay a premium for natural spring water and margins are very high for consumer sales.
The key to effective private label advertising however, is quality in terms of product, message, labels and bottles.
This is even more relevant today as advertising costs skyrocket and companies often have to invest in advertising campaigns in order to achieve a return on their investment. This only increases the amount of advertising risk.
For those firms dealing with consumers there is a low cost, high impact form of advertising that is becoming increasingly popular. This is private labeled bottled water where a custom label with a focused and persuasive message is added to a high quality bottle of water creates word of mouth advertising at a low cost per bottle.
As an alternative or cost effective compliment to a larger advertising campaign, the use of private label bottled water advertising is a key to cost effective advertising.
Private labeled bottler water has many advantages and benefits:
Promote your own brand in the growing water advertising market.
Create word of mouth advertising that can distinguish your brand from the competition .
Bottled Water is the fastest growing beverage today. Carbonated soft drinks are losing market share to more healthy alternative like natural spring water. Bottled water has surpassed soft drinks in overall consumption. Benefit from this growing demand and add an advertising message.
Advertise upcoming events, Advertise at corporate events , promote coupons, seasonal greetings, grand openings, political campaigns etc… on the label.
The average length of time a bottle of water is in front of a consumer is over three (3) hours. These bottles are very portable and will sit on desks, in cars, on kitchen counters, for hours, days, even weeks advertising your business.
Private label bottled water is great for public relations at charitable and other events.
Private label bottled water is a profitable sale. Consumers are willing to pay a premium for natural spring water and margins are very high for consumer sales.
The key to effective private label advertising however, is quality in terms of product, message, labels and bottles.
Sparkling Natural Spring Water recommended by many chefs
Industry News: Les Sources Saint-Elie won two Superior Taste Awards for its natural spring water and for its sparkling natural spring water
On May 29, Les Sources Saint-Élie inc. won two prestigious Superior Taste Awards with 2 stars from The International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) from Brussels, Belgium. The official award ceremony took place in Brussels, Belgium. The international recognition is a coup for this small Québec natural spring source, as the tough judging panel is made up of some of Europe’s leading chefs and sommeliers. The blind test centered around five criteria: visual aspect, aroma, taste, texture and overall assessment.
iiTQi is an independent Chef and Sommelier based organization dedicated to judging and honoring superior tasting food and beverages. Products are evaluated by panels of renowned European Chefs and Sommeliers, member of the 12 most prestigious European culinary organizations such as the Academy of Culinary Arts,
Maitres Cuisiniers de France, Verband der Köche Deutschlands, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale and includes more than 50 European Chefs and taste experts. For the tasting, iTQi presented each product on a strictly blind basis while focusing on the intensity of pleasure during the degustation. (Photo: Francine Lavoie, President of Sources Saint-Élie with some members of the jury BRUSSEL, BELGIUM – MAY 29)
On May 29, Les Sources Saint-Élie inc. won two prestigious Superior Taste Awards with 2 stars from The International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) from Brussels, Belgium. The official award ceremony took place in Brussels, Belgium. The international recognition is a coup for this small Québec natural spring source, as the tough judging panel is made up of some of Europe’s leading chefs and sommeliers. The blind test centered around five criteria: visual aspect, aroma, taste, texture and overall assessment.
iiTQi is an independent Chef and Sommelier based organization dedicated to judging and honoring superior tasting food and beverages. Products are evaluated by panels of renowned European Chefs and Sommeliers, member of the 12 most prestigious European culinary organizations such as the Academy of Culinary Arts,
Maitres Cuisiniers de France, Verband der Köche Deutschlands, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale and includes more than 50 European Chefs and taste experts. For the tasting, iTQi presented each product on a strictly blind basis while focusing on the intensity of pleasure during the degustation. (Photo: Francine Lavoie, President of Sources Saint-Élie with some members of the jury BRUSSEL, BELGIUM – MAY 29)
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