Nestle Waters has collaborated with the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation to release a tribute to one of the world’s most celebrated opera singers and Italian culture. The company is releasing the limited-edition S.Pellegrino and Aqua Panna bottles with a specially designed silver label that features the photograph of Luciano Pavarotti. The new bottle, released as part of the brand’s Italian Talents project, arrives in fine dining restaurants throughout the U.S. starting in late April and will be available there till the supplies last.

The Perrier brand, which marks its 150th anniversary this year, is rolling out Perrier Slim Cans in Canada to celebrate the spring and summer seasons. The slim aluminum 250 ml single-serve cans contain the French carbonated water with natural, pink grapefruit and lime flavors with no sugar and zero calories. The cans are available nationwide at the suggested price of $6.99 for a 10-pack.

Given the fact an average American consumes 400 calories a day from sugared beverages, this category of drinks is putting the whole nation under threat of obesity. In realization of this danger, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published Dietary Guidelines in 2011. One of the main points of the document is that the authority tries to persuade Americans think carefully of what they drink and replace sugared beverages with water in their daily menu.

Andreas Larsson, who was recognized the best sommelier in the world in 2007, Ghislain de Marsily, a hydrogeologist and member of the French Académie des Sciences, and Yu Hui Tseng, world renowned tea master… What do these people have in common? The answer is, they specialize and must know everything about…water, its origin and nuances of its taste. The experts of this field joined their efforts to present a photography book dubbed ‘Realms of Water’ (‘A journey of understanding to the sources of natural mineral water’). It is a joint project by Editions Textuel and Nestlé Waters International who sponsored the initiative.