The company, which also owns the Robert Mondavi winery, sort of stumbled into box wines when some of its executives were impressed by the quality of Black Box during a sampling.

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Aside from quality, Black Box offers value at compelling price points (40% less than comparable bottle of wine is a huge incentive), and with its re-closeable twist-off cap the wine lasts from four to six weeks.

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Fast forward a few years, Ryan launches Black Box Wines which focuses on quality, appellation-specific, vintage wines sealed in thick plastic bags, then boxed.

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Black Box wines consistently receive critical acclaim and are lauded for the fact that the wines are such great quality, at such a great price and stay fresh for four weeks after opening.

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