News Briefs for April 15, 2020

•Argentinian winemaker Domaine Bousquet is launching a new brand of boxed wines called Natural Origins. The rollout begins this month with national distribution for Natural Origins’ first two releases, 3-liter boxes of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. A Chardonnay and rosé will follow soon, all priced at $20. The releases are made from organically grown grapes sourced from the Tupungato Valley, with the reds using 2019 fruit and the Chardonnay and rosé using 2020 fruit. Imported by Miami-based WISD, Domaine Bousquet has annual U.S. volume of 120,000 cases.

•Sonoma, California-based Gehricke Wines has debuted a new rosé. Made with 100% Pinot Noir, Gehricke Los Carneros Rosé was whole cluster pressed to stainless steel prior to bottling. The wine is retail priced at $29 a 750-ml. and is rolling out nationally. It joins a Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Zinfandel, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Sonoma Valley Petite Sirah, and Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon in the Gehricke range. Gehricke is part of the 3 Badge Beverage Corp. portfolio. The brand was up 19% to 12,000 cases last year, according to Impact Databank.

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