2023 RJS Cru Specialty Dessert Wines

These popular seasonal dessert wines are highly sought-after and are only available to order from BSG once per year via our annual preorder program.

Guaranteed to be a hit with your customers, this range of kits features perennial favorites such as the Black Forest Dessert Wine which was named the #1 Wine Kit of 2019 according to WineMaker magazine, or the delicious Raspberry Mocha Dessert Wine which has won a gold medal in the WineMaker Competition for the last six years in a row.

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Preorder Deadline: February 16, 2023

5 Key Changes to the preorder program in 2023

1. Earlier launch timing

Using feedback from our retail customers, and commercial wineries - we have moved the launch of these kits to earlier in the year. You can expect these kits to arrive to BSG in mid-July this year.

The earlier launch does mean a slightly earlier preorder window, so please take note of the preorder deadline: February 16.

2. All Cru Specialty kits will now be available as pre-order only

Upon current inventory depletion (anticipated mid-April 2023), the SKUs below will no longer be available to purchase year-round. All Cru Specialty kits will now be available to preorder once a year as a part of our annual dessert wine preorder.

Impacted SKUs:

• NZZZ4706 - Cru Specialty Vidal Dessert Wine
• NZZZ4701 - Cru Specialty Premium Dessert Wine

3. Orchard Breezin' Cranapple Celebration will not be a preorder kit

BSG will still offer Orchard Breezin' Cranapple Celebration as a limited-release kit in the Fall of 2023, but we will not be accepting preorders this year.

Stay tuned for more information later this year, when this kit will be available on a first-come-first-served basis.

4. Cru Specialty bottle labels are available to order from HJL Designs

This year's Cru Specialty wine kits will not include printed labels. Instead, HJL Designs is offering a low-cost alternative for premium labels that have been designed by RJS for these kits.

HJL labels for Cru Specialty kits will be available to purchase after the BSG preorder has concluded. 

5. Updated Purchase Agreement Terms

Customers placing a preorder should note our updated Purchase Agreement Terms. Our new fulfillment process for preorder kits is to notify you of their arrival to BSG warehouses, and automatically add them to your first Purchase Order with BSG after they are available to ship. Unclaimed kits will be automatically shipped & invoiced after 60 days. 

→ Read the full RJS Cru Specialty Purchase Term Agreement

Back by Popular Demand: Orange Chocolate

Back by popular demand - the RJS Cru Specialty Orange Chocolate dessert wine is one of the most requested flavors by retailers and consumers. 

Pull up a seat by the fire and indulge in this intensely flavored dessert wine laced with rich dark chocolate aromas, tangy orange, and exquisite marmalade flavors.

Splendid with nuts and cheese or flawless with a slice of decadent cheesecake, this is a heavenly after-dinner treat!

→ Learn More: CSP Orange Chocolate

Marketing Assets

Retailers can use the various assets in this Dropbox folder to help run a pre-order program with their customer base. The Dropbox folder contains various digital media for each RJS Dessert Wine kit, such as:

• Bottle / Label Images
• Box Shots
• Product Photography
• Sell Sheets & Brochures

→ 2023 Dessert Wine Marketing Assets

Cru Specialty Purchase Agreement Terms

Please Note: Our Purchase Agreement Terms have been updated, and our fulfillment process for the preorder program has changed this year.

Your Dessert Wine preorder quantities cannot be changed after 11:59 pm CT on February 16, 2023. Your business is required to purchase the quantities as indicated in your preorder.

All customers who preorder a Dessert Wine kit will be notified via email when each kit becomes available. Customers will have 60 days to add their preorder kits to a Purchase Order upon notification. All kits that are not added to a PO by the customer will be shipped and invoiced to you automatically after 60 days of the email notification.

By submitting a Dessert Wine preorder, you are indicating that you understand the Dessert Wine Purchase Agreement Terms outlined above, and will adhere to these terms.