--- title: "Black Box vs Bota Box: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Black Box or Bota Box more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine brands set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/black-box-wines-vs-bota-box" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Black Box vs Bota Box: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Black Box or Bota Box more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wine brands set in the United States. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Black Box and Bota Box - **Competitive set**: Wine brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Black Box Share of Search**: 5.2% - **Bota Box Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Is Black Box or Bota Box more popular in search? - In September 2026, Black Box had more branded searches than Bota Box among wine brands in the United States. Black Box had about 8,100 branded searches, while Bota Box had 5,400. Black Box made up 5.2% of all wine brand searches we track, and Bota Box accounted for 3.5%. - Black Box was ahead of Bota Box in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Black Box’s share of searches among wine brands in the United States moved from 8.6% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bota Box’s share of searches among wine brands in the United States moved from 3.8% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. ## Top wine brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Black Box and Bota Box were each mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Josh Cellars | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Barefoot | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Kendall-Jackson | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bota Box | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Yellow Tail | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Apothic | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Black Box | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Kim Crawford | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | La Crema | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | 19 Crimes | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Woodbridge | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Meiomi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about wine brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good cheap wine at the grocery store?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "Which wine brands are best for a party?": 1. Josh Cellars, 2. Kendall-Jackson, 3. Barefoot, 4. Kim Crawford - Asked ChatGPT "Is boxed wine any good, and which brand should I buy?": 1. Bota Box, 2. Black Box - Searched Google, AI Overview "wine brands": 1. Barefoot, 2. Yellow Tail, 3. Apothic, 4. Josh Cellars, 5. Kim Crawford - Searched Google, AI Overview "best cheap wine": 1. Josh Cellars, 2. Kendall-Jackson, 3. Barefoot Not named in any answer: La Crema, 19 Crimes, Woodbridge and Meiomi. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States wine brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Kendall-Jackson overtook Kim Crawford and 3 others to rank 2nd among wine brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, Bota Box rose from 10th to 9th among wine brands in the United States. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Black Box in the United States fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Black Box estimated searches | Black Box Share of Search | Black Box rank | Bota Box estimated searches | Bota Box Share of Search | Bota Box rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 8.6% | 2 | 5.4K | 3.8% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 5.6% | 6 | 5.4K | 3.1% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 4 | 5.4K | 2.9% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 6.9% | 2 | 5.4K | 3.7% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 6.5% | 4 | 4.4K | 3.5% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 12% | 2 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 3 | 4.4K | 3.5% | 10 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 6.3% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.4% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 5.8% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 5.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.6% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 5.7% | 4 | 5.4K | 3.8% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 5.2% | 5 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Black Box’s and Bota Box’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Black Box**: Measured on the search term “black box wine”. - **Bota Box**: Measured on the search term “bota box”. - [Black Box profile](/demand/us/brands/black-box-wines) - [Bota Box profile](/demand/us/brands/bota-box) - [All wine brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-wine-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Black Box or Bota Box more popular in search? In September 2026, Black Box had more branded searches than Bota Box among wine brands in the United States. Black Box had about 8,100 branded searches, while Bota Box had 5,400. Black Box made up 5.2% of all wine brand searches we track, and Bota Box accounted for 3.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Black Box vs Bota Box: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/black-box-wines-vs-bota-box This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/black-box-wines-vs-bota-box. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.