Our take
Aconga Red Blend
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- Argentina
- Shelf barcode
- 0839728003396
Our take
What we make of this bottle
Aconga Red Blend names a style and leaves the recipe unsaid. Our evidence does not identify which grapes are behind those words. The origin is firmer: Argentina, confirmed at the country level. Our region guide places most of the country's vineyards in the dry west along the Andes. Those vineyards ripen grapes on long sunshine, scarce rain and water off the mountains, with large day-to-night temperature changes at elevation. That guide also notes the country takes in northern valleys, eastern sites and a cooler Patagonia. That is why a province or a smaller named place tells a shopper more than the country alone can. If knowing the grape matters to you before the first pour, our evidence cannot answer that question. It stops at the country and the style.
Shoppers on the store listing have scored it. The average is 2.75 out of five, from 12 ratings, and that average is one of the lowest among the rated wines we follow. Those ratings sit on a wine from the inexpensive end of the shelf, listed at $8.88 to $12.88 in our August 2026 checks, among the least expensive reds we priced. We have not confirmed any detail from the producer behind the Aconga name, and the score is the one shoppers had recorded when we looked in August 2026.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Read our take →The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$8.88
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$8.88
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$8.88
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$12.88
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$8.88
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$8.88
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$8.88
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$8.88
The regular price can vary by store and date.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Argentina.
Most Argentine vineyards lie in dry western landscapes beside the Andes, but the country also includes northern valleys, eastern sites and cooler Patagonia. A province or smaller indication gives a more useful account of place.
What the name means
Argentina is the country origin. The national wine regulator maintains separate geographical indications and denominations of origin for more precise places.
How grapes grow here
Many western vineyards rely on high sunshine, low rainfall and mountain water, with large day-to-night temperature changes at elevation. Conditions shift with latitude and altitude, especially between the northwest, Cuyo and Patagonia.
What lies under the vines
Alluvial sand, silt, clay, gravel and stones washed from the Andes are widespread, but their depth and mix change by valley. The national name does not establish one soil.
How large the region is
- Origin system
- The Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura registers protected geographical indications and denominations of origin.
- Record scope
- This guide covers a country mapping. A province, IG or DOC is needed for a closer regional module.
Places within the region
- Cuyo
- Mendoza and San Juan form the country's largest vineyard concentration.
- Other regions
- The official regional reports also cover the Northwest, Patagonia and additional producing provinces.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier, and shopper rating. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.