Our take
Acronym Smooth Cabernet Sauvignon Red California Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0839728007158
Our take
What we make of this bottle
Rated 5 out of five on the store listing, Acronym's Cabernet looks like a sure thing until you count the ratings behind it: the number of shopper ratings so far is 1. A single high mark and a true consensus are not the same thing.
Corks + Cheers, which lists the wine, places Acronym's Cabernet alongside three of the brand's California red blends in its portfolio. The grape is Cabernet Sauvignon and the origin given is California. Authorities describe Cabernet as a sturdy red that also turns up often in blends, with black currant, cherry and plum among its common fruit references, noticeable tannin, and possible spice from oak; how ripe the fruit gets and how the wine is made can carry it from a lean, herbal profile to a broad, fruit-led one. That is the grape at large, not a promise about this bottle. In our August 2026 checks, it appeared in 1 of the stores we visit. Our 15 September 2026 check found it at none of the ten stores we track.
In our August 2026 checks, the one price we saw was $12.88. Our 15 September 2026 check found it at none of the ten stores we track.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
More from the desk.
Related bottles with a written overview and a public evidence file.
Sterling Vineyards
Read our take →1924 Wines
1924 Double Black Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine, California
Read our take →1000 Stories Wines
1000 Stories Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
Read our take →Raeburn
Raeburn Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
Read our take →Chloe
Chloe Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
Read our take →Frei Brothers Reserve
Frei Brothers Reserve Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
Read our take →The price we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Store listing$12.88
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Production scope
Corks + Cheers lists Acronym Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and two California red blends in its wine portfolio.
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 California.
California on the label is useful provenance but weak detail about place. For these wines, sourcing disclosure, blend construction and house-style consistency carry more decision value than a generic climate paragraph.
What the name means
A state-level appellation, broader than an individual American Viticultural Area. It permits a multi-region blend and does not by itself identify one climate or soil.
How grapes grow here
The state spans cool maritime zones and hot inland valleys. A California designation alone does not reveal which conditions shaped the fruit.
What lies under the vines
At state scale, sourcing and house-style construction matter more than any single soil story.
How large the region is
- Reusable question
- Which counties or AVAs supplied the blend, and did that mix change by release?
Places within the region
- Resolution limit
- County, AVA and vineyard claims begin only when the release names them.
Getting to know Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape grown in many wine regions. It often makes firmly built wines and is also a common part of red blends.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe black currant, cherry and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. Ripeness, climate and winemaking can move the wine from lean and herbal to broad and fruit-led.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 163 Cabernet Sauvignon wines we cover →
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.