Our take
Gratien & Meyer Brut Sparkling France Wine
- Style
- Sparkling wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- France
- Shelf barcode
- 0816253011089
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The two names on the label point to at least one real person. Gratien & Meyer says its cellars were founded in 1864 by Alfred Gratien, in Saumur, France. The house belongs now to the German company Henkell & Co.
The label otherwise says only that this is a French sparkling wine. France, though, is a whole country of different climates and rules rather than a single place, and regional guides note that the word French marks the nation while an appellation or a producer's history is what points to a specific spot. Here the producer's own account names Saumur as the location of its cellars. One of our September 2026 checks put the price at $15.99, which sits in the lower half of the sparkling wines we track.
Another September 2026 check came in at $30.99.
Gratien & Meyer's own history traces how the two names on the label came together. Alfred Gratien opened his Saumur cellars in 1864 inside limestone galleries that had previously served as stone quarries, and later that same year he separately expanded into Champagne production in Épernay, a distinct venture that still carries his name today. In Saumur, his eventual general manager, Jean-Albert Meyer, became a partner in 1896, and the firm took the two-name form seen on this label. The Seydoux family ran the house from the 1930s until selling it to the German company Henkell & Co in the early 2000s. The producer's current catalog lists several different non-vintage Brut sparkling wines under the Gratien & Meyer name, and our evidence does not confirm which one this listing matches, so we do not carry that bottling's grape blend or alcohol reading here.
Our call: reach for it if the history behind the two names is what you are buying, a Saumur house tracing to an 1864 founding that is now part of Henkell & Co, at a price in the lower half of the sparkling wines we track. Pass if you want this exact bottling's grape blend or alcohol percentage confirmed before you buy; the producer's current catalog carries more than one non-vintage Brut, and our evidence does not pin down which one this listing is.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 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$22.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$21.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$15.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$26.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$18.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$24.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$18.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$21.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$21.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$30.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Estate history
Gratien & Meyer says its cellars were founded in 1864 by Alfred Gratien in Saumur, France, and the estate is now owned by the German company Henkell & Co.
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 France.
A wine identified only as French can come from many climates, grapes and production rules. The country tells us where it comes from, while an appellation or producer record is needed for a closer account of place.
What the name means
France is a country of origin, not one wine appellation. French labels may also carry a protected AOP or IGP name with a much narrower legal boundary.
How grapes grow here
French vineyards span Atlantic, continental, Mediterranean and mountain-influenced settings. There is no single French growing season that can describe every bottle.
What lies under the vines
France's official wine areas cross river gravels, limestone and clay, granite, schist, sand and volcanic ground. The country name by itself does not establish one soil profile.
How large the region is
- Geographic reach
- Official wine indications are distributed across the country rather than one continuous vineyard zone.
- Record scope
- This guide explains a country mapping only. It does not replace a specific regional record.
Places within the region
- Protected origins
- INAO maps separate AOP and IGP wine areas, including Bordeaux, Champagne, the Rhône Valley, Provence and many others.
- What to check next
- Look for a named AOP, IGP, region or producer source before assigning local climate or soil detail.
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. 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.