Apothic Crush Red Blend California Red Wine

The ratings got here before the research did. 407 shoppers have scored Apothic Crush, placing it among the most rated wines in our catalog, and the average they left is 4.5, a step below 4.71, the middle rating across our catalog. The research has filled in since: Apothic is a California brand under E. & J. Gallo Winery, a wine-guide account of the brand's history says, launched in 2010 out of Modesto. The name traces to 'Apotheca,' the word for 13th-century European cellars where vintners stored and blended wine, the same account says, which is also why the label carries an old-style gothic letter. What that account still does not answer is which grapes go into Crush.

Prices are the fresh part. Store to store the tag moves, anywhere from $10.99 up to $17.99, last confirmed August 12, 2026. The larger omission is the blend itself: nothing in our record names the grapes that go into Crush.

Apothic's own product page for Crush calls it a 'Soft Blend,' a California table wine built for easy drinking, and describes it as 'a luscious blend that exudes silky sophistication,' the producer's words. The tasting notes name dark black fruit, specifically black cherry and raspberry, with aromas of caramel and milk chocolate, and the page suggests pairing the wine with aged cheeses or a fruit-forward dessert such as cherry cobbler. Winemaker Ashleigh 'Ash' Ricchio, who joined Apothic in 2019, leads the blending program behind the brand's full lineup, a brand-level account of her background says, though neither her page nor Crush's own product page names the grapes or an alcohol percentage for this bottle.

Our call: it suits the shopper filling a cart for a crowd who wants an easy, soft-style red, exactly how Apothic's own page positions Crush, and the bottle sits among the least expensive reds we track with one of the larger rating pools in our catalog behind it. Pass if you buy by grape or by score: the grapes in the blend are still not named anywhere in our record, even on the producer's own product page, and its average sits below the middle of the rated wines we cover.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.