Our take
Belle Glos Pinot Noir California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0855622000019
Our take
What we make of this bottle
In our September 2026 checks the prices we saw spanned $54.99 to $74.99.
The brand is Belle Glos, and it says its owner and winemaker, Joe Wagner, started it in 2001.
Pinot Noir is a red grape with thin skins, and category guides tie its character closely to where it grows. They describe red cherry, berry and plum, with lighter color and softer tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon, and note that site and ripeness can shift it from bright and delicate to darker and fuller. We do not have a shopper rating for this bottle.
The name gives the grape and the state, California, but neither the vineyard behind it nor how ripe the fruit came in. So by the guides' own reckoning, which way did this one land, bright and delicate or darker and fuller?
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$65.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$54.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$74.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Brand history
Belle Glos says owner and winemaker Joe Wagner created the brand in 2001.
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 Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir is a red grape with relatively thin skins. It is used for still red wine and as one of the main grapes in many traditional-method sparkling wines.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional category guides commonly describe red cherry, berry and plum, with lighter color and less tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon. Site and ripeness can shift it from bright and delicate to darker and fuller.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 105 Pinot Noir wines we cover →
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.