Our take
Beringer Main & Vine Merlot California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Merlot
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0089819068241
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The name on this wine is the producer's. Beringer Vineyards says Frederick and Jacob Beringer founded the winery in St. Helena and made its first vintage in 1876. That year belongs to the company's history, not to this particular bottle.
The grape is Merlot. Our grape notes describe it as a red that can stand on its own or soften a Cabernet-led blend, usually ripening earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon and often rounder in structure. Regional guides tie it to plum and other red or dark fruit, with tannin that is often less forceful than Cabernet's; climate and blending can leave it fresh and medium-bodied or broader and richer.
If you are weighing reds on the shelf and want one that guides describe as rounder and gentler in tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot is the grape they point toward. Among the 483 wines shoppers have scored, the median rating is 4.71. We do not have a shopper rating for this bottle.
On price, our checks turned up a single figure: a regular price of $6.99, seen as of August 10, 2026.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 11, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Read our take →The price we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Store listing$6.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Founded in St. Helena
Beringer Vineyards says Frederick and Jacob Beringer founded the winery in St. Helena and produced its first vintage in 1876.
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 Merlot.
Merlot is a red grape that can make a complete wine or soften a Cabernet-led blend. It generally ripens earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon and often has a rounder structure.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional guides describe plum and other red or dark fruit, with less forceful tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon in many examples. Climate and blending can make it fresh and medium-bodied or broader and richer.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 28 Merlot 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.