California Dream Red Blend Wine

This is a red blend from California, sold in the standard 750 ml bottle, and the figure that stands out is how shoppers have scored it. 7 ratings put it at 4, which lands in the lower band of the reds we track, under their 4.71 median. If you tend to choose by shopper scores, this one sits below most of its shelf-mates rather than above them.

The price runs the other way: in our September 2026 checks it ranged from $7.88 to $9.88, among the least expensive reds we track. Our evidence names no grape, only the category red blend, and the plainest fact behind the name is its owner, Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits, which lists California Dream among its wine brands.

A wine database and a retailer fill in what our own record does not: a third-party database lists the blend as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel at 13.5 percent alcohol, a figure a retailer selling the bottle confirms independently. Trinchero's own marketing copy, carried on that retailer's page, describes "fruit-forward flavors and a silky finish," the brand's words; Trinchero's own site does not publish the grape mix or alcohol content itself, so this fuller technical picture comes from the database and the retailer rather than the winery directly.

Our call: this suits a shopper buying on price alone; it is priced among the least expensive reds we track, and Trinchero's own account, carried on a retailer's page, describes a fruit-forward blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel with a silky finish. Pass if shopper ratings drive your pick; the 7 ratings on record average 4, in the bottom fifth of the reds we track and below the 4.71 median.

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