Our take
Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0017224710202
Our take
What we make of this bottle
When a winery's name turns up on a California Cabernet, what are you really buying? The shelf price is a fair place to begin. Across our September 2026 checks the lowest observed price was $19.99 and the highest was $33.99.
The shopper score here is on the low side. It sits at 3 out of five, and the number of shopper ratings so far is 1. Among the wines we track, that lands near the bottom of the range.
Caymus Vineyards puts the winery's start at 1972, established by Chuck Wagner along with his parents, Lorna and Charlie Wagner Sr., and says the Wagner family owns and runs it to this day. That is the history of the winery itself, not a note about this particular bottling.
On the grape, official regional guides fill in what to expect. They describe Cabernet Sauvignon in general as a red that often builds firm, tannic wines and turns up often in blends, with black currant, cherry and plum among the usual fruit notes and possible spice where oak is used. They add that ripeness, climate and how the wine is made can carry it toward the herbal and lean or the broad and fruit-forward. For now, its shopper score is 3 out of five.
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$23.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$21.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$29.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$25.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$20.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$29.49
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$20.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$33.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$19.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$25.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Family ownership
Caymus Vineyards says Chuck Wagner and his parents, Lorna and Charlie Wagner Sr., opened the winery in 1972. The winery remains owned and run by the Wagner family.
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 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape grown in many wine regions. It often makes firmly built wines and is also a common part of red blends.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe black currant, cherry and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. Ripeness, climate and winemaking can move the wine from lean and herbal to broad and fruit-led.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 163 Cabernet Sauvignon wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier, and shopper rating. 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.