Our take
Dark Horse Double Down Red Blend California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0085000026106
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The name calls this a red blend. Which grapes go into it, though, is not something the available evidence identifies, so the blend itself stays unnamed.
Behind the name is Gallo, which lists Dark Horse among its wine brands. The wine is a 750 ml red, and its origin is given as California.
The numbers are where this one stands apart. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. And the available evidence does not identify the grapes, even as the price stands out: across the stores we checked in September 2026 it ranged from $8.99 to $13.99, among the lowest prices of any red we track.
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$10.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$10.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$8.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$13.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$11.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Brand ownership
Gallo lists Dark Horse in its wine brand portfolio.
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.
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.