Our take
Domaine Carneros by Taittinger Brut California Sparkling Wine
- Style
- Sparkling wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0084692505746
Our take
What we make of this bottle
We do not have a shopper rating for this bottle, so its case rests on what the maker actually states rather than on how a crowd received it. Our record places this wine in California.
Domaine Carneros says it was established in 1987 by Claude Taittinger of Champagne Taittinger, who chose a 138-acre parcel in the Carneros district of Napa Valley and built the estate there. That founding year belongs to the company, not to any one bottle on the shelf.
In our September 2026 checks, the lowest observed price was $37.99 and the highest was $49.99. That founding link ties the winery back to Champagne Taittinger.
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$44.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$42.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$49.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$37.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$42.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Founding
Domaine Carneros says it was founded in 1987 by Claude Taittinger of Champagne Taittinger, who chose a 138-acre parcel in the Carneros district of Napa Valley to build the estate.
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.