Our take
Pinot Noir
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Shelf barcode
- 0739958014509

Our take
What we make of this bottle
In our September 2026 checks this Coppola Pinot Noir sold for $16.99 to $22.99, and 33 shoppers have scored it, a count in the top fifth of the wines we follow. Behind the name is Francis Ford Coppola Winery, which says the Coppola family purchased its Geyserville, California estate, formerly Chateau Souverain, in 2006. That purchase is the winery's own account, though, not an origin for these grapes; where they grew is not stated.
Pinot Noir takes its character from where it grows. Category guides describe red cherry, berry and plum, and say site and ripeness can shift it from bright and delicate to darker and fuller, so one grape name covers a wide spread. That is the guides' range, not a taste of this bottle. The shoppers' average is 4.21 out of five, read on August 12, 2026.
Our call: this suits the shopper who buys on a producer's own story, and the winery's account of the family buying the Geyserville estate is that kind of anchor. Pass if the crowd decides for you: the rating pool is one of the larger we track, and its average still lands below the middle of the rated wines we cover, a fair reason to reach one shelf over.
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$20.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$16.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$22.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$17.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$16.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Estate acquisition
Francis Ford Coppola Winery says the Coppola family purchased its Geyserville, California estate, formerly Chateau Souverain, in 2006.
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 Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir is a red grape with relatively thin skins. It is used for still red wine and as one of the main grapes in many traditional-method sparkling wines.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional category guides commonly describe red cherry, berry and plum, with lighter color and less tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon. Site and ripeness can shift it from bright and delicate to darker and fuller.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 105 Pinot Noir 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.