Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

The top price in our August 2026 checks sat at $26.99. The sourcing account behind the name comes from Gallo, whose portfolio carries Ghost Pines: Gallo says the brand selects and blends grapes from several California wine regions. That is a statement about the brand's approach, not about where any one bottling's grapes grew.

Cabernet Sauvignon is not a single style of wine, and the reason is simple. Our grape research describes it as a red grape grown in many regions, one that often makes firmly built wines and often turns up in red blends. Regional authorities list black currant, cherry and plum as the common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak, and they add that ripeness, climate and winemaking decide whether a bottle comes out lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led. So in an aisle of California Cabernets, the grape name alone does not tell you which of those two wines is in the bottle. Same grape, two directions.

We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. At the low end it sat at $22.99 in those same August 2026 checks. The checks covered four stores.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.