Our take
Hive & Honey Riesling
- Style
- White wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Riesling
- Region
- Monterey County
- Shelf barcode
- 0675829544020
Our take
What we make of this bottle
Sweet or dry? That is the real question with Riesling. Official guides describe a grape whose acidity lets it be made anywhere from fully dry to sweet. Official guides tend to find citrus, green apple and a floral note in the younger wines, with stone fruit in riper examples, and they note that the acidity can keep both dry and sweet versions feeling lively. Which way this particular bottle falls, our data does not say.
Hive & Honey says it grows and makes this Riesling on its own estate vineyards in Monterey County, a stretch of California that runs from cool, fog-brushed country near the bay down into warmer southern valleys. The 5 ratings on the listing average 5 out of five. In our checks on August 12, 2026, it was $9.99 at every store.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 11, 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$12.88
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$12.88
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$12.88
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$12.88
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$12.88
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$12.88
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$12.88
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$12.88
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$12.88
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$9.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Estate / grape sourcing
Hive & Honey says its Riesling and Gewurztraminer wines are grown and produced on its own estate vineyards in Monterey County, California.
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 Monterey County.
Monterey County runs from cool country near Monterey Bay into much warmer southern valleys. A county origin gives useful context, but the exact AVA or vineyard is needed before treating the area as one growing site.
What the name means
Monterey County is a California county and a wine origin used on labels, not one single AVA. The county contains the Monterey AVA and other federally recognized growing areas with narrower boundaries.
How grapes grow here
A long valley pulls cool air and fog inland from Monterey Bay. That influence is strongest in the north and weakens toward warmer southern districts, with daily wind and temperature changes along the way.
What lies under the vines
The regional association reports eight broad soil types across the county, including sandy, loamy, gravelly and calcareous ground. A Monterey County label does not identify which one supplied the wine.
How large the region is
- County vineyard area
- The regional association reports about 53,000 vineyard acres.
- Recognized AVAs
- Ten American Viticultural Areas lie wholly or partly within Monterey County.
Places within the region
- Monterey AVA
- This large AVA runs through much of the county and contains several smaller AVAs.
- Other county AVAs
- Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, Carmel Valley and Chalone are among the county's separate growing areas.
Getting to know Riesling.
Riesling is an aromatic white grape that keeps strong acidity as it ripens. It can make wine from fully dry to sweet, so the grape name alone does not tell you the sugar level.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Official category guides describe citrus, green apple and floral notes in younger wine, with stone fruit in riper examples. The high acidity can keep both dry and sweet versions feeling lively.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Wine Australia. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 11 Riesling 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.