Our take
Honest Thief Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0031259005232
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The wine's confirmed origin is California. Honest Thief, the company behind it, says Paso Robles is its home, which does not establish where the grapes grew; it identifies its wine as a Cabernet Sauvignon. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. $17.99 was the least we saw it priced at in our August 2026 checks.
Cabernet Sauvignon, the grape, grows in many regions, and our grape research describes it as a red that often makes firmly built wines; it shows up in red blends often as well. Black currant, cherry and plum are the fruits regional authorities attach to it, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. The most we saw for this bottle in those August 2026 checks was $20.49. If you are choosing among a shelf of California Cabernets, one small sorting aid is whether the maker names a home; this one does. The rest depends on conditions, and the regional authorities say so plainly: ripeness, climate and winemaking can turn a Cabernet lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 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
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$17.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Home region
Honest Thief says Paso Robles is its home and identifies its wine as Cabernet Sauvignon.
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.
Getting to know Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape grown in many wine regions. It often makes firmly built wines and is also a common part of red blends.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe black currant, cherry and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. Ripeness, climate and winemaking can move the wine from lean and herbal to broad and fruit-led.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
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.