Our take
Josh Cellars Blend California Rose Wine
- Style
- Rosé wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0031259001043
Our take
What we make of this bottle
This is a California rosé, and the name on it is, simply, Blend. Josh Cellars says its founder, Joseph Carr, started the brand in 2007 and named it after his father, Josh. The origin reads California and nothing smaller, and the grapes in the blend go unnamed.
15 ratings put it at 4.4, a shopper score and not a judgment on the style itself, and that average lands among the lower ones for the wines we cover. In our September 2026 checks its low end of $14.99 put it among the lower-priced rosés we cover, and the high we saw in the same checks was $21.99.
Our call: it fits the shopper who wants an inexpensive pink wine from a house with a stated family history; Josh Cellars names the father behind the brand, and the bottle runs among the lower-priced rosés we cover. Pass if you want the grapes named or a stronger crowd reading; the blend's makeup is unconfirmed in our record, and its average sits below the middle of the rated wines we cover.
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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Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$16.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$15.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$16.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$19.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$14.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$16.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$15.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$21.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$15.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$16.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Brand history
Josh Cellars says Joseph Carr created the brand in 2007 as a tribute to his father, Josh.
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, 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.