Our take
Josh Cellars Seaswept Blend California Sparkling Wine
- Style
- Sparkling wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0031259005706

Our take
What we make of this bottle
This one carries the Josh Cellars name; Josh Cellars says Joseph Carr started the brand in 2007 and named it for his father, Josh. It is a California sparkling wine, though we could not confirm the grape or grapes behind it. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.
The price is the part with real numbers behind it. Across the ten stores we checked in September 2026 it ranged from $15.99 to $24.99, which puts it in the lower half of the sparkling bottles we track.
Josh Cellars sells two different wines under closely related Seaswept names. One, called simply Seaswept, is a still white blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, the producer's own page says. The other, Seaswept Sparkling, is the bubbly style that matches our record for this bottle, but the producer's page for it does not name the grape or grapes inside. We flag the overlap rather than guess: the still wine's blend is confirmed but does not match this bottle's sparkling style, and the sparkling wine matches the style but not a confirmed blend.
Our call: this suits a shopper who wants the Josh Cellars name in a sparkling style and does not need the exact grapes behind it; the brand confirms it as a California sparkling wine but has not published this bottling's blend. Pass if you want the label's own account of what's in the glass; Josh Cellars sells a closely related, similarly named still wine that does name its blend, and no shopper rating has reached our record for this bottle either way.
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$18.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$16.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$21.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$23.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$15.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$17.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$16.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$24.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$17.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$18.99
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. 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.