Our take
Josh Cellars Zinfandel California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0031259049229
Our take
What we make of this bottle
In our September 2026 checks, one of the two stores we saw put this bottle at $24.99. The brand behind it, Josh Cellars, says Joseph Carr started it in 2007 and named it for his father, Josh, so the year on that story marks the brand's beginning rather than this particular wine's.
The origin on record is California. The grape is Zinfandel, which our grape research describes as a red grape with a long California history, one that can become a red wine, the pink wine sold as White Zinfandel, or part of a blend. Regional authorities tie riper grapes to a fuller body, so how a Zinfandel turns out depends heavily on when the fruit is picked and how ripe it gets. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. At the second of those two stores, the September 2026 price was $15.99.
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
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$15.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$24.99
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.
Getting to know Zinfandel.
Zinfandel is a red grape with a long history in California. It can make red wine, pink wine sold as White Zinfandel, or part of a blend.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe ripe berry and plum fruit with spice, and fuller body when grapes reach higher ripeness. Vineyard age, harvest timing and alcohol can change the result substantially.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners; Lodi Winegrape Commission. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 20 Zinfandel wines we cover →
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.