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.
Research underway
Black Girl Magic Riesling California White Wine
We have the store listing and package details. The deeper reporting for this wine is still underway.
- Style
- White wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Riesling
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0858018007043
The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$16.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$23.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Company founders
McBride Sisters Wine Company says sisters Robin McBride and Andréa McBride John founded the company after starting as New Zealand wine importers in 2005.
Research status
Where this page is headed
We are checking the current release, the producer record, and the bottle itself. Until that work is complete, this page reports only the facts carried by the dated store feed and shared region and grape research.
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.
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 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.
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.