Our take
Menage a Trois Sweet Collection Dolce Sweet California Red Wine 750 ml
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0099988071911

Our take
What we make of this bottle
Among the reds we track, it is one of the least expensive, which is the first thing worth saying about it.
4 shoppers have rated it, landing at 4.75 out of five, which is a small sample to lean on.
The brand is Ménage à Trois, and by its own account its website is owned and operated by Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits. It is a sweet red from California.
The appeal is uncomplicated: a sweet, inexpensive red that, in our September 2026 checks, sat between $10.99 and $14.99 from one store to the next.
Ménage à Trois's own product page names the blend as Moscato, Zinfandel and Syrah, with Moscato as what the producer calls the sweet, decadent foundation, Zinfandel adding jammy fruit, and Syrah contributing bold, dark fruit character. The producer's tasting notes describe blackberry and raspberry flavors accented by cherry vanilla, lifted by what the winemaker calls light carbonation and finished with a crisp acidity, and the page states the winemaker added natural raspberry and blackberry flavors to the wine. As with other bottles in the line, the producer cites a 90-point score without naming who awarded it, and the page states no alcohol level, residual sugar figure or food pairing.
Our call: a reasonable pick for a shopper who wants a sweet, producer-described red blend, Moscato, Zinfandel and Syrah with berry-and-vanilla tasting notes, one of the least expensive reds we track. Pass if you want a dry style or a stated alcohol level and residual sugar to check; none of those appear on the producer's own page, and the 4 shopper ratings on record are still a small sample.
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, Cincinnati, OH$14.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$14.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$10.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$11.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$11.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$12.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Brand ownership
Ménage à Trois says its website is owned and operated by Trinchero Family Wine and Spirits.
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.