Our take
Freakshow Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0652935100333
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The name settles two things and leaves the important one open. Cabernet Sauvignon sits right in it, and our grape research places the variety among red grapes grown in many regions, one that often turns out firmly built wines and shows up regularly in red blends. California is named as the origin. How it tastes in the glass is left unsaid.
Michael David Winery says its family has farmed in Lodi, California for more than 150 years. As for flavor, the fruit regional authorities usually name is black currant, cherry, and plum, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak, and a range that can run lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led depending on ripeness, climate, and the cellar. In our September 2026 checks the cheapest we saw was $17.99.
We do not have a shopper rating for this bottle. The high we saw in our September 2026 checks was $27.99 across the nine stores. So the real question is one only your own glass settles: with the grape and the state known, does this bottle deliver the taste you are after?
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$19.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$19.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$27.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$22.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$17.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$25.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$19.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$17.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$21.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Family farming heritage
Michael David Winery says its family has been farming in Lodi, California for more than 150 years.
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 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape grown in many wine regions. It often makes firmly built wines and is also a common part of red blends.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional authorities describe black currant, cherry and plum as common fruit references, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. Ripeness, climate and winemaking can move the wine from lean and herbal to broad and fruit-led.
Sources: Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 163 Cabernet Sauvignon 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.