Our take
Mumm Cuvee M Champagne California Sparkling Wine
- Style
- Sparkling wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0852832000310
Our take
What we make of this bottle
Read the name and it points two ways. It carries the word Champagne, and it also says California sparkling wine. What we hold on record is the origin, California, and the style, a sparkling wine. So here the word Champagne belongs to the name, not to where the wine is made.
The 13 ratings it has drawn average 4.62 out of five. Its price, in our September 2026 checks, ranged from $21.99 to $30.99. The listing does not name the grape, and we have not confirmed a producer story for this bottling, so the story here ends at the origin and the style.
Our call: fine for the shopper who wants a California sparkler and does not need the paperwork behind it; origin and style are confirmed, and that is the whole case. Pass if documentation is the habit you shop by, because the grape goes unnamed, no maker's account of this bottling has been verified, and the small early count of shoppers places it below the middle of the rated wines we cover.
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, Atlanta suburbs, GA$23.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$22.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$29.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$30.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$24.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$26.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$21.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$27.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
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.