Our take
Rascal Pinot Noir Oregon Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- Oregon
- Shelf barcode
- 0812572008427
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The name gives you a grape and a place, Pinot Noir from Oregon, and stops short of telling you how the wine tastes. Here the grape does most of the explaining. Grape guides note that Pinot Noir has fairly thin skins, and those guides call it lighter in color and softer in tannin than a big red like Cabernet Sauvignon.
On flavor, those guides commonly name red cherry, berry and plum, while adding that the vineyard site and how ripe the fruit gets can pull the wine from bright and delicate toward darker and fuller. That is the grape described in general, not a note we are reporting for this one. In our September 2026 checks the lowest price we recorded for it was $11.99.
So far it has earned 1 shopper rating. That rating is 5 out of five, one voice rather than many. There is no confirmed winery account on record here to add to that. The highest price we found, across five stores in those same September 2026 checks, was $16.99. At the shelf, the choice comes down to one thing: is a single top rating, at the prices in our September 2026 checks, reason enough to try a Pinot Noir the name leaves undescribed?
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$14.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$16.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$16.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$11.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$15.99
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 Oregon.
Oregon gives Pinot Noir a credible cool-climate frame, but statewide origin leaves the vineyard mix unresolved. That distinction is the page’s central honesty test.
What the name means
A state origin spanning distinct AVAs and climates; it is not interchangeable with Willamette Valley.
How grapes grow here
Oregon ranges from cool western valleys to warmer southern and eastern sites. Vintage and source region can materially change Pinot Noir style.
What lies under the vines
Volcanic, marine sedimentary and alluvial soils occur across Oregon; none can be assigned to this bottle without sourcing evidence.
How large the region is
- Pinot Noir context
- The Oregon Wine Board reports Pinot Noir as 59% of planted acres statewide.
Places within the region
- Willamette Valley
- The state’s principal Pinot Noir center, but not a valid bottle claim unless the release identifies it.
Getting to know Pinot Noir.
Pinot Noir is a red grape with relatively thin skins. It is used for still red wine and as one of the main grapes in many traditional-method sparkling wines.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Regional category guides commonly describe red cherry, berry and plum, with lighter color and less tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon. Site and ripeness can shift it from bright and delicate to darker and fuller.
Sources: New Zealand Winegrowers; Napa Valley Vintners. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 105 Pinot Noir wines we cover →
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.