Our take
Rodney Strong Sonoma County Red Blend
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0087512080218
Our take
What we make of this bottle
And the part that comes with a clear source is the winery's own beginning: Rodney Strong Vineyards says Rod Strong established it in Sonoma County in 1959. The name calls this a red blend and its origin is California; which grape or grapes go into the blend is not something we can confirm here. In our September 2026 checks it ranged from $14.49 to $24.99.
We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. If you are going on the label alone, what you have is a red blend, a California origin, and a winery that dates its Sonoma County beginning to 1959. So here is the call to make at the shelf: is that 1959 start enough to go on when the grapes inside stay unnamed?
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$14.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$16.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$24.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$23.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Sonoma history
Rodney Strong Vineyards says Rod Strong established the winery in Sonoma County in 1959.
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. 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.