Our take
SIMI California Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- California
- Shelf barcode
- 0088415780557
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The most notable thing about this Simi Cabernet in our record is how much the price changes from store to store. In our latest sweep, dated August 12, 2026, the lowest tag read $22.99. The wine itself is stated simply, Cabernet Sauvignon from California, and we have not yet verified an account of Simi Winery to add to that. 90 shoppers have scored it, averaging 4.58 out of five, a touch under the 4.71 median across the wines we rate.
Cabernet Sauvignon rewards one piece of knowledge: the grape is a dial, not a single taste. The official grape guides anchor its flavors around black currant and similar dark fruit, expect tannin you can feel, and allow for a spice note where oak has been used. They also caution that ripeness, climate and cellar choices stretch the style a long way, so one bottle can be lean and herbal while another is broad and fruit-led. A Cabernet carrying the broad California designation could sit anywhere on that dial, and the listing does not say where this one lands. The highest tag in the same sweep: $39.99.
Our call: pass if the average is what you shop on; even with one of the larger rating pools we track behind it, the average lands below the middle of the rated wines we cover. It suits the shopper who wants a confirmed Cabernet Sauvignon that many others have already weighed in on, and who accepts that a state-wide label leaves the style, as the guides caution, anywhere on the dial.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 14, 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$23.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$22.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$27.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$39.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$22.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$23.99
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.
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, 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.