Our take
Stella Rosa Black Semi-Sweet Italian Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Region
- Italy
- Shelf barcode
- 0087872633369
Our take
What we make of this bottle
By August 12, 2026, 1,078 shoppers had rated this wine. Its 4.78 average draws less attention than the crowd behind it; only one wine we track has drawn a bigger one.
What are they all rating? The producer describes a semi-sweet, gently sparkling red from Brachetto grapes, listed at 5 percent alcohol, with ripe blackberry, blueberry and raspberry. By the producer's own description, this is a sweet red, not a dry one.
In our September 2026 checks, ten recent listings for the 750 mL bottle ranged from $12.99 to $18.99.
The producer is San Antonio Winery, a Riboli family company in Los Angeles that traces its Stella Rosa story to Asti, in Italy's Piedmont. The origin statement in our record reads only Product of Italy. Gluten free and vegan, per the product page.
The producer's product pages add a serving idea: Stella Rosa suggests chilling the bottle and pairing it with fresh Havarti and Manchego cheeses, blue cheese-stuffed hamburgers, bratwurst, or black walnut ice cream. The pages also describe the wine as an all natural formulation, and list it in 250 millilitre, 750 millilitre and 1.5 litre bottles.
Our call: this is the bottle for a shopper who wants exactly what the producer describes, a semi-sweet, gently sparkling red the producer lists at five percent alcohol. Only one wine we track has drawn more raters, and the average holds slightly above the middle of the rated wines we cover. Pass if you came for a conventional dry red; by the producer's own description this is a sweet red, not a dry one.
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$18.99
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$14.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$17.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$17.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$12.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$17.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$16.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$13.99
- Fry's, Tucson, AZ$15.99
- QFC, Tacoma, WA$15.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
What it is and how strong it is
Stella Rosa Black is a semi-sweet, semi-sparkling red wine made in Italy from Brachetto grapes, and the producer lists it at 5 percent alcohol, roughly a third the strength of a typical red.
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 Italy.
An Italian origin covers a long country with many grapes and regional traditions. A DOC, DOCG, IGT or producer source is needed before the page can describe a particular landscape or production rule.
What the name means
Italy is a country of origin, not one protected wine designation. DOC and DOCG names on the official ministry list carry narrower places and rules.
How grapes grow here
Italian vineyards run from Alpine areas through inland hills to Mediterranean islands. Elevation, latitude and distance from the sea prevent one climate description from fitting the whole country.
What lies under the vines
Volcanic, limestone, clay, sand, gravel and mountain-derived soils all occur in Italian wine regions. The word Italy does not identify which one is under the vines.
How large the region is
- Geographic reach
- Protected wine origins are found across Italy's regions, from the north through the islands.
- Record scope
- This guide covers a country mapping and makes no claim about one appellation or vineyard.
Places within the region
- Protected names
- The ministry maintains the official list of Italian DOC and DOCG wines, each with its own production specification.
- What to check next
- Use the exact designation or a producer record before attaching regional details to a bottle.
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.