Stella Rosa Red Semi-Sweet Italian Red Wine

Stella Rosa puts the style in the name. Semi-sweet is not a deduction from shelf context or a guess at the brand's habits; it is the second half of the title, and it is the firmest stylistic fact this listing offers.

Place is looser. The origin here is Italy at the country level, and our Italy guide is blunt about how little that pins down. Italian vineyards run from Alpine areas through inland hills to Mediterranean islands, and elevation, latitude and distance from the sea keep one climate description from fitting the whole country. Italy is a country of origin, not a protected wine designation; a DOC or DOCG from the ministry's official list, or an IGT, would tie the wine to a narrower place and its rules. This listing names none, and who makes Stella Rosa, and where in Italy, is a question our research has not yet answered.

The score has company behind it. 145 shoppers have rated this wine, and fewer than one in ten of the 483 wines with shopper scores here have drawn more raters. Their average is 4.85 out of five.

Across ten stores, the same 750 ml bottle ranged from $12.99 at the least to $18.99 at the most, a six dollar difference. The checks behind those numbers are dated August 12, 2026.

The producer settles two open questions from its own page: who makes this wine, and what it is made from. The maker is named directly: San Antonio Winery, Inc., the same company behind the rest of the Stella Rosa line, and the grape is brachetto, finished at 5 percent alcohol. The tasting note calls out “flavors of ripe raspberry, wild strawberry, and red plum,” the producer's own words, and the brand's FAQ page names Red specifically among the flavors free of added animal byproducts, on top of the gluten-free and vegan status the product page already states. Where in Italy the wine is made is still not narrowed past the country on this listing; brand history places Stella Rosa's roots in Asti, in Piedmont, but no DOC or DOCG appears here.

Our call: for the shopper who wants a semi-sweet red, the crowd is the case; this bottle draws one of the larger rating pools we track, its average sits above the middle of the rated wines we cover, and the producer now names both the grape, brachetto, and the maker, San Antonio Winery. Pass if you drink your reds dry or want a narrower Italian place name than Asti's general reputation; the label's own region claim goes no further than Italy.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 17, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.