Stella Rosa Rosso Red Berry Semi-Sweet Red Wine

Read the name as a series of claims. Rosso gives the color. Red Berry is the flavor word in the product name, not a tasting note from us. Semi-Sweet is the useful one, since it settles the sweetness question while the bottle is still on the shelf. That is where the name stops: no grape variety is given for this wine, and no producer account is on record here.

Shoppers have not been shy about it: more of them have weighed in here, 160 raters averaging 4.85 out of five when we checked on August 12, 2026, than on nearly any of the 483 wines in our catalog that carry ratings.

Where you buy it makes a noticeable difference: in our September 2026 checks, the same bottle ranged from $12.99 to $20.99 across ten stores.

Italy is the word here that sounds more specific than it is. The origin itself is solid, and we confirmed it, but our region guide runs Italian vineyards from Alpine areas through inland hills to Mediterranean islands, and it asks for a DOC, DOCG, IGT or a producer source before it will describe a particular landscape or production rule. The evidence we hold lists none of those for this wine. Semi-Sweet tells you something you can use, and Italy, standing alone, confirms the country the wine comes from without narrowing it to a region.

One number sets this bottle apart from its Stella Rosa siblings even before the flavor comes up: the producer's own product page lists it at 5.5 percent alcohol, a half point higher than the Red and Black Cherry flavors in the same line. The grape is brachetto, as it is for several of the brand's reds, and the maker is San Antonio Winery, Inc.; the tasting note calls out “flavors of fresh strawberries and red berries,” the maker's own words. The product page states the wine is gluten-free; it does not repeat the vegan claim made for some other Stella Rosa flavors, and the brand's FAQ page does not name Rosso Red Berry specifically among the flavors free of added animal byproducts, so both remain unconfirmed for this particular bottle.

Our call: for the shopper who wants a sweeter red and says so, the choice is well supported; the label states Semi-Sweet outright, the producer's own page now names the grape as brachetto and the maker as San Antonio Winery, and one of the larger rating pools we follow lands its average above the middle of the rated wines we cover. Leave it if you drink your reds dry or buy on origin detail; Semi-Sweet is the point of this bottle, and Italy is as specific as the sourcing gets.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.