The Dreaming Tree Cabernet Sauvignon California Red Wine

Priced at $12.49 at its lowest in our September 2026 checks, this is a Cabernet Sauvignon from California. Cabernet Sauvignon grows in many wine regions, and by our grape research it often builds a firm wine, whether on its own or folded into a red blend.

For the flavors, regional authorities point to black currant, cherry, and plum as fruit you might meet in the glass, along with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. How ripe the grapes get, the climate, and the winemaking can leave a Cabernet either lean and herbal in style or broad and fruit-led, so the grape name alone does not promise one particular taste.

On the ownership question, The Wine Group lists The Dreaming Tree among the brands in its portfolio, which tells you where the name sits, not who stands at the tanks. Among the reds we track, its price puts it toward the lower-priced end; the highest we saw was $16.99, across five stores, in those same September 2026 checks.

No shopper rating for it has come in with us so far, and the prices above were what we saw in our August 2026 checks.

The producer names a winemaker for this wine for the first time in our record: Grayson Stewart, who frames the brand's approach as "working with mother nature rather than against her." Dreaming Tree says its grapes come from vineyards using sustainable growing practices, and the bottle itself follows that theme, built about a third lighter than an average premium wine bottle, closed with a naked cork instead of a foil capsule, and labeled on 100 percent recycled paper. On the wine itself, the producer's own tasting note calls it "big and bold, and a great representation of a classic California Cab," with "rich flavors of blackberry and plum" and "a touch of toasty oak." The product page also displays a 90-point score, but names no publication or critic behind it, so we are not treating it as a sourced rating.

Our call: a reasonable everyday choice if a named winemaker and a low price are what you are after; Grayson Stewart is credited by the producer for the first time in our record, sustainable sourcing is stated plainly, and the price sits toward the lower-priced end of the reds we track. Pass if you want a rating from a named critic; the 90-point score shown on the producer's own page names no publication behind it, and no shopper rating has reached our record either.

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