Which wine brands do AI assistants recommend in United States? Q4 2026
In United States, AI assistants most often recommend Barefoot, Sutter Home and Josh Cellars for wine. Barefoot is named by 4 of 5 assistants.
What the data says
Barefoot (E. & J. Gallo) is the wine brand AI assistants recommend most in United States, taking 17.2% of all recommendation points across 5 assistants. Sutter Home follows with 8.2% and Josh Cellars is third with 7.5%.
Barefoot's lead over Sutter Home is 9 points, a clear advantage in how AI shortlists the category.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok put Barefoot first, while DeepSeek favours Josh Cellars.
The top five brands hold 45% of recommendations out of 41 brands named in total, leaving room for challengers to break into AI shortlists.
| # | Brand | Owner | AI share | ChatGPT | Claude | DeepSeek | Gemini | Grok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barefoot | E. & J. Gallo | 17.2% | 85 | 87 | – | 95 | 78 |
| 2 | Sutter Home | Trinchero Family Estates | 8.2% | – | 35 | 12 | 52 | 65 |
| 3 | Josh Cellars | Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits | 7.5% | 45 | – | 60 | 45 | – |
| 4 | Kendall-Jackson | Jackson Family Wines | 6.3% | 43 | – | 47 | 25 | 12 |
| 5 | Whispering Angel | Château d'Esclans | 5.8% | 35 | 12 | 35 | 35 | – |
| 6 | Veuve Clicquot | LVMH | 4.8% | 35 | 25 | 25 | 12 | – |
| 7 | Moët & Chandon | LVMH | 4% | 25 | – | 35 | 20 | – |
| 8 | Yellow Tail | Casella Family Brands | 3.9% | – | 70 | – | 8 | – |
| 9 | La Marca | E. & J. Gallo | 3.8% | 20 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Korbel | Korbel Champagne Cellars | 3.7% | 12 | – | 12 | 25 | 25 |
| 11 | Robert Mondavi | Constellation Brands | 3.2% | – | 40 | – | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Franzia | The Wine Group | 3% | – | – | – | 8 | 53 |
| 13 | Woodbridge | Constellation Brands | 3% | – | – | – | – | 60 |
| 14 | Apothic | E. & J. Gallo | 2.2% | 20 | – | 25 | – | – |
| 15 | Kim Crawford | Constellation Brands | 2% | 20 | – | 20 | – | – |
| 16 | Andre | E. & J. Gallo | 1.8% | – | – | – | – | 35 |
| 17 | André | E. & J. Gallo | 1.8% | – | – | – | 35 | – |
| 18 | Moet & Chandon | LVMH | 1.8% | – | 35 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Bogle | Bogle Family Vineyards | 1.4% | – | 8 | 20 | – | – |
| 20 | Chateau Ste. Michelle | Ste. Michelle Wine Estates | 1.2% | – | – | 25 | – | – |
Questions about AI wine recommendations
- Which wine brand does ChatGPT recommend most in United States?
- ChatGPT recommends Barefoot most often for wine in United States. Across all assistants, Barefoot leads with 17.2% of recommendations.
- Which wine brand is improving fastest in United States?
- Whispering Angel has the strongest momentum among challengers: AI names it first in 3 of 4 answers where it appears, while holding 5.8% share. This is the first Q4 2026 reading; change over time will be shown from the next update.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- We ask each AI assistant the questions shoppers ask in each category and market, record the top five brands it names, and give 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points for positions one to five. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded.
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Covers: Red Wine, Rosé Wine, Sparkling Wine & Champagne, White Wine.
Method: each AI assistant is asked the shopper questions for every segment in the category and market; the top five brands named score 35, 25, 20, 12 and 8 points. Share is a brand's points divided by all points awarded. Rankings reflect AI answers, not sales.
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