We’ve compiled K&L Wine Merchants' twenty best-selling wines of the first half of 2026, ten July staff-selected features, and eight summer whites and rosés, along with editorial notes from buyers Alex Pross, Ryan Woodhouse, and Rachael Ryan.

THE SUMMER EDIT: TOP PICKS ALL IN ONE PLACE
July 2026

Every week we tell you what we love. This week, the tables turn: here's what you loved. Below are the twenty wines K&L customers bought more than any others in the first half of 2026—no scores required, no persuasion necessary, just the verdict of hundreds of thousands of corks pulled. Alongside them: our team's ten hand-picked features for July, and eight whites and rosés built for the season. Fifty years in, the best list we publish is still the one you write.

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

The Top 20: The best-selling wines of 2026 so far, ranked by you: from a $9.99 Vinho Verde to a 2006 Santa Cruz Mountains library Cabernet.
The July Top 10: Ten hand-picked features, including a $17.99 Crémant that punches far above its price and the second wine of Sassicaia.
Summer Whites & Rosés: Eight bottles for the warm months, every one under $35—with tasting notes straight from our buyers.
The K&L Wine Clubs: Wines like these, chosen for you and delivered: Signature Blanc, Reserve, and Quarterly Collector.
From the Blog: White Burgundy values, summer wines to chill, and Spain's other side, from K&L buyers Alex Pross, Ryan Woodhouse, and Rachael Ryan.

THE TOP 20
The Best-Selling Wines of 2026 So Far, Ranked by You

From a $10 Vinho Verde to a library-release Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet, the top twenty tells the story of how K&L customers actually drink: broadly, adventurously, and with an unerring nose for value. Seven of the twenty are wines you can only buy here — direct imports and our own collaborations. Ranked by bottles sold, you can explore them for yourself.

2009 K&L Discovery Series Bordeaux, St-Emilion (Elsewhere $40) $14.99 View
2024 Rendez-Vous Côtes-du-Rhône Villages by K&L Wine Merchants $12.99 View
2025 Anonymous Wine Collective Contra Costa County Rosé of Mourvedre (Elsewhere $25) $14.95 View
2023 Method California Cabernet Sauvignon $14.95 View
Caves Messias Santola "Crab Wine" Vinho Verde $9.99 View
Montechiara Prosecco $10.99 View
2024 Anonymous Wine Collective Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (Elsewhere $80) $22.95 View
2023 Anonymous Wine Collective "Pagani Ranch - Ancient Vine" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel (Elsewhere $50) $19.95 View
2023 K&L Discovery Series Rhône, Gigondas "Tank 11 by Moulin de la Gardette" $19.99 View
2023 Ernest Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (Elsewhere $30) $19.95 View
2025 Anonymous Wine Collective Oakville Sauvignon Blanc (Elsewhere $60) $24.95 View
2023 La Chablisiènne Collaboration Petit Chablis "Cuvee Centenaire" $19.99 View
2025 La Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé $18.99 View
2020 K&L Discovery Series Italy, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (Elsewhere 25) $17.99 View
2023 La Chablisienne Collaboration Estate Chablis "Cuvee Centenaire" $24.99 View
Launois "Cuvée Réservée" Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne $39.99 View
2023 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc "Les Sétilles" $34.99 View
2023 Sandhi "La Rinconada Vineyard" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $70) $29.95 View
2021 Acumen "PEAK" Atlas Peak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Elsewhere $110) $49.95 View
2006 Kathryn Kennedy "Estate" Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon (Winery Direct Library Release) (Elsewhere $200) $59.95 View

THE JULY TOP 10
Hand-Selected Features

The top twenty is your list; this one is ours. Ten wines our staff hand-selected to feature in July—from a $17.99 Crémant that drinks far above its station to the second wine of Sassicaia.

2023 Antech "Cuvée Eugenie" Extra Brut Crémant de Limoux $17.99 View
2021 Big Basin "Rodnick Farm Vineyard" Chalone Gabilan Mountains Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $60) $19.95 View
2015 Bodegas Casa Juan "Señor de Lesmos" Reserva Rioja $19.99 View
2025 Craggy Range "Te Muna" Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough $21.99 View
2023 Cordant "Bien Nacido Vineyard" Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir (Elsewhere $60) $22.95 View
2016 K&L Discovery Series Bordeaux, St-Estephe (Elsewhere $45) $24.99 View
2021 WeatherEye "Estate - Hillfighter" Red Mountain Proprietary Red (Elsewhere $55) $29.95 View
2023 Tenuta San Guido "Guidalberto" Toscana (Elsewhere $90) $54.99 View
2022 Matthiasson Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon $79.95 View
2017 Launois "Helia" Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne $79.99 View

CHILL SOMETHING NEW
In-Stock Whites and Rosés to Cool Off Your Summer

The best summer wines don't ask much of you. They ask to be cold, to be opened without ceremony, and to disappear faster than you planned. From Chablis to the Salnés Valley to the Sonoma Coast, here are eight bottles we'll be all summer—every one under $35, most well under. Explore fully On The Trail.

Land of Rosé, Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

2023 La Chablisiènne Collaboration Petit Chablis "Cuvee Centenaire" $19.99 View
2025 Anonymous Wine Collective Oakville Sauvignon Blanc (Elsewhere $60) $24.95 View
2024 Tatomer "Steinhugel" Santa Lucia Highlands Riesling $19.95 View
2024 As Laxas "Laxas" Albariño Rias Baixas $17.99 View
Caves Messias Santola "Crab Wine" Vinho Verde $9.99 View
2025 Anonymous Wine Collective Contra Costa County Rosé of Mourvedre (Elsewhere $25) $14.95 View
2025 La Bargemone Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence Rosé $18.99 View
2025 Stoller Willamette Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir $14.95 View

A NOTE FROM OUR BUYERS
Summer's Best On the Trail

2024 Château Vitallis: The Best Value in White Burgundy?
Alex Pross, K&L Burgundy Wine Buyer
Six Pouilly-Fuissé bottlings rated 90+ by Decanter, topping out at $39.99 — Alex makes the case for the Mâconnais estate that proves the point. Read Alex's full producer profile On The Trail.

The Best Summer Wines for 2026: Crisp, Fresh, Ready to Chill
Ryan Woodhouse, K&L Domestic Wine Buyer
Ten whites and rosés for the fridge door, from an Oakville Sauvignon Blanc blended in-house to a Riesling grown on decomposed granite. Check out what's in Ryan's fridge On The Trail.

Spain for Summer: Albariño, Cava, Txakolina and Chillable Reds
Rachael Ryan, K&L Spain & Portugal Buyer
The other side of a great wine country — Atlantic whites, Corpinnat sparklers, and reds that belong in your fridge, half of them under $20. Thirsty? Read more On The Trail.

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