50 Years. 50 Tastings. The Best Bottles of Summer 2026.

This summer, our NYC store is pouring 50 days of free tastings at 270 Madison Avenue. Mouton-Rothschild. Cristal. Pingus. Dal Forno Amarone. No ticket. No sign-up. Just show up between 2 and 5 PM, May 26 through July 23. Meanwhile, our buyers are sharing what they're actually drinking this season. Aaron Hughes on the domestic rosés worth the fuss. Ryan Woodhouse on six Sauvignon Blancs built for summer. Jonathan Goldstein on the spirits worth stocking right now. Half a century of buying relationships. This is what it looks like.

Six Domestic Rosés Worth the Fuss This Summer

K&L Redwood City Tasting Bar Manager Aaron Hughes rounds up his favorite 2025 California and Oregon rosés, from a $14.95 Willamette Valley crusher to top-tier Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir rosé from Flowers and Marine Layer. All dry, all delicious, all worth your attention this season.

Our Buyers' Mother's Day Picks 2026: Champagne, Barolo, Rosé & Spirits

Every year our buyers put together their honest picks for Mother's Day—not the obvious stuff, but the bottles they'd actually bring to their own mothers. This year that means Grand Cru Champagne from Avize, modern Barolo from one of Piedmont's most important winemakers, six Provence rosés all under $34, and three spirits that will make her cocktail hour considerably better. Plus two events worth getting off the couch for, and a couple of gift options that keep delivering long after Sunday.

Rosé for Mom: Aaron's Picks for Mother's Day

Rosé might just be the oldest wine in the world, which means gifting it to mom is basically a tradition as old as time. Aaron Hughes, K&L's Redwood City Tasting Bar Manager, picked six bottles for every kind of rosé lover — from bone-dry Provence elegance to fruit-forward pool wine — and none of them will break the bank.

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