We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What Will Be the Wine of the Summer? (2026)

When it comes to wine-drinking occasions, it’s hard to beat the allure of peak summer sipping. From backyard barbecues and pool days to picnics in the park, nothing pairs with summertime fun quite like quaffable bottles of crisp whites, refreshing rosés, and zippy skin-contact wines. Each year, a different style seems to capture our attention and end up in just about every beach bag and cooler you can find. Take the year of “rosé all day” or the summer Instagram feeds that were suddenly flooded with golden-hour snaps of friends sipping orange wine. The article We Asked 15 Sommeliers: What Will Be the Wine of the Summer? (2026) appeared first on VinePair.