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We Asked 20 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Underrated Wine? (2024)

VinePair

If you drink wine on a regular basis, chances are you have a go-to glass or grape you gravitate to on menus or your local shop. Seeking expert advice, we asked sommeliers for the overlooked and underappreciated bottles, grapes, and wine styles they are currently coveting. Keep reading to see what the pros had to say.

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We Asked 17 Sommeliers: What’s the Most Underrated Supermarket Wine?

VinePair

Sometimes the convenience of a one-stop grocery haul for dinner and a bottle of wine can be too hard to pass up. Thankfully, as our wine experts below can attest, there are plenty of underrated supermarket wines that won’t let you or your meal down. It’s great with anything spicy or as an aperitif.

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We Asked 9 Sommeliers: Which One Wine Is on Your Holiday Wish List?

VinePair

Your friendly neighborhood wine shop is the perfect resource for fleshing out your wine wish list, as well as making other people’s wine wishes come true. We asked nine sommeliers across the world to share the epic bottles on their own holiday wish lists. The wines on sommeliers’ holiday wish lists in 2023: Cruse Wine Co.

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5 to Try: Crushable Summer Wines

Imbibe Magazine

An advanced sommelier and alum of spots like New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, de Pano opened her wine shop in late 2022 and highlights terroir-driven wines, with a particular affinity for low alcohol and high acid. Who wants to crush a 16 percent bottle of wine when the sun’s blazing?” And clocking in at 10.5

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Pairing Mexican Wine With Tacos

Cheers

Mexico may not yet be known for its wine, but the country’s Valle de Guadalupe is home to some of the oldest vines in the Americas, as well as the first woman-owned and operated winery in Mexico. While Margaritas and cerveza are the common drink pairings for tacos, Mexican wines make a great match as well.

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Behind the Scenes of Non-Alc’s Biggest Competition

Dry Atlas

Chrissie, serving as the Head of Judging, rose to prominence during her highly-acclaimed tenure as Group Head of Wine at Hakkasan. Throughout her three-decade tenure in hospitality, Chrissie has lent her expertise as a judge in various competitions, most notably as the Head of Judging for the Sommelier Wine Awards.

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The Best Holiday Drinking Gifts for 2023

VinePair

And second: Whether your loved ones will be sipping spirits, sparkling wine, or straight-up seltzer at your gatherings this season, they’ll all be drinking something. That’s why we’re once again rounding up the best drinks gifts of the year, and we’ve got ideas covered for anyone who enjoys cocktails, wine, beer, coffee, or tea.

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