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Trend 02 // Terroir Maximalism

Volcanic Whites

● RISING

Etna Bianco, Santorini Assyrtiko, Hungarian Somló, Canary Islands Listán. Wines grown on cooled lava, pumice, and basalt are the new sommelier obsession.

Why It Matters

Climate-stressed drinkers want acidity, salinity, and lightness. Volcanic soils deliver all three with an aromatic signature that flat-soil wines cannot fake.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Benanti

Pietramarina Etna Bianco Superiore · Etna, IT

$78 ↗

Sigalas

Assyrtiko Santorini · Santorini, GR

$34 ↗

Trend 03 // Skin-Contact 2.0

Long-Macerated Orange

● PEAK

The amber wine wave matured. The market now distinguishes 'soft' 3-day macerations (broad-appeal) from full Georgian 6-month qvevri ferments (cult).

Why It Matters

Hospitality buyers report orange-wine SKUs outselling rosé at independent bottle shops in NY, Berlin and Tokyo through 2025–26.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Pheasant's Tears

Rkatsiteli Qvevri · Kakheti, GE

$28 ↗

Radikon

Oslavje · Friuli, IT

$95 ↗

Trend 04 // Lo-Fi Bubbles

Pét-Nat & Ancestral Method

● PEAK

Single-fermentation sparkling — bottled mid-ferment, naturally cloudy, crown-capped. The anti-Champagne is now a $1B+ global category.

Why It Matters

Lower price, lower ABV, higher Instagram quotient. Independent producers can release pét-nat in 9 months vs Champagne's 36.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

La Garagista

Ci Confonde · Vermont, US

$42 ↗

Costadilà

280 SLM · Veneto, IT

$28 ↗

Trend 05 // Climate Winners

English Sparkling Comes of Age

● RISING

Chalk-soiled vineyards in Sussex and Kent are now beating Champagne in blind tastings. 2024 vintage is being called the most complete to date.

Why It Matters

UK plantings have tripled since 2015. Champagne houses (Taittinger, Pommery) now own English vineyards. The story has flipped from novelty to threat.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Nyetimber

Classic Cuvée · West Sussex, UK

$48 ↗

Gusbourne

Brut Reserve · Kent, UK

$52 ↗

Trend 06 // Hidden Spain & Portugal

Iberian Native Grapes

● EARLY

Galician Godello, Catalan Xarel·lo, Portuguese Encruzado and Baga. Indigenous varieties from value regions delivering wines under $40 that drink like $80.

Why It Matters

Tariffs and exchange rates make Iberia the best value in Europe. Sommeliers are leaning into the unfamiliar to differentiate lists.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Rafael Palacios

Louro Godello · Valdeorras, ES

$28 ↗

Filipa Pato

Nossa Calcário Baga · Bairrada, PT

$44 ↗

Trend 07 // Climate Adaptation

High-Altitude Reds

● RISING

Argentine Malbec from 1,800m+, Chilean Carménère from the foothills, Colombian Pinot. Producers are climbing to escape heat and find acid.

Why It Matters

Average vintage temperatures are up 1.2°C since 2000. Altitude buys back the diurnal swing that defines elegance.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Catena Zapata

Adrianna Vineyard White Bones · Mendoza, AR (1,500m)

$135 ↗

Bodega Colomé

Altura Máxima Malbec · Salta, AR (3,111m)

$165 ↗

Trend 08 // Beyond Organic

Regenerative & Dry-Farmed

● RISING

ROC (Regenerative Organic Certified) and dry-farming are the new credibility markers. The wine equivalent of 'grass-fed': measurable carbon drawdown.

Why It Matters

Major buyers (Whole Foods, restaurant groups) now require ROC for premium placement. The certification is brutally hard to fake.

Scan-to-Shop // The bottles defining this trend

Tablas Creek

Patelin de Tablas Rouge · Paso Robles, US

$30 ↗

Frog's Leap

Estate Cabernet · Rutherford, US

$58 ↗

Trending Now.

Low & No-Alcohol Fine Wine

Volcanic Whites

Long-Macerated Orange

Pét-Nat & Ancestral Method

English Sparkling Comes of Age

Iberian Native Grapes

High-Altitude Reds

Regenerative & Dry-Farmed

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