Summertime: when trends are born from the most unexpected places. Every summer, we at Barrel to Bottle are surprised by the hot sellers in beer, wine, spirits, RTDs, hard seltzers, hard teas…the list goes on. This week we're sampling what we think might be hot this summer.

• Owl’s Brew Hard Teal Seltzer
• Hopewell Sharp Japanese-Style Dry Lager
• Off Color Beer for Hell
• Firestone Walker Wandering Don collaboration with Odell Brewing Co.
• Hand on Heart Non-Alcoholic Rosé
• Kutjevo Grasevina High Quality Slavonia 2023
• Bodegas Godeval Godello 2022
• Domaines des Carlines Poulsard Cotes du Jura 2022
• Nectar Hard Juice Variety 12 pack
• Dillon’s Variety Gin Cocktail
• On the Rocks Sparkling Lime Margarita

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Daniel Estrin is an Oregonian who makes Oregon wines. As winemaker and vineyard manager for Cristom, Daniel has put his stamp on this iconic brand that’s a favorite of Binny’s wine buyers and customers.

• Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée 2022
• Cristom Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard 2021
• Cristom Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard 2021
• Cristom Pinot Noir Eileen Vineyard 2021
• Cristom Pinot Noir Paul Gerrie Vineyard 2021
• Cristom Wines Chardonnay Estate Eola-Amity Hills 2022

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The Paloma is a great warm-weather cocktail; zippy and refreshing and easy to drink. But do you prefer the simple preparation or the complicated one?

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From his days with Seagram’s to his current role as Master Blender for Sazerac, Drew Mayville has worn a lot of hats in the spirits industry. He witnessed the rise (ryes) of the Buffalo Trace brand and continues to oversee Sazerac’s new and existing projects.

• Benchmark Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Benchmark Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Benchmark Full Proof Kentucky Straight Bourbon
• Sazerac Straight Rye
• Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream Liqueur

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You might not know much about Alsatian wines and it’s likely you know even less about Alsatian beers, but we’re here to change that and tell you why you should check out this underappreciated region of France.

• Goldfinger Bank of the Rhine collaboration with Pollyanna and Binny’s
• Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc
• Leon Beyer Pinot Noir 2019
• Camille Braun Cremant d’Alsace Brut
• Trimbach Pinot Blanc 2022
• Marcel Deiss Complantation Alsace Blanc 2021
• Hugel Riesling Classic 2023
• Emile Beyer Pinot Gris Tradition 2023
• Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvee Altenbourg 2022

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What’s new, and newly returned in beer? For every brewery that’s innovating, there’s another brewery revisiting classic styles, or resurrecting classic beers.

• Newcastle Brown Ale
• Noon Whistle Fortunate Day
• Revolution DDH Nelson Hero
• Off Color Sibling Rivalry
• Avery The Reverend
• Pollyanna Czech Dark Lager
• Phase Three Kastalia collaboration with Binny’s

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Binny’s wine consultants always have great wine to recommend, at any price point, in any style. For the spring season, we asked all 46 stores to hold their own blind tastings of their favorite wines under $30.

The first and second place wine from each store were blind tasted by wine consultants throughout the chain at our quarterly wine meeting and narrowed down to the top 30. Alicia grabbed 11 highlights from that list to try this week on the podcast.

• Thomas Labille Chablis 2023
• Chateau Ducasse Blanc 2023
• Andis Wines Semillon Bill Dillian Vineyard 2023
• Presq u’ile Pinot Noir 2023
• Jean Foillard Beaujolais Villages 2022
• Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Rouge 2023
• Vietti Dolcetto d’Alba Trevie 2023
• Palacios Petalos 2022
• Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja 2019
• Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
• Lucien Albrecht Brut Rosé Cremant d’Alsace

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