No. 01
A wine to impress your date
Sparkling
Laherte-Freres NV Rose de Meunier Extra Brut
Champagne
Pink Champagne from a grower — romantic, and says you know things.
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No. 02
A wine for that boss who is a self-described 'wine snob'
Red
Montevertine 2022 'Le Pergole Torte' Toscana
Tuscany, Italy
Tuscany's Sangiovese icon; instant credibility.
$285Shop the bottle
No. 03
A wine for the everyday
Red
Marcel Lapierre 2025 'Raisins Gaulois' Rouge
Beaujolais, France
Lapierre's glou-glou red; pizza, burgers, anything. Chill it a little.
No. 04
A wine for a celebration (1st divorce party, graduation, wedding…)
![Bereche et Fils NV [2022 Base] Brut Reserve Champagne, France, MAGNUM](http://www.convivewines.com/cdn/shop/files/bereche-et-fils-nv-2022-base-brut-reserve-champagne-france-magnum.jpg?v=1794280188&width=400)
Sparkling
Bereche et Fils NV [2022 Base] Brut Reserve Champagne, MAGNUM
Champagne, France
Grower Champagne MAGNUM — walks in like a party.
$196Shop the bottle
No. 05
A wine that tastes like your first trip to Europe (the one where you swore you'd move there)
Red
Fattoria Corzano e Paterno 2024 Chianti "Terre di Corzano," Italy
Tuscany, Italy
Tuscan farmhouse Chianti — straight to that trattoria terrace.
No. 06
A wine your parents drank at dinner parties in the '80s — but now it's cool again
Red
Remelluri 2018 Alavesa Rioja Reserva
Rioja, Spain
Rioja Reserva: the original dinner-party red, now the cool-kid pick.
No. 07
A wine for the in-laws you're still trying to win over
White
Patagonia, Argentina
Patagonian Chardonnay made with Burgundy legend Roulot — great story, crowd-pleaser.
$101Shop the bottle
No. 08
A wine for the "I'm fine" text (breakups, bad days, Mercury retrograde)
Red
Martha Stoumen 2023 Post Flirtation Red Blend, California
California, USA
It's literally called 'Post Flirtation.' Bright, easy, comforting red.
No. 09
A wine that's a better thank-you than flowers (also: I'm sorry / get well soon)
Sparkling
Marie Courtin 2019 'Efflorescence' Champagne Extra Brut
France
'Efflorescence' = flowering. A bouquet you can drink.
$103Shop the bottle
No. 10
A wine to bring when you don't know the host's taste (and refuse to show up with something basic)
Sparkling
Catherine et Pierre Breton NV (Disgorged 2026) ‘La Dilettante’ Vouvray Brut
Loire Valley, France
Bubbles everyone loves, from a cool Loire family — never basic.
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