RTDs: Our Picks for 2026

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026

The RTD category continues to outperform, and summer is prime time to make sure your shelves and program reflect it. Today’s on-the-go consumer isn’t sacrificing quality for convenience—they’re demanding both. Skurnik Wines & Spirits delivers with a curated mix of ready-to-drink wines, cocktails, sake, cider, and non-alcoholic beverages in compact formats designed for high-velocity summer selling.

From canned wines to crafted cocktails and alcohol-free alternatives, this lineup covers every occasion and every guest. Let’s get into it.

CANNED WINES

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 3The Pinot Project

Founded with the goal of making Pinot Noir that’s as suited to weeknights as it is to weekends, The Pinot Project focuses on approachable, fruit-forward wines sourced from high-quality vineyards. The lineup delivers consistency, balance, and immediate drinkability across styles and regions

Pinot Grigio 2024: Fresh and vibrant, with citrus, pear, and a clean, refreshing finish.

Rose 2024: Bright and floral, showing white peach and raspberry with zippy acidity.

Pinot Noir 2024: Smooth and balanced, with black cherry, pomegranate, and a soft, lingering finish.

 

Ah-So

Playful, portable, and unmistakably Spanish, Ah-So brings the spirit of Navarra to you. Estate grown, organicallyRTDs: Our Picks for 2026 8 farmed, and estate canned, these wines offer a true vine-to-can expression of place with freshness and ease.

Navarra Blanco NV: Fresh and lively, with citrus, orchard fruit, and a clean, bright finish.

Navarra Rosado NV: Crisp and dry, with strawberry and red berry notes and refreshing lift.

Navarra Tinto NV: Smooth and fruit-forward, with ripe red fruit and soft, easygoing structure.

Bubbles NV: Light and clean, with subtle floral notes and a crisp, refreshing finish.

 

 

 

Spring Ready To Drink and Compact Formats 7Prisma

Prisma is influenced by the coastal influences of cool nights, hot sunny days, and plenty of sunshine. These wines are hand-harvested from a sustainably farmed vineyard in the heart of Casablanca Valley.

Sauvignon Blanc 2025: Citrus-forward with lemon, lime, and grapefruit. Perfect for the pool, park, or beach with a crisp and elegant profile.

Pinot Noir 2023: Strawberry and cherry sing with this very lightly oaked Pinot Noir with a velvety finish.

Rosé 2024: This Pinot Noir and Cinsault blend shows citrus, stone, passion fruit, and watermelon. The bolder fruit notes are balanced out by bright acidity and a clean finish.

 

 

READY-TO-DRINK COCKTAILS

 

Run The Jewels Juice Runners PalomaJuice Runners

The debut RTD from Run the Jewels, Juice Runners, brings a collaborative, culture-driven approach to the category. Built around bold flavor and thoughtful sourcing, the lineup kicks off with a fresh take on a classic.

Paloma Remix NV: A refreshing play on the classic Paloma that bursts with effervescent grapefruit without overshadowing its base spirit—artisanal mezcal from Tamaulipas—finished with a hint of smoked salt for added depth.

 

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 14La Lata

Created by Álvaro de la Viña and Ana González of Selections de la Viña, La Lata celebrates Southern Spain. Inspired by Sevilla’s Feria de Abril and made with organic ingredients, each release re-imagines classic regional drinks with a fresh, modern approach.

Rebujito NV: A refreshing take on the classic Sevilla cocktail, combining Fino sherry with lemon and grapefruit juice and a touch of fizz for a bright, thirst-quenching finish.

Vermujito NV: A vermouth-based spritz built from Fino sherry, layered with herbs, spices, and grapefruit for a dry, aromatic, and refreshing profile.

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 2Greenhook Ginsmiths

Produced in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Greenhook Ginsmiths brings its award-winning American Dry Gin to a ready-to-drink format. Built with a proprietary tonic and fully carbonated—including the gin itself—this is a Gin & Tonic designed for lift, balance, and precision.

Gin & Tonic NV: Made with Greenhook American Dry Gin and house tonic, fully carbonated for a bright, lively texture that redefines the classic.

 

 

 

 

 

Golden Rule CocktailsGolden Rule

Golden Rule Spirits was founded by two cousins with the belief that exceptional cocktails shouldn’t be limited to the barstool. With utmost attention to detail, every batch is handcrafted in Ventura, California using honest, real ingredients, and zero shortcuts.

Margarita Original NV: The family recipe that started it all. Using premium blanco tequila and mixing it with a proprietary triple-sec and lime juice, Golden Rule Spirits has given the #1 cocktail in the world the respect it deserves— a proper pour Margarita in the convenience of a single serving can.

Old Fashioned NV: This Old Fashioned is a bar-strength, expertly crafted take on the original American cocktail. Made with premium straight bourbon whiskey, natural orange, and real bitters, it delivers a classic, full-flavored experience in a convenient single-serve format.

Classic Negroni, NV: This one is made with Golden Rule’s signature bitters, paired with a 9-botanical gin in the classic English dry style, bold, and juniper-forward. The finishing touch comes Rockwell Vermouth in Sonoma, whose classic sweet vermouth blend delivers its own harmony of sweet and bitter, layered with botanicals like Black Mission fig, sarsaparilla, roasted dandelion root, and California sagebrush.

Tequila Paloma NV: The bar-strength Paloma is a balance of the sweet, bitter, juiciness of a grapefruit with a backbone of our own premium Blanco tequila. The perfect complement to our Margarita, we love the way grapefruit, lime, and tequila interact to make this “still” version of a classic Paloma.

Espresso Martini NV: Golden Rule Spirits bar-strength Espresso Martini is made with perfectly roasted Equator Coffee combined with a slightly sweet cinnamon vanilla liqueur, and premium vodka. The layers of pleasantly bitter dark chocolate and coffee notes are balanced with chicory, cinnamon and a touch of sugar.

Spicy Mezcal Margarita NV: This is a beautiful Artisanal Mezcal with just enough smoke without being overpowering, while also offering layers of fruitiness to balance out the peppery heat. To round out the Spicy Mezcal Margarita, Golden Rule used their proprietary triple-sec and perfectly tart 100% lime juice to bring you a bar-strength cocktail in a single serving can.

Classic Daiquiri NV: The Classic Daiquiri features the time-honored trio of rum, lime juice, and sugar. These three simple ingredients, when blended in perfect proportions, create a tart, boozy, and unbelievably refreshing cocktail. Although it seems straightforward, crafting a cocktail with only three ingredients calls for precision, as there is nowhere to hide.

 

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 4St. Agrestis

Produced in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, St. Agrestis has become a benchmark for modern aperitivo, combining meticulous production with a deep respect for classic cocktails. 

Negroni NV: A classic, perfectly portioned Negroni built from St. Agrestis Inferno Bitter, Greenhook American Dry Gin, and house-made Torino-style vermouth for a balanced, bittersweet profile.

 

 

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 5Eda Rhyne

Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Eda Rhyne draws on old-world amaro traditions and Appalachian botanicals. Their canned offerings channel that same balance of bitter, citrus, and herbal complexity in a bright, modern format.

Amaro Pop! ‘Grapefruit & Flora’ NV: This is a shockingly refreshing and dangerously quaffable spritz. A perfect marriage of Eda Rhyne’s own Amaro Flora, fresh grapefruit purée, and club soda, this RTD is lightly sweetened with a touch of honey from a local apiary located just up the road from the distillery.

 

 

 

 

ContrattinoRTDs: Our Picks for 2026 17

Revived in the 1990s and brought under the stewardship of importer and winemaker Giorgio Rivetti in 2011, Contratto and its legacy status have been further invigorated by the introduction of a ready-to-drink sub-marque, Contrattino.

Contrattino is developed with the same rigorous attention to flavor balance that informs both Contratto’s wines and its range of highly-regarded vermouths, aperitivi, and digestivi, while eye-catching package design and an esteemed USDA organic designation offer distinction in the up-and-coming RTD cocktail category.

Aperitivo Italiano: Organic ready-to-drink sparkling aperitif cocktail flavored with over 30 botanicals. 

 

 

 

NON-ALCOHOLIC

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026El Guapo

Founded in New Orleans by Christa Cotton, El Guapo produces non-alcoholic bitters and sodas rooted in culinary technique and thoughtful sourcing. Built from individually extracted botanicals and made without artificial ingredients, the lineup delivers layered, cocktail-quality flavor in a zero-proof format.

Bitters & Soda ‘Love Potion’ NV: A floral, aromatic bitters & soda layered with jasmine, chamomile, and hibiscus, offering a perfumed, garden-like profile with a dry finish.

Bitters & Soda ‘Cucumber Lavender’ NV: A cooling, herbaceous blend of cucumber, citrus, and lavender, delivering a crisp, refreshing, garden-fresh profile.

 

 

Contrattino 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 18Revived in the 1990s and brought under the stewardship of importer and winemaker Giorgio Rivetti in 2011, Contratto and its legacy status have been further invigorated by the introduction of a ready-to-drink sub-marque, Contrattino.

Contrattino is developed with the same rigorous attention to flavor balance that informs both Contratto’s wines and its range of highly-regarded vermouths, aperitivi, and digestivi, while eye-catching package design and an esteemed USDA organic designation offer distinction in the up-and-coming RTD cocktail category.

Aperitivo Italiano [NA]: Non-alcoholic, organic ready-to-drink sparkling aperitif cocktail flavored with over 30 botanicals. 

 

 

FERMENTED & SPECIALITY BEVERAGES

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 11Tepache Sazon

Tepache—an effervescent, fermented Mexican beverage with indigenous origins made from a variety of fruits, most commonly pineapple. By locally sourcing ingredients from the western Mexican states of Nayarit and Veracruz and utilizing slow, controlled fermentation and Charmat-style pressure tanks, Tepache Sazón captures and bottles the intoxicating tropical flavors of the region.

Tepache ‘Piña y Canela’ NV: Unbridled aromas of tropical fruit and baking spice greet the nose with overripe pineapple and clove. Effervescent and vivacious with an acidic attack, the palate bursts with a flourish of freshly cut pineapple, apple cider, and grated cinnamon with a touch of salinity and doughy yeast on a dry finish

Tepache ‘Guava y Hibiscus’ NV: Aromas of guava jelly and white pepper evoke traditional fruit pastry; the palate brings notes of peach ring candies and white tea anchored by pleasant acidity before a dynamic finish of lime curd, grilled pineapple, and hibiscus tannin

 

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 12Farnum Hill Ciders

The Farnum Hill style emphasizes fruit without sweetness, bright acidity, refreshing tannic bitterness, and, above all, complex flavor. Based in New Hampshire, they were inspired by proper English ciders made with traditional apple cultivars like Yarlington Mill, Chisel Jersey, and Kingston Black. Their own estate cider apples are given as pure and unencumbered a center stage as possible in the ciders themselves. 

Semi-Dry Sparkling Cider ‘Farmhouse’ NV: Distinctive, hand-made quality cider worthy of the gastronome’s praise while they’re soaking up some sun.

 

 

 

 

 

RTDs: Our Picks for 2026 13Kirinzan Brewery

Founded in 1843 in Oku-Aga, Niigata, Kirinzan is one of the leading breweries and noted for it’s light and dry sake. They are deeply rooted in their own community, using only locally grown rice cultivated within 10km of the brewery by their brewers, and actively engaged in reforestation of the surrounding mountains.

Lemonade Sake NV: Enjoy a light and refreshing lemonade that blends sake and lemon. It is made with sake from 100% Niigata Oku-Aga rice and lemons from the Setouchi region. Niigata is known for its high-quality rice, making this drink extra special.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Stock Up & Sip On!

This spring, make sure your shelves, bars, and picnic baskets are stocked with the best RTDs and compact-format wines. Whether it’s a light and zippy Sauvignon Blanc, a complex sake, or a citrusy, effervescent cocktail, Skurnik Wines & Spirits has a refreshing option for every occasion.

Contact your sales rep today to get these must-have formats in stock!

 

 

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