We Asked 18 Sommeliers: What's the Most Overrated Red Wine? (2025)

We Asked 18 Sommeliers: What's the Most Overrated Red Wine? (2025)

Red wines often hold more prestige — and loftier price tags — than their white counterparts. But with all the hype surrounding certain high-end brands and regions, there’s bound to be one or two bottles that don’t live up to their billing. To save you from unnecessarily splurging, we asked wine pros from across the country to share which red wines they think are vastly overrated and might not be worth taking the plunge. Unsurprisingly, wines wit…