From conveniently packaged crackers and salted caramel ice cream to easy-to-drink biodynamic wines and antioxidant teas, see which products are flying off the shelves nationwide.

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Sam Mogannam, Bi-Rite Market, San Francisco
Chips and ice cream do well all year, as does chocolate as a gift item. Reasonably priced wines and those produced from biodynamically grown grapes are favored year-round. In both food and drink, customers continue to look for local and organic ingredients. Perennial favorites are:
• Bi-Rite CreamerySalted
Caramel Ice Cream
• Bi-Rite Market 18th Street
Sauvignon Blanc
• Have’a Corn Chips
• Kika’s Treats Chocolate 
Covered Grahams (top right)
• Poco Dolce Bittersweet Tiles (right)
• Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Los Carneros Pinot Noir

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Rebecca Snyder, Kybecca Wine Bar & Shop, Fredricksberg, VA
Lighter alcoholic beverages work well because of their food-friendly properties. Pilsners that appeal to different palates are popular. Items like cheese platters with crackers or fruits offer quick and easy entertaining solutions anytime. My picks include:
• Eggenberg Pilsner
• Jigsaw Pinot Noir
• Kybecca Picpoul White Wine
• Nettle Meadow Garlic & Oil Chevre Cups
• Z Crackers (right)

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Michelle Sitton, worldpantry.com , San Francisco

We are noticing more people who are ordering items online to help them make meals at home-—a result of wanting to stay home to save money on gas. Spices, teas, breakfast items and more nutritional rice have repeat purchases year-round. Customer favorites are:
• Carbon's Golden Malted Pancake and Waffle Mix
• Good Earth Tea
• Lotus Foods Forbidden Rice 
• Oregon Chai (right)
• Victoria Gourmet Spices

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Janet Ostrow, Premier Gourmet, Buffalo, NY
Customers like products that have multiple uses and are conveniently packaged. Tortas from Spain that can be eaten at breakfast or before dinner with a glass of wine are favored.  Also, truffle salt is getting attention while chile pepper flavors remain strong in chocolate all year. My picks are:
• Agrumato Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Lemon
• Casina Rossa Truffle & Salt 
• Ines Rosales Sweet Olive Oil Tortas
• King Island Dairy
Roaring Forties  Blue Cheese
• Vosges Chocolat Red Fire Bar

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Nicole Potenza Denis is a contributing editor to Specialty Food Magazine.

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