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2016 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore
2016 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore
 The 2015 Valpolicella Classico Superiore lifts up with unprecedented freshness as a beautiful mix of fresh cherries, cloves and cedar is complemented by rosy florals. This is a model of purity, slightly salty in character, with crisp red fruits and...
$120.00
2019 Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc, Stellenbosch RSA
2019 Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc, Stellenbosch RSA
Most people don’t associate Cabernet Franc with South Africa but it has been in the ground here for centuries.  The Raats family of Stellenbosch has made the grape their raison d’etre (along with some excellent cuvees of Chenin Blanc) as...
$24.99
$23.99
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'  , the Olga Raffault Chinon has my vote for the PERFECT red for the summer season.  It’s the very definition of finesse, yet there is plenty enough chutzpah to stand up to everything you could...
$34.99
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru  While Cabernet Franc comprises only 35% of the blend here (the rest being Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon), it plays a very important part in this supremely elegant Right Bank Bordeaux from Saint...
$54.99
$49.99
2015 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1.5L
2015 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1.5L
 The 2015 Valpolicella Classico Superiore magnum lifts up with unprecedented freshness as a beautiful mix of fresh cherries, cloves and cedar is complemented by rosy florals. This is a model of purity, slightly salty in character, with crisp red...
$270.00
2014 Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet
2014 Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet
A claret sort of blend, with 20% merlot meshed to even parts cab and cab franc, dried in the traditional fashion for nigh on two months. A wine of latent power, the tannic mettle serving to compress prune, alpine amaro scents, licorice root and camphor...
$500.00
2015 Quintarelli Veneto Rosso "Cà del Merlo"
2015 Quintarelli Veneto Rosso "Cà del Merlo"
 Tasting Notes: The Rosso Ca'del Merlo is a blend of 55% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon witht the rest made up of a field blend of Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Sangiovese all from...
$112.00
2019 Ostatu Escobal, Rioja Alavesa
2019 Ostatu Escobal, Rioja Alavesa
2019 Ostatu Ecobal, Rioja Alavesa Growers for a large part of their 250-year history, it was husband and wife, Doroteo and Maria Asuncio Saenz, who initiated the push toward estate-bottled wines back in the 1970s at Ostatu.  The winery also...
$25.99
$19.99
2019 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2019 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
When Paul Hobbs set out to create a value-priced stable of wines to balance out his high-priced estate and single-vineyard offerings, he approached the project with the same single-minded intensity and meticulousness that have made the Hobbs label one of...
$60.00
$49.99
2018 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
2018 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
Being so far removed from the hubbub of Napa and Sonoma, in the northwest corner of Anderson Valley north of Philo, was the ideal location for Milla Handley to craft wines under her own banner.  With plenty of experience under her belt at some of...
$35.99
2019 Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Our search for Napa Valley Cabernets at good prices has taken us down yet another enticing rabbit hole.  This time we popped out at the doorstep of Master Sommelier Ian Cauble who you might remember for his featured roles in the Somm and Into the...
$39.99
$28.99
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo DOCG 'Tartufaia'
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo DOCG 'Tartufaia'
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo Tartufaia  OK.  The 2018 vintage of the Negri Barolo Tartufaia was PRIMA’s Wine of the Year in 2022- a magnificent achievement that made the best of a challenging vintage and combined gorgeous aromatics,...
$74.99
2018 Tikal Natural Red Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
2018 Tikal Natural Red Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
 I remember when the wines of Tikal first hit the marketplace some years ago, creating quite a stir with their glamorous wines, distinctive packaging and attractive pricing.  Tikal also has a connection to the most famous producer in all of...
$20.99
$17.99
2019 Six Cloves Magnolia Red Blend Los Carneros, Sonoma County
2019 Six Cloves Magnolia Red Blend Los Carneros, Sonoma County
The Cabernet Sauvignon (Millen Vineyard) and Merlot (Pyaleh Vineyard) were grown organically by Shaunt and Diego, classmates of Sonoe’s at UC Davis, who are converting conventionally grown small vineyards into healthy organic ones throughout the...
$45.00
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero Pre-Arrival  $79.99, $84.99 in stock price  The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG  The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers of cooler, more classic harvests and fans...
$49.99
2018 Tiberio 'Archivio' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
2018 Tiberio 'Archivio' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
The southern DOC known as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is one of the most confusing to newcomers to Italian wine, starting with the grape variety itself. Montepulciano is very often confused with the town in Tuscany of the same name and the wine made...
$49.99
2018 Giacomo Ascheri Barolo DOCG
2018 Giacomo Ascheri Barolo DOCG
Large and in charge, Matteo Ascheri is one of those people you meet in Barolo who are just Piemontese to their very core and he’s revered enough locally to be serve as the president of the Barolo-Barbaresco Consorzio. They’ve been in the...
$44.99
2019 Domaine le Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique
2019 Domaine le Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique
FREE GROUND SHIPPING ON 6 OR MORE BOTTLES The bird that filled a thousand cellars has had a chick!  There’s a BABY BIRD in town and, boy, she’s flown right into our hearts! Le Couroulu (a.k.a. ‘The Curlew’ for you...
$36.00
$29.99
2019 Meerlust Red, Stellenbosch
2019 Meerlust Red, Stellenbosch
Blend: 43% Caberbet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot The Follies stay in the the Southern Hemisphere with the delicious Meerlust Red Blend from South Africa with a wine that is essentially the second label of their iconic...
$26.00
$19.99
2019 Villa Calcinaia Cappone Chianti Classico
Vignerons de Mancey
2019 Villa Calcinaia Cappone Chianti Classico
Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50  The Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico, comes from an estate in Tuscany that dates back even further than the Meerlust featured above. The property is part of land gift that dates back to 1524, a group of...
$23.99
$19.99
2019 Domaine FL Savennières 'Chamboureau'
2019 Domaine FL Savennières 'Chamboureau'
100% Chenin Blanc Whew!  Is there any white wine made anywhere in the world more scintillating than a bone-dry Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley?  The best are just packed with personality and offer up not only amazing, concentrated fruit...
$39.99
2018 I Custodi 'Pistus' Etna Rosso
I Custodi
2018 I Custodi 'Pistus' Etna Rosso
Winery Notes:  Vinification: The grapes are harvest and selected, brought to the winery in shallow crates, where the whole clusters are soft-crushed. Maceration for about a week in steel vats. Maturation in the same vats for about 9 months...
$34.99
2019 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Chateau Montelena
2019 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
NOSE: Pure and powerful, this wine opens with fresh blueberries, blackberry pie and cassis. ˜e endless dark fruit is complemented by a range of baking spices: vanilla at first, but also clove and cinnamon.PALATE: The first sip instantly reveals the...
$89.99
2013 Quintarelli Alzero IGT Veneto Rosso
Quintarelli
2013 Quintarelli Alzero IGT Veneto Rosso
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot - The wine is then aged in French barrels for two or three years, then racked into Slavonian oak barrels for four more years.
$499.99
2019 Oddero Nizza
2019 Oddero Nizza
 The new vintage of a former PRIMA Wine of the Year winner is here and better than ever.  What’s inside is 100% savory Barbera deliciousness!  Brava, Cristina.   The last time Maria-Cristina Oddero visited us for a...
$35.99
2016 Ciacci Brunello Riserva 'Pianrosso- Santa Caterina d'Oro
Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
2016 Ciacci Brunello Riserva 'Pianrosso- Santa Caterina d'Oro
  Our allocations of this round of Ciacci Piccolomini’s much-coveted Brunellos is pitiful but you, our best Italian wine-loving customers, deserve the 4-1-1.  Ciacci, thanks to their position in the southernmost, warmest part of...
$209.99
2019 El Enemigo Cabernet Franc
El Enemigo
2019 El Enemigo Cabernet Franc
Think Argentina is all about Malbec?  Think again!  Cab Franc loves the Mendoza’s high altitude, abundant sunshine and desert-like conditions.  Here it develops a thicker skin and more color, as well as the kind of tannins one might...
$26.99
$24.99
2019 E. Pira Chiara Boschis Langhe Nebbiolo
E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis
2019 E. Pira Chiara Boschis Langhe Nebbiolo
PRIMA Notes:  The 2019 Langhe Nebb, we’ve loved it ever since it first went into the bottle and it has only gotten better with the extra time in the bottle.  While Chiara sometimes glibly calls her Nebbiolo a ‘Baby Barolo,’ I...
$49.99
2017 Cantina della Volta "BrutRosso" Lambrusco di Sorbara Brut
Cantina della Volta
2017 Cantina della Volta "BrutRosso" Lambrusco di Sorbara Brut
 Rich red wine characteristics meet the light effervescence of a champagne-style sparkler. Ripe strawberry and cherry, blood orange, baking spice, and tangerine pith all culminate in a lip smacking finish. Refreshing, yet with a depth of flavor that...
$21.99
2019 Susana Balbo Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza
Susana Baldo
2019 Susana Balbo Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza
Prima Note :In honor of Brandon leading a group of PRIMA customers to Mendoza next February (now is the time to sign up, folks) and, in honor of Women in Wine month, we give you Susana Balbo’s absolutely delicious, ultra-dark and savory Cabernet...
$19.99
2018 E. Pira-Chiara Boschis Barolo Cannubi 1.5 Liter
E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis
2018 E. Pira-Chiara Boschis Barolo Cannubi 1.5 Liter
 The star of the show when presented horizontally with her two other 2018 Barolos, Chiara’s 2018 Cannubi is sort of a benchmark for this iconic vineyard- the ultimate blend of everything we think of as Classic Barolo and ditto for Cannubi...
$349.99
2019 Crocker & Starr AVA Napa Valley Red Blend of Cabernet Franc
Crocker & Starr
2019 Crocker & Starr AVA Napa Valley Red Blend of Cabernet Franc
Winery Notes: The deep ruby/purple-hued 2019 A.V.A. Red Blend of Cabernet Franc checks in as 68% Cabernet Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. It’s a ripe, medium to full-bodied, incredibly silky expression of this...
$67.99
2019 Tenuta Carleone 'Uno' IGT Sangiovese Toscana
Tenuta di Carleone
2019 Tenuta Carleone 'Uno' IGT Sangiovese Toscana
The smallest production in Sean’s cellar is the wine he calls ‘Uno,’ referring to the single grape variety used in the wine.  This is the flagship, Riserva-style wine of the estate and is sourced from the best Sangiovese grapes...
$94.99
2019 Kilikanoon 'Killerman's Run' Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley
Kilikanoon
2019 Kilikanoon 'Killerman's Run' Cabernet Sauvignon, Clare Valley
Let’s finish our tour of the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia.  Kilikanoon is located in the town of Penwortham, situated in the rolling hills of the Clare Valley, just a two-hour drive north through the much warmer Barossa Valley from...
$24.00
$21.99
2018 Istine 'Levigne' Chianti Classico Riserva
Istine
2018 Istine 'Levigne' Chianti Classico Riserva
 They say you can tell a lot about a wine by meeting the winemaker, and that’s very much the case with the vivacious Angela Fronti of the Istine estate in Radda-in-Chianti.  She radiates energy from every pore, as well as a deep,...
$66.99