2022 Chateau Les Mesclances, "Romane" Cotes de Provence Rosé
Sometimes you want a really good Rose but not, necessarily, something too serious that you need to fuss a lot about: Something aromatic, dry and really, really pretty. ...
As the temps creep back into the 90s, I am reminded that there is no better wine to beat the heat and match the food than a crisp, lively, flavorful Sauvignon Blanc. This is one that has played its way onto our shelves several years ago and...
Friuli exists where East meets West, and the cities of Udine and Trieste are stunning cultural and architectural reminders that, depending on who wins what war, Friuli’s inclusion in Italy is more arbitrary than part of any great European master...
We think Cabernet Franc makes an excellent Rose. The best can capture the grape’s silky texture and lovely dash of white pepper. Joguet is one of Chinon’s acknowledged masters and his Rose is always one of the best (and most serious- by...
If a wine could perfectly express its origins, Kofererhof’s Műller-Thurgau might be one of the most expressive wines in the world! Those who have travelled up here, deep in the mountains just a few kilometers south of...
The French invasion of Oregon, beginning many years ago when the Drouhin family first planted their flag in the Willamette Valley, was based entirely on the notion that, without the ability to expand Burgundy’s borders any further, Oregon’s...
2020 Domaine Marcel Deiss Alsace 'le Jeu des Verts' Blanc
Robert Parker: From the south-facing Gruenenspiel cru, the onion-colored 2020 Le Jeu de Verts is the first orange wine of the domaine and blends Riesling, Blanc de Pinot Noir...
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...
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...
As allocated as Rose gets in the United States, Sinskey’s Vin Gris of Pinot Noir is a longtime category buster! This is as beautiful as it gets and our allocation will sell out shortly! This earns *** Hammocks and **** Arugulas on our...
I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this wine since tasting a barrel sample last fall with the importer. We loved the new cleaner packaging for a start, and the wine was sensational! While the 2019 was remarkable,...
When it comes to American versions of the Cabernet Franc grape, there seem to be two distinct camps. One looks at Franc like Sauvignon and aims for riper, silkier, more powerful wines that show a lot of texture, polish and class. Crocker...
2020 Mas de Boislauzon Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge
Man, these 2020 Rhone reds are fun to drink. This vintage seems to have produced a bevy of Grenache-based lovelies with not only nicely concentrated fruit without excessive alcohol (no...
Winemaker Notes
This Cabernet truly defines the best of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. With a deep garnet color and luscious viscosity aromas of dark chocolate, ground coffee and fresh leather. On the palate, intense dark fruit, sweet vanilla, black...
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy. The area has long been...
2021 Domaine La Folie Rully Blanc 'Clos La Folie'
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white...
2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol
Given all the other crises we are dealing with these days, the lack of Sancerre doesn’t rank very high. That is, unless you have a true hankering for what might be the world’s...
2020 Hubert Bouzereau-Grueres Bourgogne Chardonnay
If you throw a rock into the village of Meursault, you’re likely to hit someone named Bouzereau and, as such, this last name has been synonymous with great Meursault for centuries. But all...
2022 Li Veli Susumaniello Rosato IGP Puglia
John: A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics. This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking...
2022 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and...
2021 Gini Soave Classico
People of a certain age still cringe at the word ‘Soave’ as it conjures up the virtual ocean full of really bad wine once grown in the flats along the autostrada near Soave castle between Verona and Venice...
The recent boomlet in Rose has left us shaking our heads a bit. How many of these never-before-seen pink wines we see out there are now being produced simply to ride the bandwagon? And how many are truly serious players in the Rose...
2021 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel
As the weather turns warm this week, my thoughts have turned to our neglected backyard and the long-suffering grill sitting out there. The poor thing has spent all winter under a cover and ignored, ...
The first thing you’ll notice about Corsican wine is that the nomenclature is unlike anything you’ve ever encountered. The winery names, grape names and place names will be foreign to you, unless, of course, you’ve already visited...
The Wester Reach Pinot Noir comes from the DuMOL O’Connell Estate, two Dutton family sites (Widdoes and Upper Road) and the Occidental Road Vineyard and boasts a complexity of Pinot Noir clones that bring black raspberry and cherry fruit flavors...
The Wester Reach Chardonnay hails from a who’s-who of cool-climate Sonoma royalty including vineyards like Ritchie, Lorenzo, Charles Heintz and the DuMOL O’Connell Estate. Think here of the body of a classic California Chardonnay bolted...
Sonoe has been working with the grapes from the Linda Vista Vineyard since 2018 vintage. Located on the eastern, cooler side of the Oak Knoll District, this vineyard has been organically farmed (CCOF Certified Organic) by Steve Matthiasson since...
2019 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone Rouge
70% Grenache, 20 % Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Muscardin The wines of Paul Autard are no strangers to the shelves here at PRIMA Vini, nor to the cellars of many of our customers. One...
Alpha-Omega really doesn’t need much of an introduction to longtime PRIMA customers. Almost anyone that has driven up Highway 29 through the Napa Valley has seen the high-profile winery, and anyone who has stopped in for a tasting knows the quality...
2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
Welcome to spring! This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure. It is here, I think, where Cab...
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My first experience with the Aligote grape, some 30 years ago, led me to believe that the wine was always fat and creamy with exotic fruit notes and a lush texture. Looking back on that now, I realize that the...
2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien '
Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5L
There’s Langhe Nebbiolo and there’s Langhe Nebbiolo. Typically made to be consumed young and at its juicy best, many of the wines labeled Langhe Nebbiolo are made from younger vines,...
2020 Edetaria Via Terra Garnatxa Blanca, Terra Alta DO
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Tasty! Very tasty indeed! Grenache Blanc with zing from Terra Alta in Spain! Imagine your favorite Cotes du Rhone Blanc with...
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Smart shoppers know that spring is not the season for the new vintage of Rose but also the best time to find deals on the previous harvest’s wines, the best of which are only now rounding into...
Rosso is a blend which represents our autochthon varietals. The grapes from the younger vines of the Estate combined together, offer a fresh, aromatic, charming wine with a Piedmontese character. Brilliant ruby-red with purple hints. Expressive,...
Winemaker Notes
Alejandro Vigil is a master of Chardonnay, as well as a man who likes to push boundaries, which is why this impressive white was made with a little flor, just like a Fino Sherry. Toasty, spicy and salty, this is briney and refreshing...
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While the boom in Paso Robles’ robust reds is being led by Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s important to remember that all kinds of heat-loving grapes thrive in its unique microclimate; you only have to look...
While one ordinarily thinks of the Cotes du Rhone, one thinks of the Grenache-based wines of the southern Rhone Valley. This is not one of those. Iconic winemaker Jean-Louis Chave, instead, uses the appellation as a catchment for the...
Nothing better than good ol’ Zinfandel when one’s fancy turns to spring-summer grillin.’ When it comes to Zinfandel, there’s one that stands head and shoulders over all the others when it comes to curing what ails you...
The 2021 Kistler Les Noisetiers has, at long last, arrived. Our allocation of this California benchmark Chardonnay from the very short 2020 harvest disappeared head-spinningly fast and we’ve been out of wine since the holidays but,...
The story of the Brajkovich family and their rise from humble beginnings to an internationally recognized wine icons is an inspirational saga that speaks to their hard work, determination and foresight. Emigrating from Croatia in 1938, Mick and his...
Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature. It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...