Jeb Dunnuck: The 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Cuvée Mourre Des Perdrix comes from sandier soils near the estate, and it was raised in concrete tanks, demi-muids, oak barrels, and foudres. Always the most elegant of the cuvées from this...
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition with none of the frou-frou associated with some of the...
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition with none of the frou-frou associated with some of the...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Sub-subregion: Sonoma Coast
Wine Varietal: Chardonnay
Prices include shipping on 6 bottles(mixed any way you like) or more
Our allocation of DuMOL’s 2022 single vineyard Chardonnays and...
You wouldn’t think the noble Nebbiolo vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, right in the heart of the Barolo growing zone, would also be known for producing something as prosaic as Chardonnay…..but they are! The limestone and clay marls here...
A Light and Lively Red from Piedmont Discover the distinctive character of the 2022 Francesco Rinaldi Grignolino, a light and lively red wine that beautifully captures the essence of Piedmont’s unique terroir. Produced by the...
We first met Alan Manley in, of all places, the Bartolo Mascarello cellar in the town of Barolo. It was Alan who showed us around this cathedral of traditional Barolo winemaking until Maria-Theresa could free herself up for our appointment. Turns out...
Either/Or $91.99, shipping included on a set of one bottle each (or 3 bottles of one) If Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo were ever to hook up after a crazy night of wine drinking and have a baby, their offspring would probably be a lot like Nerello...
The modern history of this iconic Chianti producer with the Etruscan name goes back only 50 years, but what a 50 years it has been! This ancient estate high at the top of Gaiole was rejuvenated in the early 1970s by one John Dunkley, who famously...
Dragon Vineyard is an estate-farmed, certified organic vineyard planted at 2250 feet at one of the highest points on Howell Mountain. The perfect eastern exposure and its position over Howell Mountain’s fog line, along with its rocky, red volcanic soil,...
My, how time flies! Judging by our past inventory reports, it’s been 12 years since we featured a wine from Bodega Atamisque in Argentina. Not only does that make me feel really old, but it means that their wines are long overdue for some love from...
The Chianti Classico – the only Brancaia red wine that is made without wood – pays homage to our terroir. This single origin Sangiovese fascinates with its lightness and its fine cherry notes – typical Sangiovese aromas. After twelve...
$32.99, CASE PRICE $360/$30 PER BOTTLE
Even with the modest boomlet of Arneis-based wines now available in the United States, the blue-chips are still the best, and Bruno Giacosa’s is still at the top of the heap when it comes to this...
Price $33.99/CASE PRICE $360/$30 per bottle
The discovery of Cornarea was the product of several years hard research in the Langhe- a search for an Arneis we could recommend to our customers that the locals there themselves loved. I looked at what...
I am not entirely sure when it happened, but it sure did! Pelaverga became a thing. Whenever one of our favorites- G.B. Burlotto, Alessandia, Matteo Ascheri for three- arrives, it disappears almost immediately. When exactly was this...
Cassis sits with Bandol on one side of Marseilles on the Mediterranean coast but its production is a mere fraction of their much-better known neighbor. And, what, say, Domaine Tempier, is to Bandol is what Domaine du Bagnol is to Cassis- the...
“Roger and Christine Saumaize took over the domaine back in 1978 and, in my opinion, are one of the top producers in the Mâconnais.” (Neal Martin)
Rarely do we equate the leaner, mineral-infused whites from the
Maconnaise...
Sure, this Monforte d’Alba producer is justly famous for their two amazing single-parcel Barolos, both coming from the iconic Ginestra MGA but they do several other things extraordinarily well too. You already probably familiar with Educato,...
Our value white Burgundy discovery of the year so far comes from the tiny domaine of husband and wife team Eve and Michel Rey. They farm several excellent sites in and around Pouilly-Fuisse which, of course, is the high rent district of the Macon...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Sub-subregion: Sonoma Coast
Wine Varietal: Chardonnay
Looking for that perfect Chardonnay to enjoy all year long? How about Flowers’ gorgeous Sonoma Coast Chardonnay for a song? This is a...
In spite of our love of dry Rose, crispy Northern European whites and minerally Sancerre, if we were to take a poll of what most of us are actually drinking in our backyards and dining rooms, I am willing to bet that good ol’ California Chardonnay...
$21.99, $240/$20 CASE PRICE
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. ...
And now for the wine this particular Langhe head believes is the deal of the day, Guido Porro’s outstanding Barbera d’Alba! The Porro name needs no introduction to longtime lovers of Langhe wines has his Serralunga d’Alba estate...
Price $24.99/CASE PRICE $264/$22 per bottleOne of the most important things I learned on my trip to the Verdicchio grape growing region of Le Marche was that altitude matters. With summer temperatures climbing and harvests arriving earlier and earlier,...
If you make wine, your label is your calling card. It says exactly who you are and creates an expectation in the potential buyer of what they will find inside the bottle. A great label will just sell itself! That’s why I always shake my...
$29.99, CASE PRICE $324/$27 per bottle
Looking for the perfect wine to open in the backyard this summer? We may have found it! While all of the St. Innocent Pinot Noirs were excellent (the Shea, OMG!), the surprise star of our recent tasting...
Treana Winery is a part of Hope Family Wines, a renowned producer in Paso Robles known for crafting wines that reflect the unique terroir of the region. Treana focuses on producing bold, approachable wines that showcase the rich soils and warm...
Clara Concejo is the dynamic entrepreneur behind Vega Clara, the small but mighty estate located in the village of Quintanilla de Onesimo in the Ribera del Duero appellation, the most famous wine of the Valladolid municipality and one of Spain’s...
No one knows the Russian River Valley quite like the gang at Williams Selyem. This ultra-important Healdsburg winery- way back when- was the very first to create constituencies for Pinot Noirs made from now-iconic vineyards like Rochioli, Olivet Lane,...
James Suckling: If you want to know what a good Mosel riesling tasted like 50 years ago when it was young, this wine gives a very good idea. Light-bodied, but with a wonderful apple and wild berry character and a delicate earthiness. These...
PRICE $21.99, CASE PRICE $240/$20 per bottle
One of the old time wineries of the Gattiara region of the Alto Piemonte, under an hour’s drive northwest of Milan-Malpensa airport, the Antoniolo family has been farming these impossibly inhospitable...
Price $29.99/CASE PRICE $324/$27 per bottle
Clelia Romano’s broad, aromatic and complete Fiano d’Avellino continues to make scores of new friends consistently here in PRIMA Vini. Long a fixture in our late...
PRICE $24.99, CASE SPECIAL $270/$22.50 per bottle
If you had a laboratory and could create the perfect Rose for this summer’s drinking and beyond, what attributes would you look for first? Wonderful color, for sure; a pale pink, maybe, that...
The bluest of Bandol blue chips have also arrived. Can you believe Bastide Blanche, one of the most venerable of all producers in Bandol is half the price of Domaine Tempier? That probably won’t stop you from getting some Tempier, though. I know it...
You all remember the insanely good, totally unique Vin de Solitude Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc and Rouge we sell every once in a blue moon? Well, imagine those unicorns, only made in quantities and sold at prices that give the rest of us...
Still $26.99, CASE SPECIAL $300/$25 PER BOTTLE
The seventh vintage of this newfangled PRIMA favorite is in the house! Intriguing, delicious and always sells out quickly….. This is always one of our top wines of the year.
"There is a...
The Vajras, one of the first families of the Barolo region of the Langhe approach their production of Rosato with the same seriousness and meticulousness as they do their iconic reds. At this exalted address, Rose is far more than the afterthought...
Like the Côte d’Or, the Maconnais was blessed with near ideal conditions in 2023. Yields, for the first time in a while, were higher than normal and that provided ample counter weight to q warm growing season. The resulting wines...
Falanghina 49%, Greco 45%, Fiano 6%. Gemina is the name of an ancient Roman grape planted in the region around the Massican hills of southern Italy. This grape variety originates from Greece, dating back to the first century when it was first called...
The just-arrived 2024 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato is a phenomenal wine (and would be in any color!), says Frank. It’s his personal favorite of all the wonderful Roses we have featured so far this year. He says it can stand proudly next to any...