Buy 12 bottles or more and pay only $23.00 each We consider ourselves Arneis snobs (if such a thing were actually possible). But we get to taste so many, and there have gotten to be so many that are so, well, average, out there. It’s wonderful to...

95 Decanter, 94 Jeb Dunnuck "The 2022 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble is a top 100 Wines of the Year contender.” Jeb Dunnuck Shipping included on orders of 6 bottles or more Even while Pinot Noir from Oregon was catching the imagination of wine lovers...

$18.99, CASE PRICE $204/$17 per bottle My trip to Le Marches on the Adriatic Coast of Italy last year proved to be very instructive.  Along with a deep love for this mercifully-less-touristed area, I came away with a wonderful appreciation of the...

While the Pinot Grigio is an all-time favorite at PRIMA, the one Valle Isarco cuvée we prize the most and get the least is their Kerner. This hybrid cross between Riesling and the red Schiava (a.k.a. Trollinger) grapes was developed to showcase...

Visiting the half-timbered scenic town of Bernkastel is a pilgrimage for any traveler interested in the beautiful and history of Germany.  This gorgeous medieval village is stunning in every way and, surrounded as it is by some of Germany’s...

Ground Shipping included on 3 bottles or more Unfortunately for us, Ca’ del Baio is no longer the best-kept secret in Barbaresco it once was. The news, thanks to their rave reviews, the annual visits of the PRIMA gang and the profiling of the...

HALF BOTTLE (375mL) Another ultra-important 2020 southern Rhône release has just arrived, Daniel Brunier’s monolithic Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge. The vintage is, of course,...

Wine Country: America Wine Subregion: California Wine Varietal: Blend

Coltibuono’s Cetamura nails what everyday Tuscan wine should be: honest, juicy and vibrant. With bright cherry, gentle herbs and a whiff of terracotta, it’s pure Sangiovese joy straight from the hills of Gaiole. A brilliant pizza and pasta...

These vines are actually southeast facing in Arborina, across the road from Settimo on a slope that, on the opposite side of the swale, belongs to Elio Altare. Why isn’t this Barolo? Because, Tiziana says, ‘we love Dolcetto!’ This is a...

Bin Location: L-11

The late Franz Haas was the seventh Franz in a long line of Haases from Montagna and was the man responsible for elevating the family business to one of the most revered in the entire Adige Valley.  Franz approached his work with an incredible...

The Argentine Malbec category has gotten nearly as crowded as the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc section as so many producers have joined the party over the past few years.  Too bad.  Most of them- especially those under $20 a bottle- are really...

While traveling around the Marches a few years ago, I made note of the producers we saw on wine lists at the best enotecas and brought bottles back to sample at our Airbnb near the coast. We found some real gems during our ‘studies,’ none...

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...

Staff Reviews: John Rittmaster, Wine Director: "Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. An excellent example of a seamless, textural style that emphasizes mouthfeel and finish over aromatics or aggressive bubble. Very easy to love this. Doesn’t need...

Staff Reviews: John Rittmaster, Wine Director: "This is such a solid bottles of bubbles! Nice, fresh and complex. Perfect for a backyard celebration. One of America’s real blue chips. ***" Frank Rothstein, Minister of Value: "Tons of flavors and...

2022 was very hot and dry and made, what is for Settimo, a bigger-boned wine with some serious chutzpah. It’s a longtime PRIMA favorite in the ‘baby Barolo’ style with a lot of class and nuance. Love this wine. Very highly recommended.

One of the grandest of the Grand Maestri of Piemonte’s ‘Greatest Generation’ of wine pioneers, Bruno Giacosa only began bottling his own wine in the 1960s, but his legendary perfectionism in the cellar and amazing instincts with regards...

Chateau Cesseras is just one part of the larger Domaine Coudelet, owned by brothers Jean-Yves and Pierre-Andre Ournac. They are joined by Guillaume (Jean-Yves’ son), Camille and Fanely (Pierre-Andre’s son and daughter). Camille is the highly...

Bin Location: K6

Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles   It could be argued that Pommard is Volnay’s “evil twin”—barely a mile away, yet known for prodigious power and sometimes gnarly tannins where Volnay trades in lilting aromatics and grace...

Bin Location: L3

Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles The grapes for the Pinot Noir come from the winery’s favorite vineyard sites on the much cooler reaches of the county, closer to the ocean than the vineyards for the Russian River Valley Pinot, making for a bit...

They say that the best wines in the world always reflect the character of the person who made them, and that couldn’t be truer than the wines of Peter Veyder-Malberg. Peter is one of the most intense, focused and visionary winemakers we’ve...