Rutherford’s Whitehall Lane has always been for us more than just another fun winery visit along Highway 29. All the way back to its founding by the Finkelstein brothers back in 1979, it’s always been a destination for terrific, terroir-driven reds and...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Sub-subregion: Russian River Valley
Wine Varietal: Pinot Noir
Prices include shipping on 6 bottles(mixed any way you like) or more
Our allocation of DuMOL’s 2022 single vineyard Chardonnays...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Langhe Wine Varietal: Nebbiolo Altare needs no introduction here but Giarborina might- it’s a ‘Super Langhe Nebbiolo’ made entirely from Arborina vines aged in small...
If you followed our @prima_dublin Instagram during Brandon and my recent trip to Italy, you’ll already know all about the high-quality sparkling wines of Franciacorta DOCG in Northern Italy. This appellation couldn’t be any more picturesque;...
Professional RatingsDecanter - 93 pointsBeautiful depth, density and complexity, and a lovely spice, along with softer touches of floral aromatics. Successfully holds juice and tension through the palate. A clear feeling of family relation to its bigger...
Even in a country known for producing the best value wines in the world, the Quiles Cono 4 from Alicante stands out as an unbelievable bargain! The winery makes the legendary Fondillon, a Monastrell aged in a solera begun in 1948 as well as several...
As a lot of the Johnny-come-latelies who have recently joined the Rose market are finding out, it’s easy to make a pink wine but it’s a heckuva lot harder to make a good one! This, alas, has become readily apparent as everyone who has sampled some of...
2013 Alexandra Sainz Millesime Bouzy Grand Cru Champagne CHARACTERISTICS OF THE YEAR 2013 IN CHAMPAGNE 2013 was harsh and very capricious. Our dormant vines were covered with snow in the winter. Spring came a little later than usual with intense cold in...
I stumbled upon these two gems while leafing through an importer’s book and my eyes nearly jumped out of my head! Do these unicorns really exist? This blue chip Barolo Cannubi from a vintage pretty much considered as one of the best vintages ever from...
I first met Massimo Martinelli at the old Renato Ratti cantina in La Morra now almost 20 years ago. At the time, he was not only the longtime winemaker at Ratti (he was Ratti’s nephew, and started working there when he was 15), he was also...
We love the dark, effusive, dramatic style of the Pinot Noirs from the Sta Rita Hills appellation, the twin east-west running valleys that run from Solvang to Lompoc in Santa Barbara County. The wines hailing from these cool, coastal rolling hills...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Sub-subregion: Russian River Valley
Wine Varietal: Chardonnay
Prices include shipping on 6 bottles(mixed any way you like) or more
Our allocation of DuMOL’s 2022 single...
It’s really not hard to find an inexpensive California Chardonnay out there, but if it’s quality and distinction you’re hoping for at that under-$25 price point, your options become markedly fewer. We’ve been fans of...
Alexandra Sainz Brut Heritage Grand Cru Champagne 750 ml
Our Brut Héritage is a sharp selection of the highest quality plots in Bouzy, blended with the best reserve wines.
This Champagne rests a minimum of 4 years on lees before disgorging.
The...
Molise is not the first place you think of when it comes to wine in Italy but Di Majo Norante is the province’s best-known producer. The Don Luigi Riserva is the winery’s flagship and, seriously, one of the most fun, most delicious and...
Contrade di Taurasi is owned by Sandro Lonardo, a local schoolteacher, and his wife Enza. They bottle Irpinia Aglianico, Taurasi, and small amounts of a white wine made from Grecomusc’, an indigenous white variety. Their vineyards are all exposed...
When I saw that the name ‘Paul Hobb’s was associated with the Crocus Cahors, I sat up and took notice. When I noticed the incredibly low price, I just had to learn more. After all, Paul Hobbs is a near-legendary winemaker, famous for his...
And now for something completely different! Leave it to Italy to come up with yet another novel grape variety to tempt our taste buds and expand our repertoire of fascinating Italian wines. I am speaking of Nascetta (nah-shetta), a unique and...
We sure hated running out of Luc Prieur’s 2023 Sancerre Blanc earlier this summer. And, by all accounts, so did you! That lovely little wine was one of our biggest sellers of the spring! There is some good news, though, for...
2023 Giornata "Orangotango" San Luis Obispo White Blend (Orange Wine): A Bold and Intriguing Orange Wine Discover the unique and vibrant character of the 2023 Giornata "Orangotango", an orange wine that pushes the boundaries of traditional white...
In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the 2019 vintage in Montalcino is continuing to produce some amazing wines! We’ve been impressed across the board but have been, nonetheless, buying them selectively, looking for wines that show more than just raw...
We are really pleased to include the Scions of Sinai Pinotage in this month’s il Consorzio di PRIMA, another of the unique and special wines from PRIMA alum, Peter Andrews, and his new import company, Culture Wine Company. Peter, in multiple...
Michele Perillo is another excellent small farmer and winemaker. He comes from Castelfranci, in the south-east corner of the appellation, about half an hour away from the town of Taurasi itself. His first bottled vintage was 1999, before which he sold...
Certified Organic Sourced from 6 vineyard sites in the towns of Barolo (Terlo, Paiagallo, Liste), Monforte (Ravera di Monforte, Mosconi), and Serralunga (Gabutti, Baudana) for a total of 2.5 hectares • Clay marl soil with Sant’Agata...