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...
From somewhere out near wine’s lunatic fringe (and Austria) comes today’s offbeat but really, really delicious offering. Manfred Felsner is one of those guys who- despite its commercialization and globalization- still exist in the wine...
Frank Rothstein, PRIMA’s ‘Minister of Value’ has uncovered a particularly exciting deal on this delicious old school Zinfandel from the Hanna Winery, located in the picturesque Alexander Valley of Sonoma County. Hanna Winery,...
Coming on the heels of the Ciacci offer last week, comes the wonderful benchmarks from Altesino. While Ciacci rules the southern part of the appellation, Altesino’s Montosoli vineyard is the icon of the north. These are beautiful, elegant offerings...
I have the opportunity to special order a parcel of Aurelio Settimo’s wonderful wines at very attractive prices. The wine will be loaded and shipped as soon as I get the order in so we can expect them in late October or early November. ...
2019 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino DOCG (White Label) $79.99 2019 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova $149.99 Shipping is included on 6 bottles, mixed and matched Two of the most important 2019 Brunellos have been...
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Mario Fontana is a very cool guy. His tiny cellar is a one-man show at the highest part of the Perno road that divides Monforte d’Alba and Castiglione Falletto, right next to ‘Reppublica di Perno,’ one of...
Shipping included on 3 bottles or more Never heard of Col di Lamo? Neither, frankly, had we. It’s very, very tiny, and the small amount of Col di Lamo Brunello (and its brilliant orange label) made usually never makes it far from Tuscany...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte 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...
Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine from the grapes from his own vineyards. Giuseppe improved the general quality of the vinification...
Marsannay-la-Cote is the northernmost appellation in the Cotes de Nuits and, as also its coolest spot temperature-wise, a beneficiary rather than a victim of the recent string of warm to hot vintages in Burgundy. Back in the old days, even the best...
Unlike many of the wines featured in PRIMA’s monthly wine club, the El Coto Rioja in this month’s installment is made by one of Spain’s largest concerns, farming over 1800 acres of vines throughout all three of La Rioja’s...
The best Lisini since the transcendent 2016- one of PRIMA’s Wines of the Year, the 2019 is a stunner! As good as any in the appellation. Shipping included on 3 bottles or more There are few other estates in Montalcino with roots as deep as...
Winemaker Notes2019 embodies classic Hillside Select richness, vibrancy, and balance. The aromas push out of the glass, offering black cherry, cedar, cassis, and juicy red summer berries with lifted floral tones. Even at this youthful age, the complexity...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo, Serralunga Lovely, classic Serralunga Barolo from one of its real up-and-coming producers. Wonderful spot (bordering Ornato and Vignarionda) and very old vines- a virtual...
If you’ve ever driven from the town of
Barbaresco to the neighboring hilltop town of Neive, you’ve most likely driven down the hill and turned right on the Tanaro road. As you head towards Neive and look to the immediate left side of your...
The 2020 Aldo Conterno Barolos are an impressive group- it was a vintage that truly favored Monforte d’Alba in general and Bussia specifically, and these will be particularly long-lived wines while being quite approachable while still young. It’s an...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Piemonte
Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo
Wine Varietal: Barolo DOCG
Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine...
Like so many regions of Italy, the island of Sardegna is home to a host of indigenous grape varieties, many of which are not grown anywhere else in the world. Out of a list of 100 or so grape types, only a few are likely to show up on the shelves of your...
Wine Spectator just made it their #7 Wine of the Year, too.
Another ultra-important 2020 southern Rhone release has just arrived, Daniel Brunier’s monolithic Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge. The...
Another set of absolutely stellar Barolos from this intriguing vintage, it cannot be denied that Chiara Boschis is on an incredible roll! Chiara’s brother Giorgio and niece Beatrice are now in control of the cellar while Chiara is free to be in her most...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Wine Varietal: Barolo DOCG Silvia Altare is truly hitting her stride. Now firmly and confidently in control of one of the most seminal properties in all of Barolo, her 2020s...
Mario Marengo is one of Barolo’s most stalwart producers. First from a tiny cantina right on the main road through La Morra and now further up the hill in Serradenari, this small estate has been making great wine since 1899. Currently...
I first visited Trediberri now six years ago at the behest of our good friend Massimo Martinelli who had worked with this micro-cellar’s co-owner Nicola Oberto’s father Federico for over five decades in the cellars of nearby Renato Ratti...
The name Vaira is, of course, one of the best-known monikers in southern Barolo, particularly around the hamlet of Vergne where the Barolo zone intersects with La Morra, Novello and Narzole. Besides the ultra-important Vaira family (who use the...