Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: CampaniaWine Varietal: Blend

PRIMA Notes: One of the first times I visited Napoli, I was with Chef Peter and a few others guys from the PRIMA team.  One Sunday afternoon we discovered, at the top of narrow staircase in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, one of the...

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Vinous Media: The 2019 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo is stunning. It opens with a bit of an exotic flair, mixing smoky plum and lavender with animal musk, crushed ashen stone and a whiff of sour citrus that lights up the senses. Then it enters the palate...

WINE DESCRIPTION - The Greco variety was originally cultivated on the slopes of Vesuvius, where it was given the name Lacryma Christi. It was later planted in the province of Avellino, where it was given the denomination Greco di Tufo. The...

Experience the vibrant and refreshing character of the 2023 Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi Rosato, a rosé wine that perfectly captures the beauty and allure of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Produced by the renowned Marisa Cuomo winery, this wine is a...

  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 restaurant’s by-the-glass program where it was featured as a...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: CampaniaWine Sub-subregion: TaurasiWine Varietal: AglianicoBin Location: J8-J10

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...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: CampaniaWine Varietal: BlendBin Location: i13

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...

My son took us to his favorite ‘top secret, no one can know about this’ music coffee shop in Osaka this past spring. It’s so special he’s worried Japan’s rampant Instagrammers are going to discover it and ruin the place. Anyway, I had a sonic epiphany...

I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Li Veli’s ‘simple’ Primitivo is so good because everything they produce at this address in southern Puglia is amazing but, really, what a stunning wine for under $20!  Dark, earthy and...

Speaking of deals, Massimo Alois’ Greco di Tufo is one of the best values in southern Italian white we’ve seen in a while. While Alois’ own label is dedicated to the wonderful indigenous grapes from near the family’s redoubt in...

Experience the vibrant and refreshing character of the 2022 Antonucci Le Vaglie Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, a wine that beautifully showcases the unique qualities of Italy’s Verdicchio grape. Produced by the renowned Antonucci winery, this...

Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Campania Wine Varietal: Fiano

Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Campania Wine Varietal: Blend A Jewel of the Amalfi Coast Discover the elegance and charm of the 2023 Marisa Cuomo Ravello Bianco, a stunning white wine that captures the essence of Italy’s Amalfi Coast. Produced...

Verdeca is one of those wine grapes one discovers only when they taste it on its home territory- in this case, around the wonderful hill towns overlooking the crystal blue Adriatic in Puglia, at the heel of Italy’s boot.  You’ll probably...

I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Li Veli’s ‘simple’ Primitivo is so good because everything they produce at this address in southern Puglia is amazing but, really, what a stunning wine for under $20!  Primitivo is, of...