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...
There’s Chablis and there there’s Chablis, and Regnard’s Grand Regnard has long been one of the best! Calling this producer ‘venerable’ is an understatement, and their wines, dating back to the nineteenth century, are...
Affordable but tasty white Burgundy is an essential- like the little black dress of your wine fridge. The successful candidate should be inexpensive enough to open any night of the week, go well with any sort of food, taste great by all itself and,...
New to PRIMA (and to the United States!), this is one of the most exciting young Chablis producers we’ve seen in years! Orion was created by the intrepid Léa Schaller, who decided to trade a career in the music business in Paris for a...
Historically one never turned to the Macon for rich, character-filled white Burgundies. They looked further up the Cotes to find them. But a new generation of vintner and a little help from a changing climate has turned appellations like...
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...
Location, location, location! We discovered not too long ago that Sonoma-Cutrer’s top-quality Russian River Ranches cuvee is largely sourced from the Chardonnay vines planted on either side of the driveway that runs up to the hill to the very...
Pronounced var-renne, this cuvée comes from roughly six acres on the plain, where the heavier clay soils give more spice and structure to the wine. The vines are mature, averaging 45-years; the wine ferments in steel and undergoes around 14 months...
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And now for something completely different! Andy Smith, is a veteran winemaker of Scottish descent with a resume that includes working for several producers in Burgundy before coming to...
Good Sancerre is such an important staple in any wine fridge and we love to drink it with so many kinds of food. But Mother Nature dictates how much good Sancerre there can be out there, and she’s been very parsimonious over the past few...
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy. The area has long been...
2021 Domaine La Folie Rully Blanc 'Clos La Folie'
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white...
2020 Hubert Bouzereau-Grueres Bourgogne Chardonnay
If you throw a rock into the village of Meursault, you’re likely to hit someone named Bouzereau and, as such, this last name has been synonymous with great Meursault for centuries. But all...
Sonoe has been working with the grapes from the Linda Vista Vineyard since 2018 vintage. Located on the eastern, cooler side of the Oak Knoll District, this vineyard has been organically farmed (CCOF Certified Organic) by Steve Matthiasson since...
When it comes to California Chardonnay, there are many who it do it well, but the list of those who do it exceptionally well is a lot shorter. These are winemakers who can translate California’s best sites into wines with...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve long been fans of this small property now in its third generation. Patrice’s father, Daniel, was a tremendous winemaker and his wonderful offerings from Nuits St. Georges were fixtures here at PRIMA for...
Those of us in the wine business, well, those of us who truly love wine anyway, make no pretense towards absolute impartiality when it comes to judging our favorites. We form deep emotional attachments to some wines and they become more like old...
PRIMA Notes: Farming sustainably, with a push toward organic viticulture in the offing, his Chardonnay vineyards, ranging in age from 5 years to 80, thrive in the clay and limestone soil of the Maconnais, extracting great minerality and structure...