The “Monvigliero” hillside vineyard has long been considered the most significant cru in Verduno and one of the most valuable in the entire Barolo winegrowing region. Mixed soil with limestone and laminated Marls of Saint Agatha and a...
The grapes come from the historic “Cerequio” vineyard: one of the most significant MGAs in the entire Barolo winegrowing region. Our plot is located in the municipality of Barolo. Situated around 320 m asl, it has a southern exposure and a...
The grapes come from the MGA “Lazzarito” vineyard in the municipality of Serralunga d’Alba, a fabulous amphitheater-shaped plot with a south-western exposure. The soil is rich in limestone and clay, and the altitude is between 330 and...
The grapes come from the historic MGA “Brunate” vineyard in the municipality of La Morra, located on the southern slope towards Barolo. The soil is characterized by Marls of Saint Agatha at an altitude of about 350 m asl. The average age of...
Nowhere else, I think, does the unique soil a region so inform the style of the wine as it does in the Soave Classico appellation. Located on a sweep of hills that roll eastward as far as the Venice lagoon, this area is not to be confused with the...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Piemonte
Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo
You’ve probably already read a lot about vintage 2020 in the Barolo and Barbaresco zones and maybe had the chance to sample a few. It’s the middle harvest of the...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Wine Varietal: Nebbiolo The much-anticipated debut of the Oddero Monvig! As polished, floral and elegant as this vineyard can be with a dash of the Oddero austerity
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Wine Varietal: Nebbiolo Maybe the most ‘typical’ of the Oddero style, this is remarkably consistent vintage after vintage. All camphor, balsam and cinnamon.
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo This is my guilty pleasure Oddero- always so exotically fragrant and very Villero. Probably will be the first to reach its potential
If what I hear from you customers means anything, just about everyone has been to Rome this year. At least it seems that way. It makes me insanely jealous to hear about all the great meals you’ve been enjoying there, if not the crowds...
50% Fiano 50% Greco The red version of Core has had a long PRIMA following dating back to when the iconic Montevetrano first created this sort of second label from grapes purchased from other growers not necessarily contingent to their Salento...
Even though we know it’s warm out there and the temptation to open this right away is irresistible, we recommend you save some too. We just drank our last 2021 at home. - JR From the alpine hills of the Alta Piemonte comes this absolutely...
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...
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 are poster children for this wonderful vintage in Barolo! The Barolo Classico, a 10,000 bottle...
Let’s start our journey in the Eisaktaller or, as the Italians say, the Valle Isarco. While still in Italy (for now), this narrow, high altitude valley sits just a few kilometers from the Brener Pass into Innsbruck, Austria. While this...
The name of this obscure, off-the-beaten path appellation is actually bigger than the actual land it covers but, trust me, once you’ve had a glass or two, ‘Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle’ will just roll off your tongue. The wine...
Wine professionals love to argue about Pigato, the very intriguing white grape indigenous to coastal Liguria. Pigato is Vermentino many argue. But ask any farmer working the steep, rocky slopes that loom over the ocean there and they’ll...
The hillside vineyards of Caluso, right on the border between Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta, seem to defy gravity, perilously clinging to terraces built during Roman times. It’s a stunning vista you almost have to see to believe...
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 Grasso sisters in Suzanne Hoffman’s...
Ground shipping included on 6 bottles or more, mixed and matched with Penna-Currado wines When Luca Currado-Vietti and Elena Penna sold their beloved Vietti, it sent shockwaves through the wine world. What would happen to Vietti, everyone wondered, now...
Ground shipping included on 6 bottles or more, mixed and matched with Penna-Currado wines When Luca Currado-Vietti and Elena Penna sold their beloved Vietti, it sent shockwaves through the wine world. What would happen to Vietti, everyone wondered, now...
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;...
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;...
Ok, Barbera fans. The latest vintage of this PRIMA favorite is a real barnburner and we want you to try it! 2021 was truly an outstanding harvest for Barbera (and everything else) in Piemonte producing some absolute classics! And the Odderos, as...
A blend of Malvasia Istriana, Friulano and Riesling Renano, the Friuli Isonzo Flors di Uis shows a slightly more streamlined and tonic in feel with bright aromas of white flower, peach, pear and crushed granite that waft elegantly from the bouquet.
Rocca di Montegrossi, located in A Monti in Gaiole in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, is very famous for its fabulous organically-farmed reds. One of their top wines is the San Marcellino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, named after the...
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...
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...
Man, that’s a complicated name for such a small, squat bottle of wine, right? But, trust me, once you’ve had a glass or two, ‘Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle’ will just roll off your tongue. The wine comes from the...
You can be forgiven for never having heard of the Susumaniello grape. In order to, you’d, most likely, either be studying for your second level sommelier exam or have had opportunity to eat and drink in...
Sure, Uccelliera’s popular Rosso di Montalcino is one of the top examples of Tuscan Sangiovese every vintage- it is even always notably successful in what are considered less-successful vintages- but in a powerful,...
Is there anything more savory, food-friendly or just plain delicious than a well-made Barbera? It’s the one grape that nature endowed with all the right pieces to effortlessly produce a wine with both the treble and bass on eleven! Our...
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and he still makes the most famous- but he loved...
The thing that all fans of this ultra-important La Morra cantina agree upon is that anything made with an Oddero label on it is going to be some serious juice! ‘Fun, easy-to-drink quaffer’ is rarely a description one finds in any review...
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...
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...
Flavio Roddolo is one of those true originals you can still find in Langhe hills. From his tiny, careworn cellar and farmhouse on the Bricco Appiani hilltop near Monforte d’Alba, he produces all of 20,000 bottles annually of truly original,...
Fratelli Giacosa is an amazing success story that began back in 1895 when Giuseppe Giacosa bought his very first vineyard. Giuseppe and his three brothers each went their own way career-wise but Giuseppe wanted to honor his family roots in the Alba...
Fattoria Coroncino is one of the legendary artisanal producers of Verdicchio. The winery was founded by Lucio and Fiorella Canestrari in 1981. The winery is located in Staffolo, in the heart of theCastelli dei Jesi zone. Organic since the beginning, and...
We complete our ‘Giro di Vino Bianco di Italia’ with a stop in Isonzo, on Italy’s border with Slovenia. A completely different animal than Elena Walch’s PG above, Ferlat’s undergoes an extended period of skin contact-...
On the short list of the top Arneis made, this, the winery’s signature cuvee, is assembled from two separate vineyards in Roero- one in Vezza adjacent to the iconic Valmaggiore and the other, Renesio Incisa, in Canale. This latter hill has...
Capichera is one of the most important addresses in the Gallura appellation in the far north of Sardinia but they choose to label this- their freshest, easiest going version of Vermentino (even though it could technically wear the higher-regarded...
It’s not hard to find Pinot Grigio out there. There’s a virtual ocean of it made from the flatlands of Trentino and the Veneto available for your easy-drinking pleasure. But those inexpensive but often character-deficient PGs give...
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...
A delightful primer on the many attributes of the Nebbiolo grape, this lithe, aromatic beauty hails from the Giacosa family’s vineyard just on the Roero side of the Tanaro river, right across from the family’s holdings in the Neive commune of...
Spring has officially sprung! Those looking for the perfect seasonal quaffer need look no further than Stefano Massone’s absolutely delicious Gavi! All at once serious and a ton of fun to drink, Massone’s organically-farmed,...
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. Both...
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...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Consider this the coming out party for this Roddi cuvee. It’s a wonderful site with perfect exposure and its cooler climate makes for a more elegant, open and charming...
Fans of good Barbera all agree that the category is wide, diverse and lots of fun to explore. From the lighter spicier wines of Asti and northern Piemonte and their more supercharged, age-worthy brethren in Nizza to the more substantial, dark,...
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...
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...
I remember, back sometime in the mid-1990s, driving from Piemonte to Tucsany with Marco de Grazia, then the instigator, impresario and importer of the ‘Barolo Boys.’ Even with the taste of the last Barolo we had enjoyed together...
I remember meeting a certain young Barbaresco winemaker at an outdoor table in the Palazzo di Savona in Alba ‘for an aperitivo’ one afternoon many years only to have him walk out of the bar carrying a double magnum of Ca’ del...
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...
One of my favorite spots in all of Italy, Carso, or Karst, as it’s called on the other side of the Slovenian border a bare kilometer away, is a world onto itself. The easternmost part of Friuli, it’s not exactly Italy, but not Slovenia...