100% Sangiovese sourced from Podernovone vineyard at an altitude of 500 meters with south-western exposure, planted in 1998, and Canalicchio vineyard at an altitude of 250 meters with north-western exposure, planted in 1989...
We’ve sold every vintage of the Sandrones’ wines here at PRIMA since the 1988 harvest arrived (along with me) in 1994, and I can say, that the two Barolos they made in 2017 are amongst the sexiest, most elegant achievements...
Always the most exotic and easily identifiable wine in the cellar, this is super charming and aromatic. Cinnamon sticks, anise seed and a ton of almost blueberry-like fruit make this a standout. Wine Advocate: The Oddero 2017 Barolo Villero is...
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...
Winery Notes: Deep garnet red colour. Fascinating and deep on the nose. Notes of hay, cut grass, tobacco, white pepper and wild mint. Robust, muscular on the palate, with a taut and mineral finish. The tannins are typical of Serralunga: angular,...
2018 Baricchi Barbera d'Alba 'Riva della Coda' This miniscule estate is making some of the most compelling wines we’ve tried recently. Located in Neviglie, on the fringe of the Barbaresco appellation near the town of...
The Nebbiolo d'Alba Vigna Valmaggiore shows good concentration and a robust bouquet with dark fruit and nutty aromas that remind me of toasted hazelnuts or almonds. Those nutty aromas segue to earthy truffle and potting soil that are also specific to...
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,...
Winery Notes: A wine obtained exclusively from Pinot Bianco grapes, a varietal of great excellence, particularly suited to hilly areas, which has adapted perfectly to Friuli and in particular to the area of Collio. The Pinot Bianco has been planted in a...
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...
It was my late brother-in-law Mike who first introduced me, nearly forty years ago, to the Vallana family’s iconic Spanna. His bottles, acquired a few at a time from his wine-collector father-in-law in Boston over a period of many years, were...
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. ...
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. ...
Featuring a wine from Tenuta Bibbiano, located in Castellina in Chianti, is a real flash from the past for me. This well-known estate, one of the oldest in Tuscany, was part of the wine portfolio that our company imported and distributed when I was just...
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 6 bottles or moreMaybe the best-ever Brunello from this ultra-important producer centered in the northwestern and much cooler part of the Montalcino appellation. The wines of Romitorio are, above all else, stylish! The...
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...
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...
100% Marzemino, a red grape variety grown in Trentino, Lombardia and Veneto. You’ll find it mentioned in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, as apparently Marzemino was a very polar red wine at the Habsbourg Court in Vienna back then. Fermented and...