This is our mostest-favoritest rosé of the new vintage so far. Sure, 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...

Regular Price $47.99Case Price $45 (12+ bottles) ***Free shipping on 6+ bottles Mix & Match with:2023 Louis Jadot Bourgogne Blanc Those of us in the wine business—well, those of us who truly love wine anyway—make no pretense toward...

The affable but driven Elisa Semino has become (after the iconic Walter Massa) the best-known producer in all of the Derthona appellation! A passionate advocate for the region, she, along with her father and brother, serves as one of the...

These vines are actually southeast facing in Arborina, across the road from Settimo on a slope that, on the opposite side of the swale, belongs to Elio Altare. Why isn’t this Barolo? Because, Tiziana says, ‘we love Dolcetto!’ This is a...

This is never an easy wine to make and, stylistically, Langhe Nebb can range from light, juicy and grapy all the way to Barolo in a minor key. The Bagnascos’ falls neatly right in the middle. Coming from their vineyards on the back side of La Morra...

Regular Price $32.99Case Price (12+ bottles) $30 Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles Clelia Romano’s Colli di Lapio (the appropriately named ‘hill of wolves’) sits at the highest point in the Avellino appellation and affords one a...

The iconic Giovanni Almondo Arneis ‘Bricco delle Ciliegie’ really needs no introduction here at PRIMA but, in case you are one of the few who have yet to discover the joys of this delicious Roero Arneis, here is a word of explanation. The...

Let me see if I have this straight. You’re asking me to buy a $40 Chardonnay from Barbaresco made by an Australian? Yep! Trust me. I wouldn’t go to all the work of trying to if I didn’t think it was worth your while. So…if you want to succeed in the...

Marisa Cuomo Costa d'Amalfi "Ravello" Bianco is a delicate white wine made from a blend of Falanghina and Biancolella, grown on the steep terraced vineyards of Ravello along the Amalfi Coast. This wine offers aromas of citrus, white flowers, and green...

Free ground shipping on 12+ bottlesMix & Match with 2023 Flowers Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast This just-released 2024 is a beautifully balanced wine with all of the great acidity and lovely, lacy fruit this iconic far-coast vineyard can provide. We...

Free ground shipping on 3+ bottles  Only 36 bottles! Bedrock Wine Company has made its sole mission the protection of the legacy and character of California’s oldest vineyards, and anything you see under the Bedrock Heritage label is a wine...

Location, location, location! We discovered not too long ago that Sonoma-Cutrer’s top-quality Russian River Ranches cuvée is largely sourced from the Chardonnay vines planted on either side of the driveway that runs up to the hill to the...

Regular Price $22.99, Case Price (12+ bottles) $20.69 Brokenwood is, to those who remember their wines from the old days, one of the Hunter Valley’s most venerable estates and one of a precious few wineries in the world that specialize in making...

The lovely 2022 is the current vintage for Alois’ Pallagrello Bianco as this variety always needs a bit of time to unwind and show its best. And how marvelously well it is showing right now! Its beautifully ripened fruit runs to fresh...

The 2024 Quenard Savoie Blanc is 100% Jacquère, a regional grape variety that is unique to this part of France and well-suited to the alpine climate, where it yields a wine that is crisp and lively, with a citrus-like aroma and sleek texture on...

Cantina Gallura’s higher-end Canayli Vermentino is a longtime PRIMA favorite, but we’ve just rediscovered their Piras cuvée, an even lighter, fresher version of Vermentino at an even better price! Grown in the rugged, sun-drenched...

Authentic, artisanal wines, no matter where they come from and what they cost, should be evocative.  They should trigger something emotional inside the drinker, a memory of a place, or a smell, or a person.  When we opened a bottle of...

Favorita, for those who like their Italian whites, is the mountain cousin of the Vermentino grape of coastal Liguria, Tuscany and Sardinia. Without the native saltiness so associated with its beach-dwelling relatives, it can seem, in uninspired hands,...

Messanges is actually the old Loire Valley name for Cabernet Franc. Chinon is at its best when it’s in this unoaked, super juicy, super aromatic and super scrumptious mode. Dark, almost black, in color, the aromatics are so vivid, so lively...

Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais has adorned the tables of wine lovers and restaurateurs for years because it is one of the very first wines that Kermit Lynch began importing when he first started bringing wine into the Bay Area. The property itself, located...

In a region known for whites, Schiava is actually Alto Adige’s most planted grape—and the one locals drink. Elena Walch’s version shows just how compelling it can be when treated seriously: a touch riper, with a bit more texture, but...

Moro’s entry wine continues to overdeliver. Absolutely sensational value. It’s built on straightforward Tempranillo fruit—dark berries, a bit of spice—with just enough structure to keep it honest. Easy to open, and easy to finish...

Regular Price $32.99Case Price (12+ bottles) $30 From the breathtakingly beautiful, organically farmed alpine vineyards that surround their home, Gunther and Gaby Kerschbaumer carve out their living running the small but lively Köfererhof Gasthaus...

There’s a lot more going on here than the category usually delivers. Citrus and green apple lead, but there’s a light saline note and a touch of texture that give it shape. It finishes clean and dry, which keeps you coming back...

My first major task as a budding wine consultant in Chicago, at the tender age of 24, was to order and stock the store’s section that happened to include the wines of Greece. It was a slow-moving section as wines with names like Alexakis,...