Gorgeous fresh savory flavors of bay leaf, menthol, cherry pit, bergamot, black pepper, and cinder just scream "Syrah"! Structurally, the wine has a pleasing weight from start to finish but is elevated by a steadily building brightness. Although this...
Pride Mountain Vineyards isn’t one of those places you come across by accident. You sorta have to want to go there and making the trek up Spring Mountain Road isn’t for the faint hearted or those with bad brakes. You know you’ve reached it when you come...
Cabernet Sauvignon 79.2%, Merlot 10.6%, Petit Verdot 3.8%, Cabernet Franc 3.5%, Malbec 2.9%Perfect 100 point ratings do tend to attract a wine lover’s attention and several recent vintages of Spottswoode’s Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, including the...
The wine that reminded us all just how exciting a bottle of good ol’ Chianti can be is back in stock and better than ever, too. Sean O’Callaghan’s Tenuta Carleone Chianti Classico- the 2019 of which was PRIMA’s 2021 Wine of...
The Vite Colte winery is sort of hard to miss when one drives down Via Alba road from Castiglione Falletto into Barolo. Its sleek, award-winning modern architecture sits amongst the vines right at the fork in the road bisecting the Cannubi vineyard where...
And now for something completely different! Carignan from South Africa! Those who love the fruitiness of Zinfandel with their Thanksgiving fare should particularly pay attention to this absolutely lovely, fruit and earth-driven red that has...
How good is this young Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir? Very good! Very good, indeed. Anthill, you might already know, works with six top cool-climate vineyards scattered around the Sonoma Coast and Russian River Valley, bottling each of them separately to much...
$74.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more
We first visited Beaux Freres back in the early 1990s when it was still a very small struggling winery with a blossoming cult-like following for its scintillating, ground-breaking wines. Founder...
We’ve also grabbed a few cases of Morgan’s Bedrock Vineyard Heritage, a field blend from one of California’s most venerable vineyards, last replanted in 1888. This is absolutely gorgeous wine! Limited. Wine Spectator: 2022 Bedrock Vineyard Heritage Wine:...
#23 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year
Mario Fontana is a very cool guy. His tiny cellar is a one-man show at the highest part of the Perno road in Monforte d’Alba, right next to Reppublica di Perno, one of our...
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 that they were gone? We shouldn’t have worried. Vietti is just fine. But,...
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...
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Because it is often the first major Cabernet Sauvignon to be released in a given vintage, Caymus Vineyards is viewed as a bellwether for the quality of a given harvest. True to form, the...
One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up. It was an amazing sight to see! ...
One year I happened to be in Walla Walla the same weekend as Cayuse’s annual open house- the only weekend of the year when the winery is open and wines for the mailing list can be picked up. It was an amazing sight to see! ...
Regular Price $40. Our 48 bottles are $32.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or moreFor newcomers to the Calendal ethos, Plan de Dieu (translated = "God's Plain") is a Southern Rhone appellation created in 2005, and celebrated by...
10% off Pre-arrivalWINES ARRIVE AT THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND ARE BEING SHIPPED UNDER OPTIMAL CONDITIONS BY THE CONTERNOS’ DESIGNATED IMPORTER- THAT’S IMPORTANT!
10% off Pre-arrivalWINES ARRIVE AT THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND ARE BEING SHIPPED UNDER OPTIMAL CONDITIONS BY THE CONTERNOS’ DESIGNATED IMPORTER- THAT’S IMPORTANT!
The 2022 red Burgundies are arriving apace and, as a group so far, they’ve been sensational! Coming on the heels of the massive, ultra-ripe 2020s and the very serious 2021s, they are also a refreshing change; wines that have amazing fruit but also...
The 2022 red Burgundies are arriving apace and, as a group so far, they’ve been sensational! Coming on the heels of the massive, ultra-ripe 2020s and the very serious 2021s, they are also a refreshing change; wines that have amazing fruit but also...
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition with none of the frou-frou associated with some of the...
If they needed a set for a movie about Burgundy in the 1950s, they wouldn’t have to look any further than this eight-generation old cellar in Savigny-Les-Beaune. Here is a spot steeped in tradition with none of the frou-frou associated with some of the...
$159.99 with shipping included on 3 bottles or more
88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot, 100% amazing! We’ve been following this wonderful estate back since Paul Draper first bottled a 1971 Eisele Vineyard Cabernet...
A Light and Lively Red from Piedmont Discover the distinctive character of the 2022 Francesco Rinaldi Grignolino, a light and lively red wine that beautifully captures the essence of Piedmont’s unique terroir. Produced by the...
OK. This wine, quite honestly, is the kind of value that could drive us out of business. What I mean is that we would need to sell an awful lot of $12 Barbera to pay our rent here in Dublin. But a deal is a deal and when one this good...
Either/Or $91.99, shipping included on a set of one bottle each (or 3 bottles of one) If Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo were ever to hook up after a crazy night of wine drinking and have a baby, their offspring would probably be a lot like Nerello...
Dragon Vineyard is an estate-farmed, certified organic vineyard planted at 2250 feet at one of the highest points on Howell Mountain. The perfect eastern exposure and its position over Howell Mountain’s fog line, along with its rocky, red volcanic soil,...
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,...
My, how time flies! Judging by our past inventory reports, it’s been 12 years since we featured a wine from Bodega Atamisque in Argentina. Not only does that make me feel really old, but it means that their wines are long overdue for some love from...
Sure, this Monforte d’Alba producer is justly famous for their two amazing single-parcel Barolos, both coming from the iconic Ginestra MGA but they do several other things extraordinarily well too. You already probably familiar with Educato,...
It’s great to get re-acquainted, as it were, with the Ambra Barco Reale because we have enjoyed it numerous times over the years, by the glass at PRIMA Ristorante, on the shelf in PRIMA Vini and, more to the point, in PRIMA’s wine club. Its...
No one knows the Russian River Valley quite like the gang at Williams Selyem. This ultra-important Healdsburg winery- way back when- was the very first to create constituencies for Pinot Noirs made from now-iconic vineyards like Rochioli, Olivet Lane,...
An Iconic and Elegant Bordeaux-Style Blend Experience the finesse and sophistication of the 2017 Opus One, a wine that embodies the artistry and tradition of one of Napa Valley’s most renowned wineries. This Bordeaux-style blend reflects the...
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...
63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 10% Petite Sirah, 6% Syrah, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet FrancAn offshoot of winemaker Andy Erickson (winemaker for Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle) and wife/partner Annie Favia’s ‘Favia’ Napa Valley Cab project,...
Pride Mountain Vineyards isn’t one of those places you come across by accident. You sorta have to want to go there and making the trek up Spring Mountain Road isn’t for the faint hearted or those with bad brakes. You know you’ve reached...