Reds

2016 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore
2016 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore
 The 2015 Valpolicella Classico Superiore lifts up with unprecedented freshness as a beautiful mix of fresh cherries, cloves and cedar is complemented by rosy florals. This is a model of purity, slightly salty in character, with crisp red fruits and...
$120.00
2019 Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc, Stellenbosch RSA
2019 Raats Dolomite Cabernet Franc, Stellenbosch RSA
Most people don’t associate Cabernet Franc with South Africa but it has been in the ground here for centuries.  The Raats family of Stellenbosch has made the grape their raison d’etre (along with some excellent cuvees of Chenin Blanc) as...
$24.99
$23.99
2020 Tenuta Luisa Cabernet Franc, Isonzo del Friuli
2020 Tenuta Luisa Cabernet Franc, Isonzo del Friuli
Friuli exists where East meets West, and the cities of Udine and Trieste are stunning cultural and architectural reminders that, depending on who wins what war, Friuli’s inclusion in Italy is more arbitrary than part of any great European master...
$19.99
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'  , the Olga Raffault Chinon has my vote for the PERFECT red for the summer season.  It’s the very definition of finesse, yet there is plenty enough chutzpah to stand up to everything you could...
$34.99
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru
2018 Chateau Lassegue, St. Emilion Grand Cru  While Cabernet Franc comprises only 35% of the blend here (the rest being Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon), it plays a very important part in this supremely elegant Right Bank Bordeaux from Saint...
$54.99
$49.99
2022 Charles Joguet Chinon Rose
2022 Charles Joguet Chinon Rose
We think Cabernet Franc makes an excellent Rose. The best can capture the grape’s silky texture and lovely dash of white pepper.  Joguet is one of Chinon’s acknowledged masters and his Rose is always one of the best (and most serious- by...
$25.99
$24.99
2015 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1.5L
2015 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1.5L
 The 2015 Valpolicella Classico Superiore magnum lifts up with unprecedented freshness as a beautiful mix of fresh cherries, cloves and cedar is complemented by rosy florals. This is a model of purity, slightly salty in character, with crisp red...
$270.00
2014 Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet
2014 Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet
A claret sort of blend, with 20% merlot meshed to even parts cab and cab franc, dried in the traditional fashion for nigh on two months. A wine of latent power, the tannic mettle serving to compress prune, alpine amaro scents, licorice root and camphor...
$500.00
2015 Quintarelli Veneto Rosso "Cà del Merlo"
2015 Quintarelli Veneto Rosso "Cà del Merlo"
 Tasting Notes: The Rosso Ca'del Merlo is a blend of 55% Corvina and Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon witht the rest made up of a field blend of Cabernet Franc, Nebbiolo, Croatina, Sangiovese all from...
$112.00
2019 Ostatu Escobal, Rioja Alavesa
2019 Ostatu Escobal, Rioja Alavesa
2019 Ostatu Ecobal, Rioja Alavesa Growers for a large part of their 250-year history, it was husband and wife, Doroteo and Maria Asuncio Saenz, who initiated the push toward estate-bottled wines back in the 1970s at Ostatu.  The winery also...
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$19.99
2020 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2020 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
When Paul Hobbs set out to create a value-priced stable of wines to balance out his high-priced estate and single-vineyard offerings, he approached the project with the same single-minded intensity and meticulousness that have made the Hobbs label one of...
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$29.99
2019 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
2019 CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
When Paul Hobbs set out to create a value-priced stable of wines to balance out his high-priced estate and single-vineyard offerings, he approached the project with the same single-minded intensity and meticulousness that have made the Hobbs label one of...
$60.00
$49.99
2022 Robert Sinskey Vin Gris of Pinot Noir, Los Carneros
2022 Robert Sinskey Vin Gris of Pinot Noir, Los Carneros
As allocated as Rose gets in the United States, Sinskey’s Vin Gris of Pinot Noir is a longtime category buster!  This is as beautiful as it gets and our allocation will sell out shortly!  This earns *** Hammocks and **** Arugulas on our...
$37.99
2018 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
2018 Handley Cellars Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley
Being so far removed from the hubbub of Napa and Sonoma, in the northwest corner of Anderson Valley north of Philo, was the ideal location for Milla Handley to craft wines under her own banner.  With plenty of experience under her belt at some of...
$35.99
2019 Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Method Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Our search for Napa Valley Cabernets at good prices has taken us down yet another enticing rabbit hole.  This time we popped out at the doorstep of Master Sommelier Ian Cauble who you might remember for his featured roles in the Somm and Into the...
$39.99
$28.99
2021 Lang & Reed Cabernet Franc, North Coast
2021 Lang & Reed Cabernet Franc, North Coast
When it comes to American versions of the Cabernet Franc grape, there seem to be two distinct camps.  One looks at Franc like Sauvignon and aims for riper, silkier, more powerful wines that show a lot of texture, polish and class.  Crocker...
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$27.99
2020 Mas de Boislauzon Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge
2020 Mas de Boislauzon Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge
2020 Mas de Boislauzon Cotes du Rhone Villages Rouge  Man, these 2020 Rhone reds are fun to drink.  This vintage seems to have produced a bevy of Grenache-based lovelies with not only nicely concentrated fruit without excessive alcohol (no...
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$19.99
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo DOCG 'Tartufaia'
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo DOCG 'Tartufaia'
2019 Giulia Negri Barolo Tartufaia  OK.  The 2018 vintage of the Negri Barolo Tartufaia was PRIMA’s Wine of the Year in 2022- a magnificent achievement that made the best of a challenging vintage and combined gorgeous aromatics,...
$74.99
2021 Treana Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 Treana Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker Notes This Cabernet truly defines the best of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. With a deep garnet color and luscious viscosity aromas of dark chocolate, ground coffee and fresh leather. On the palate, intense dark fruit, sweet vanilla, black...
$24.99
2021 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel
2021 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel
2021 Seghesio Sonoma Zinfandel As the weather turns warm this week, my thoughts have turned to our neglected backyard and the long-suffering grill sitting out there.   The poor thing has spent all winter under a cover and ignored, ...
$26.00
$19.99
2018 Tikal Natural Red Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
2018 Tikal Natural Red Blend, Mendoza, Argentina
 I remember when the wines of Tikal first hit the marketplace some years ago, creating quite a stir with their glamorous wines, distinctive packaging and attractive pricing.  Tikal also has a connection to the most famous producer in all of...
$20.99
$17.99
2021 DuMOL Pinot Noir, Wester Reach, Russian River Valley
2021 DuMOL Pinot Noir, Wester Reach, Russian River Valley
The Wester Reach Pinot Noir comes from the DuMOL O’Connell Estate, two Dutton family sites (Widdoes and Upper Road) and the Occidental Road Vineyard and boasts a complexity of Pinot Noir clones that bring black raspberry and cherry fruit flavors...
$84.00
$74.99
2019 Six Cloves Magnolia Red Blend Los Carneros, Sonoma County
2019 Six Cloves Magnolia Red Blend Los Carneros, Sonoma County
The Cabernet Sauvignon (Millen Vineyard) and Merlot (Pyaleh Vineyard) were grown organically by Shaunt and Diego, classmates of Sonoe’s at UC Davis, who are converting conventionally grown small vineyards into healthy organic ones throughout the...
$45.00
2019 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone Rouge
2019 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone Rouge
2019 Paul Autard Cotes du Rhone Rouge  70% Grenache, 20 % Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Muscardin  The wines of Paul Autard are no strangers to the shelves here at PRIMA Vini, nor to the cellars of many of our customers.  One...
$22.00
$18.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Monvigliero Pre-Arrival  $79.99, $84.99 in stock price  The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will...
$79.99
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo DOCG  The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon!  Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers of cooler, more classic harvests and fans...
$49.99
2018 Tiberio 'Archivio' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
2018 Tiberio 'Archivio' Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
The southern DOC known as Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is one of the most confusing to newcomers to Italian wine, starting with the grape variety itself. Montepulciano is very often confused with the town in Tuscany of the same name and the wine made...
$49.99
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5 Liter
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5 Liter
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5L There’s Langhe Nebbiolo and there’s Langhe Nebbiolo.  Typically made to be consumed young and at its juicy best, many of the wines labeled Langhe Nebbiolo are made from younger vines,...
$74.99
2018 Giacomo Ascheri Barolo DOCG
2018 Giacomo Ascheri Barolo DOCG
Large and in charge, Matteo Ascheri is one of those people you meet in Barolo who are just Piemontese to their very core and he’s revered enough locally to be serve as the president of the Barolo-Barbaresco Consorzio. They’ve been in the...
$44.99
2019 Domaine le Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique
2019 Domaine le Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvee Classique
FREE GROUND SHIPPING ON 6 OR MORE BOTTLES The bird that filled a thousand cellars has had a chick!  There’s a BABY BIRD in town and, boy, she’s flown right into our hearts! Le Couroulu (a.k.a. ‘The Curlew’ for you...
$36.00
$29.99
2020 Bodyguard by Daou Red Table Wine, Paso Robles
2020 Bodyguard by Daou Red Table Wine, Paso Robles
FREE GROUND SHIPPING ON 6 OR MORE BOTTLES While the boom in Paso Robles’ robust reds is being led by Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s important to remember that all kinds of heat-loving grapes thrive in its unique microclimate; you only have to look...
$38.99
2020 Jean-Louis Chave Cotes du Rhone Village 'Mon Coeur'
2020 Jean-Louis Chave Cotes du Rhone Village 'Mon Coeur'
 While one ordinarily thinks of the Cotes du Rhone, one thinks of the Grenache-based wines of the southern Rhone Valley.  This is not one of those.  Iconic winemaker Jean-Louis Chave, instead, uses the appellation as a catchment for the...
$24.99
Austin Cabernet Sauvignon by Austin Hope, Paso Robles
Austin Cabernet Sauvignon by Austin Hope, Paso Robles
A new everyday option from the folks at Austin Hope!  True to Paso Robles’ signature style, this fruit-forward Cabernet Sauvignon has enticing aromas of dark fruit, fresh vanilla bean, and hints of coffee. On the palette, the dark brooding...
$24.99
$19.99
2019 Meerlust Red, Stellenbosch
2019 Meerlust Red, Stellenbosch
Blend: 43% Caberbet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot The Follies stay in the the Southern Hemisphere with the delicious Meerlust Red Blend from South Africa with a wine that is essentially the second label of their iconic...
$26.00
$19.99
2019 Villa Calcinaia Cappone Chianti Classico
Vignerons de Mancey
2019 Villa Calcinaia Cappone Chianti Classico
Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50  The Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico, comes from an estate in Tuscany that dates back even further than the Meerlust featured above. The property is part of land gift that dates back to 1524, a group of...
$23.99
$19.99
2020 Ermisch Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Ermisch
2020 Ermisch Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley
Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature.  It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...
$39.99
2018 I Custodi 'Pistus' Etna Rosso
I Custodi
2018 I Custodi 'Pistus' Etna Rosso
Winery Notes:  Vinification: The grapes are harvest and selected, brought to the winery in shallow crates, where the whole clusters are soft-crushed. Maceration for about a week in steel vats. Maturation in the same vats for about 9 months...
$34.99
2019 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Chateau Montelena
2019 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
NOSE: Pure and powerful, this wine opens with fresh blueberries, blackberry pie and cassis. ˜e endless dark fruit is complemented by a range of baking spices: vanilla at first, but also clove and cinnamon.PALATE: The first sip instantly reveals the...
$89.99
2013 Quintarelli Alzero IGT Veneto Rosso
Quintarelli
2013 Quintarelli Alzero IGT Veneto Rosso
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot - The wine is then aged in French barrels for two or three years, then racked into Slavonian oak barrels for four more years.
$499.99
2021 Bedrock Zinfandel, California Old Vines
Bedrock
2021 Bedrock Zinfandel, California Old Vines
The 2021 edition of the Bedrock Old Vine Zin finds this seminal wine in its best rendition to date!  Bedrock Wine Company Owner/Winemaker Morgan Twain-Peterson, as you probably already know, has made it his...
$29.99
2019 Oddero Nizza
2019 Oddero Nizza
 The new vintage of a former PRIMA Wine of the Year winner is here and better than ever.  What’s inside is 100% savory Barbera deliciousness!  Brava, Cristina.   The last time Maria-Cristina Oddero visited us for a...
$35.99
2016 Podere Il Palazzino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'Grosso Sanese'
Podere il Palazzino
2016 Podere Il Palazzino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'Grosso Sanese'
 Man, how we love this wine! Our emotional attachment to Il Palazzino goes back all the way to the early 1990s when their wines were first imported into the states by Marc de Grazia. I made the pilgrimage there back when I first visited Chianti in...
$59.99
2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
Austin Hope
2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon
FREE GROUND SHIPPING ON 6 OR MORE BOTTLES 2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles  NEW VINTAGE!    Big boned but nicely balanced, lovers of full-throttle Cabs will dig Austin Hope!    Austin Hope’s wines...
$59.99
$49.99