Caymus sources its grapes from a selection of vineyards across Napa Valley, each contributing to the complexity and depth of the wine. The diverse microclimates, varying elevations, and alluvial soils of Napa provide the ideal conditions for growing...
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Location matters. Just ask anyone! When it comes to vines, it really matters! The vineyards of the Barolo area, for example, are carefully demarked down to the last row of vines and if you’re are on the wrong...
Most of you don't know about Bodegas LAN's "employee cuvee." Otherwise known as their "Rioja D-12," this deliciousness is an assemblage of barrels that LAN's entire team (everyone - from vineyard management, to winemaking, to operations, to sales)...
PRIMA Notes: From a west facing exposure on the Cascina Disa property, this cuvee is made entirely from vines that could readily be called Barolo but, instead, get a much shorter maceration and aging regimen in neutral wood of various capacities...
Thanks to all the recent negative news of late, we are starting to see some cracks in the relentless high pricing that has plagued the wine industry for so long. A threatened oversupply at all levels has distributors, importers and wineries alike...
By now, just about every longtime PRIMA customer has heard of Tiziana Settimo. She’s is a longstanding member of Piemonte’s ever-expanding contingent of smart, talented women winemakers, but not one you’ll probably be hearing a...
2021 Pessimist by Daou Paso Red Blend, Paso Robles Winery Notes: The 2021 vintage delivers yet another stunning blend with trademark Pessimist flair. This wine is powerful and intensely aromatic out of the glass, presenting fragrances of blueberry,...
93 points Vinous Cappellano’s Barolo Chinato, which is more on the savory side of things, is a personal favorite. (7/2015) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The delicious Barolo Chinato is made with a secret blend of herbs, spices and essential oils...
2019 Hess-Persson Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, The Lion Tamer, Napa Valley An offshoot of the iconic Hess Collection, the Hess-Persson Estate is a collaboration between this seminal Mount Veeder winery and Tim and Sabrina Persson, a pioneering...
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If there was any doubt that there was still soul left in Bordeaux, consider the
Kressman family. They’ve been putting their heart and soul into the family business known as Chateau Latour-Martillac since 1871. The current...
Regular Price $68, Last 29 Bottles $44.99 with shipping included on 4 bottles or more No. That’s not a typo. This is a nine-year-old bottle of Barolo from the famous Ravera MGA in Novello for $45! As I like to say, better to be...
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...
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This is one of those crazy things that happen every once in a while. When iconic Montalcino producer Tenuta di Sesta was asked by their American importer to...
2020 DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon Winemaker Notes A rich and compelling nose of blackberry, cassis, smoky leather and dried herbs is enhanced with layers of plum and cherry, cocoa and sandalwood. Notes of pencil lead and crushed rock mingle with subtle...
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While there are still a few down and dirty old school Zin producers still laboring on the West Side of Paso Robles who have been kicking around longer, we don’t...
Our classic California Zinfandel is a purple ruby, with a bright crimson hue. On the nose, concentrated aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry meld with black tea, vanilla and spice. Lush flavors of fig, blackberry jam, licorice and...
Decanter Magazine 90 Points: Subtle in its expression, this takes some time to open up, then reveals decisive fennel, red plum, white pepper and lavender. Velvety fruit is ripe yet crunchy, punctuated by herbal notes, while the discreet powdery...
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric de Fiasc Pre-Arrival $99.99, $104.99 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...
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A visit to Tenuta Scarpa’s (a.k.a. Antica Casa Scarpa) old semi-urban cantina on the outskirts of Nizza, about 25 kilometers southeast of...
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Wine Spectator just made it their #7 Wine of the Year, too.
Another ultra-important 2020 southern Rhone release has just arrived, Daniel...
Rutherford’s Alpha-Omega winery has developed a deep, deep following for its beautiful Napa Valley wines sourced from the very best vineyards, both mountain and valley floor, in the entire appellation. The vast majority of A-O’s business is done from...
The 2022 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 personal mission to carry on his father Joel...
Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: CaliforniaWine Sub-subregion: Sonoma CoastWine Varietal: Pinot Noir If your taste leans more towards the red persuasion, why not add some of the Flowers Sonoma Coast Estate Pinot Noir to your case? Perfectly realized...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Frank Family wines sort of hide in plain sight amongst the pantheon...
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"The 2022 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble is a top 100 Wines of the Year contender.” Jeb Dunnuck
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Even while Pinot Noir from Oregon was catching the imagination of wine lovers...
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Here’s the thing. Tenuta Carleone’s Sean O’Callaghan is a confirmed and vociferous advocate for Tuscany’s Sangiovese grape and has created an amazing, envious reputation for...
Along with RouteStock’s very fine Chardonnay, there’s also the longtime PRIMA favorite Pinot Noir. Pinot lovers know Highway 116 well. It starts near the town of Sonoma and meanders through some of the best Pinot vineyards in the...
From somewhere out near wine’s lunatic fringe (and Austria) comes today’s offbeat but really, really delicious offering. Manfred Felsner is one of those guys who- despite its commercialization and globalization- still exist in the wine...
Man, these 2019 Rhone reds continue to really impress. This vintage seems to have produced a bevy of Grenache-based lovelies with not only nicely concentrated fruit without excessive alcohol (no mean feat these days) but also fresh, lifted...
Wine Country: America
Wine Subregion: California
Wine Varietal: Pinot Noir
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Our allocation of DuMOL’s 2022 single vineyard Chardonnays and Pinot...
The Cannubi MGA, is as familiar to Barolo fans as Romanee Conti is to Burgundy….it’s one of the largest crus in all of Barolo and its most centrally located. Perched right in front of the Castello di Barolo castle, it stretches over 90 acres...
Tasting Notes: Cherry, raspberry and dried herb aromas laced with hints of vanilla and tobacco. The palate has a charming weight and velvety texture filled with intense flavors of black cherries and blackberries, all elevated by a lovely backbone...
Is Barolo going to the dogs????? One of the pioneers of organic viticulture in Piemonte, Pietro Berutti’s La Spinona is probably one of the best producers of Barbaresco and Barolo you’ve never heard of. But with one of the...
The 2019 Tether Cabernet Sauvignon bursts from the glass with abundant aromas of black currant liqueur, huckleberry compote and blueberry pie. The gorgeous dark fruit core is complemented by layers of volcanic rock, spring flowers, mocha, spice and...
Wine Country: Italy
Wine Subregion: Tuscany
Wine Sub-subregion: Chianti Classico
#4 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year 2023
Back when I started at PRIMA, some 30 years ago, the so-called new wave of quality wines from...
A lovely surprise, this is for lovers of fruity, intense Pinot but there’s a lot of snap here.
Bernardus Pon, who established Bernardus Winery in 1989, was something of a visionary when he wisely chose Carmel...
You can be forgiven for never having heard of the Pelgaverga Piccolo grape. It’s cultivated only in a very small part of Piemonte; in Verduno, just down the northern slope of La Morra hill in Barolo. It’s been in the ground there...
Wine Advocate: Featuring Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the Tenuta di Sesta 2019 Poggio d'Arna is packed tight with the dense fruit and inky black extract that you would primarily associate with Cabernet Franc. This is the dominant force. Aromas...
It’s not often we can say $120 a bottle is a ‘hot price,’ but when its Capanna’s 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, well, we think it is! Capanna is, of course, one of Montalcino’s true blue chips with a history that...
PRIMA Notes: One of the first times I visited Napoli, I was with Chef Peter and a few others guys from the PRIMA team. One Sunday afternoon we discovered, at the top of narrow staircase in one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods, one of the...
Wine Country: America Wine Subregion: California Wine Sub-subregion: Paso Robles Wine Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon The 2021 Treana Cabernet Sauvignon, a second label for Austin Hope, is crafted to reflect the bold character of Paso Robles while offering...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve already featured a few stellar examples from the appellation like Oddero’s and the Titon from L’Armangia that really rung our chimes, but we’re particularly in love with Guido Berta’s 2015 Nizza, a...
Winery Notes: Vigna Vecchia is the wine we make from our Le Terrazze vineyard, one of the oldest vineyards in Tuscany. Not just a single vineyard wine, but wine made from ancient Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino vines. Fewer grapes per vine, and...
The 2017 Buil & Giné Montsant 17-XI is a blend of Garnacha, Carinena and Tempranillo, grown in the predominantly granitic soil so typical this mountainous appellation. We love to call Montsant ‘poor man’s...
SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS: Brilliant garnet-red color, with warmer tinges developing over time. Unmistakeable bouquet, very pleasant, intense yet ethereal, very persistent, at times spiced, with aromas of truffles, liquorice and dried flowers. Dry taste,...
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98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit VerdotThe end of the year often turns up some extraordinary deals as wineries and importers attempt to make...
Winery Notes: The deep ruby/purple-hued 2019 A.V.A. Red Blend of Cabernet Franc checks in as 68% Cabernet Franc, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. It’s a ripe, medium to full-bodied, incredibly silky expression of this...
Let’s finish our tour of the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia. Kilikanoon is located in the town of Penwortham, situated in the rolling hills of the Clare Valley, just a two-hour drive north through the much warmer Barossa Valley from...
Tasting Scale Aroma Intensity: 7/10(Rich and aromatic with layers of red cherry, blackberry, plum, spices, and leather.) Flavor Complexity: 9/10(Full-bodied with a balance of fruit, spice, and oak, revealing red berries, dark chocolate, cedar,...
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 of an Oddero wine...
Our search for affordable, top-quality Napa Valley Cabernet took a turn this past winter when a corporate customer of ours asked specifically for Tether Cabernet, a wine we confessed we’d never heard of. We contacted the wine’s...
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The wine once known as Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir has come of age, shedding, after many years, its once modest moniker for an Estate designation with the...
Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Piemonte Wine Sub-subregion: Barolo Whether I’m travelling in Piemonte speaking with actual people or lurking on various social media sites where the local wine cognoscenti gather, I always have my radar engaged...