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While it’s best not to ask how (we’re not even sure ourselves), we were able to obtain a reasonable quantity of Beringer’s benchmark Napa Valley Chardonnay at a crazy price. It being Friday Follies day and all, we...
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...
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...
2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'
The Raffaults produce perhaps the gold standard for Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley: an Old World classic that stands as a wonderful contrast to the New World examples The current vintage for this...
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...
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...
If a wine could perfectly express its origins, Kofererhof’s Műller-Thurgau might be one of the most expressive wines in the world! Those who have travelled up here, deep in the mountains just a few kilometers south of...
2020 Resonance Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
James Suckling: Crushed stone with lime and lemon-zest aromas and flavors. Cherry blossom, too. Medium body. Bright acidity, yet round and creamy at the end, with some Korean-pear undertones...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this wine since tasting a barrel sample last fall with the importer. We loved the new cleaner packaging for a start, and the wine was sensational! While the 2019 was remarkable,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy. The area has long been...
2020 Hubert Bouzereau-Grueres Bourgogne Chardonnay
If you throw a rock into the village of Meursault, you’re likely to hit someone named Bouzereau and, as such, this last name has been synonymous with great Meursault for centuries. But all...
2022 Li Veli Susumaniello Rosato IGP Puglia
John: A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics. This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking...
2022 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and...
2021 Gini Soave Classico
People of a certain age still cringe at the word ‘Soave’ as it conjures up the virtual ocean full of really bad wine once grown in the flats along the autostrada near Soave castle between Verona and Venice...
The recent boomlet in Rose has left us shaking our heads a bit. How many of these never-before-seen pink wines we see out there are now being produced simply to ride the bandwagon? And how many are truly serious players in the Rose...
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, ...
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...
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...
The Wester Reach Chardonnay hails from a who’s-who of cool-climate Sonoma royalty including vineyards like Ritchie, Lorenzo, Charles Heintz and the DuMOL O’Connell Estate. Think here of the body of a classic California Chardonnay bolted...
Sonoe has been working with the grapes from the Linda Vista Vineyard since 2018 vintage. Located on the eastern, cooler side of the Oak Knoll District, this vineyard has been organically farmed (CCOF Certified Organic) by Steve Matthiasson since...
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...
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...
Alpha-Omega really doesn’t need much of an introduction to longtime PRIMA customers. Almost anyone that has driven up Highway 29 through the Napa Valley has seen the high-profile winery, and anyone who has stopped in for a tasting knows the quality...
Frank Rothstein, Minister of Value:
My first experience with the Aligote grape, some 30 years ago, led me to believe that the wine was always fat and creamy with exotic fruit notes and a lush texture. Looking back on that now, I realize that the...
2015 Paolo Scavino Barolo Rocche dell'Annunziata Riserva Pre-Arrival $229.99, $249.99 in stock price
The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon! Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien '
Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...
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...
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,...
2020 Edetaria Via Terra Garnatxa Blanca, Terra Alta DO
Friday Follies Case Special $180/$15 per bottle
Tasty! Very tasty indeed! Grenache Blanc with zing from Terra Alta in Spain! Imagine your favorite Cotes du Rhone Blanc with...
, Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50 per bottle
Smart shoppers know that spring is not the season for the new vintage of Rose but also the best time to find deals on the previous harvest’s wines, the best of which are only now rounding into...