As the temps creep back into the 90s, I am reminded that there is no better wine to beat the heat and match the food than a crisp, lively, flavorful Sauvignon Blanc. This is one that has played its way onto our shelves several years ago and...
The French invasion of Oregon, beginning many years ago when the Drouhin family first planted their flag in the Willamette Valley, was based entirely on the notion that, without the ability to expand Burgundy’s borders any further, Oregon’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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...
Winemaker Notes
Alejandro Vigil is a master of Chardonnay, as well as a man who likes to push boundaries, which is why this impressive white was made with a little flor, just like a Fino Sherry. Toasty, spicy and salty, this is briney and refreshing...
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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...
Nothing better than good ol’ Zinfandel when one’s fancy turns to spring-summer grillin.’ When it comes to Zinfandel, there’s one that stands head and shoulders over all the others when it comes to curing what ails you...
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...
The 2021 Kistler Les Noisetiers has, at long last, arrived. Our allocation of this California benchmark Chardonnay from the very short 2020 harvest disappeared head-spinningly fast and we’ve been out of wine since the holidays but,...
Winery Notes: Two Squared wines are designed to be approachable in both flavor and price. Opulent, fruit-driven and generous, with a backbone of acidity and elegance, these wines are produced by masterful blending across terroirs evocative of Napa...
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...
2021 Talbott Chardonnay, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands
How nice to discover this old friend- a benchmark California Chardonnay we’ve been selling here at PRIMA since way before I started here in 1994. We had one...
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...
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...
90% Zinfandel, 6% Petite Sirah, 4% Alicante Bouschet
Rich plum and pipe tobacco on the nose. Full-bodied on the palate with boysenberry, ripe black cherry and pepper. Well-balanced with lively acidity and a long, layered finish.
TASTING NOTE:A brilliant pale-yellow wine with golden hues. Possesses a delightful, yet discreet aromatic profile, with notes of white nectarines, unripe peaches, lemons, and kumquats. On the palate, the mouthwatering acidity is laced with abundant sour...
Think Argentina is all about Malbec? Think again! Cab Franc loves the Mendoza’s high altitude, abundant sunshine and desert-like conditions. Here it develops a thicker skin and more color, as well as the kind of tannins one might...
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79% Cabernet, 9% Petite Verdot, 8% Malbec and 4% Merlot My relationship with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is, frankly, complicated. We had a torrid romance once; back when...
Oregon Pinot Gris is still one of the best values out there in American white wine and Ponzi has been making it for decades- long before Oregon PG even became a ‘thing.’ Nicely rich on the palate and quite fragrant, it’s dry but...
This wine exudes elegance and inner beauty. The seamless texture has enough weight to speak of its mountaintop origin but is more about creamy, silky, enveloping pleasure with not a single component out of place. The comforting flavors of black...
Our simple yet unique premise is to make California sparkling wines based on an individual vineyard in an individual year. Inspired in part by the grower Champagne movement, we aim to prove that California can produce unique, delicious and terroir-driven...
Pride Mountain Vineyards isn’t one of those places you come across by accident. You sorta have to want to go up there and making the trek up Spring Mountain Road isn’t for the faint hearted. You know you’ve reached it when...
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...
"A true benchmark, the Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon every year is a glorious rendering of the flavors and textures that have made Napa Valley the epicenter of American winemaking. Ultra-classic notes of cassis and blackberry are the...
PRIMA Notes: We’ve been buying the sumptuous, delicious Arnot-Roberts California Rose for over a decade now and it never fails to please. And, like the first robin we spy on the lawn each year, the arrival of their Rose is an early...
2020 Merry Edwards Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
Any investigation of women winemaking in California always leads back to Merry Edwards. Merry’s single-minded pursuit to become one of the country’s premier winemakers brought her...
In the glass, a spice box awakens the olfactory senses followed by sandalwood, lightly toasted oak barrels, a slice of warm brioche, and violets. The acidity and tannins work harmoniously together to deliver a clean and smooth texture on the palate with...
As anyone who has made the trek south to the Central Coast recently can tell you, there’s a whole lot more than cowboys and high-test Zinfandel going on in Paso Robles these days! In fact, the days when your visits to Paso wine country would...
My relationship with the Sauvignon Blanc grape is, as they say, complicated. I find the grape, sometimes too aggressive and overly rich in the pyrazine compounds that can evoke, in my tender psyche, unpleasant aromas of pungent...
There are blue chips and there are blue chips and you could argue that this benchmark Cabernet is the bluest of Napa Valley’s bluest! My father-in-law shared his last bottle of 1968 ‘BV George’ with us in 1998 and it was...
There is definitely no shortage of good California Sauvignon Blanc out there but the crème, as it were, keeps rising to the top- the wines that have created strong constituencies and managed to hold them for decades. Our favorites...
Winery Notes
Iron Corral Cabernet Sauvignon is named for our Iron Corral Vineyard and is our first new estate wine in 20 years. The ideal balance of Mountain and Valley Floor Estates, this wine delivers beautiful, full fruit retention, enhanced by the...
2020 Ermisch Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge Vineyard, Willamette Valley
"Aged in a combination of new and used French oak, this is a very nice example of a Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir. The aromatics are fresh and invigorating, with the saline from an...
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...
The Prisoner was inspired by the “mixed blacks” first made by the Italian immigrants who originally settled in Napa Valley. The Prisoner is now the most recognized Napa Valley red blend, leading the resurgence of interesting blends by...
2021 Pope Valley Winery Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley
In spring, a wine lover’s fancy turns to nice, cold glasses of fresh Sauvignon Blanc. But, oh my, how the prices for our favorites from California (and France, and New Zealand and...