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...
PRIMA Notes: Looking for that perfect Chardonnay to enjoy all year long? How about Flowers’ gorgeous Sonoma Coast Chardonnay for a song? This is a beautifully balanced wine with all of the great acidity and lovely, lacy fruit this...
Wine Advocate: The 2021 Pinot Noir Ryan has a medium ruby color and autumnal scents of truffle and forest floor, cinnamon and Earl Grey tea leaves complementing a core of wild berry fruit. (In 2021, the wine comes from the Dutton-Jentoft and...
2022 Tansy Fiano, Bowland Vineyard, Russian River Valley
Believe it or not, there were some good things that emerged from COVID as well as the myriad bad. Take Tansy Wines. It was because of the pandemic that local...
When it comes to California Chardonnay, there are many who it do it well, but the list of those who do it exceptionally well is a lot shorter. These are winemakers who can translate California’s best sites into wines with transparency and...
We’ve often speculated what a Chardonnay made by the creators of The Prisoner might taste like. As it turns out, it is pretty amazing. It hails from the Oak Knoll District between Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail and the Napa side of...
The affable, understated Sean Capiaux has earned a very good living over the years making wine at some very high profile Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley wineries including the likes of Jordan, Pine Ridge and Peter Michael. His current day job is making the...
We remember our first meeting with Randy and (the late) Debbie Lewis. It was at a party at their home on the peninsula to debut their (I think it was….) 1992 Lewis Reserve Cabernet, a cuvee made with under the Miner Family label. Randy...
We remember our first meeting with Randy and (the late) Debbie Lewis. It was at a party at their home on the peninsula to debut their (I think it was….) 1992 Lewis Reserve Cabernet, a cuvee made with under the Miner Family label. Randy...
2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles
Big boned but nicely balanced, lovers of full-throttle Cabs will dig Austin Hope!
Austin Hope’s wines have quickly earned a cult-like following around the country for their...
Location, location, location! We discovered not too long ago that Sonoma-Cutrer’s top-quality Russian River Ranches cuvee is largely sourced from the Chardonnay vines planted on either side of the driveway that runs up to the hill to the very...
Who says that I don’t appreciate expensive wine? It makes me a bit dizzy to consider spending $135.00 on a bottle of wine but the Nickel & Nickel single-vineyard Cabs are well worth it. Founded by the partners of Far Niente in Napa...
2019 Baker & Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
It’s rare that we get so excited about new Napa Valley Cabernet projects with price tags north of $100, but thanks to our deep and abiding love for winemaker Françoise Pechon (as...
Wine Advocate: The 2021 Chardonnay Isobel Charles Heintz Vineyard is the 20th bottling of a Heintz Vineyard Chardonnay at DuMOL. It was harvested September 25-27, matured in larger barrels and finished with six months in stainless steel. "There are very...
Wine Advocate: The 2021 Chardonnay Chloe is scented of white peach, jasmine, meringue and toasted almonds with flinty streaks. The light-bodied palate has a gently grippy texture and refreshing acidity to balance its concentrated core of spicy stone...
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...
PRIMA Notes: Looking for that perfect Chardonnay to enjoy all year long? How about Flowers’ gorgeous Sonoma Coast Chardonnay for a song? This is a beautifully balanced wine with all of the great acidity and lovely, lacy fruit this...
2020 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon, Saint Helena Estate
"In the four decades since our first release in 1982, we have achieved respect by adhering to the highest standards in grape growing, winemaking, and customer service. We are passionate...
2021 is definitely going to be a vintage to remember in Oregon. In every good way! Coming on the heels of the singularly bizarre 2020 that was equally memorable, but for all the wrong reasons, 2021 was a picture-perfect harvest that...
Even while Pinot Noir from Oregon was catching the imagination of wine lovers everywhere 25 years ago, Chardonnay from the northwest was proving to be a very hard sell. Even when they were good- and that wasn’t too often back then- customers...
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...
The Martinelli family’s 2021 Bondi Ranch Pinot Noir is one of the best wines we’ve ever tried from the First Family of Russian River Pinot. Owners of some of the most treasured vineyards in all of Sonoma County, from their home base on...
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And now for something completely different! Andy Smith, is a veteran winemaker of Scottish descent with a resume that includes working for several producers in Burgundy before coming to...
61% Syrah, 38% Grenache, 1% Viognier Dry, hot eastern Washington State was, some thirty years ago, considered to be the next Promised Land (after the Napa Valley) for Cabernet Sauvignon and its brethren in America and, it’s true, the Columbia...
We’ve long had a sort of crush on the hedonistic but also charming reds of Delille. This seminal Columbia Valley winery was founded on the principal that wines with Bordeaux-like finesse and longevity could be produced from the arid hills of...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
2021 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir, West Sonoma Coast
When it comes to California Chardonnay, there are many who it do it well, but the list of those who do it exceptionally well is a lot shorter. These are winemakers who can translate...
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...
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...
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...
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...