Bourgogne Blanc, even if it’s from the so- called ‘elevated’ level Bourgogne Cotes d’Or appellation, can be a real catch-all as far as style goes and it’s important to know the producer. We taste a lot around...
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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...
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 the cerulean Adriatic with a perfectly grilled San...
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,...
The vines that would supply the so-called Quintessa Blanc were planted on the estate in 2002 and, since its first release some eight years later, this wine has, much to everyone’s surprise (except for those who first made it), become as...
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...
PRIMA Notes: Thierry is a fourth-generation winegrower in the Sancerre region, situated near the village of Bué, one of the finest districts for high quality Sauvignon Blanc (and Pinot Noir) thanks to the unique mix of soil types in the...
We hadn’t heard of this very small property either until we were presented the wine this morning. New to us or not, what was in the bottle really impressed even the most hard-boiled of this lot of truly spoiled wine merchants! Coming from a high...
When Tony Soter first established Etude Wines back in 1982, the label very quickly became THE most sought-after Pinot Noir in a very crowded field of north coast Pinots. Tony’s masterful touch with this finicky grape variety eventually lured him to...
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...
I remember, back sometime in the mid-1990s, driving from Piemonte to Tucsany with Marco de Grazia, then the instigator, impresario and importer of the ‘Barolo Boys.’ Even with the taste of the last Barolo we had enjoyed together...
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...
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...
Winery Notes: Straw yellow colour with fresh floral, citrus and melon aromas with hints of almond. Dry, medium-bodied wine with crisp acidity. Well-balanced, elegant with good complexity and a lingering finish.
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...
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...
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...
Let’s start our journey in the Eisaktaller or, as the Italians say, the Valle Isarco. While still in Italy (for now), this narrow, high altitude valley sits just a few kilometers from the Brener Pass into Innsbruck, Austria. While this...
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...
Planning a party this summer? MAGNUMS(!) and LARGER FORMATS are available Cassis sits with Bandol on one side of Marseilles on the Mediterranean coast but its production is a mere fraction of their much-better known neighbor. And, what, say, Domaine...
Good Sancerre is such an important staple in any wine fridge and we love to drink it with so many kinds of food. But Mother Nature dictates how much good Sancerre there can be out there, and she’s been very parsimonious over the past few harvests...
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...
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...
As every lover of the crisp, mineral driven Sauvignons of the Loire Valley already all-too-well knows, the 2020 and, especially, the 2021 harvests were nearly decimated by nature’s vagaries. Frost, in particular, claimed over half of the harvest in...
The hills are alive! This is what Heidi would drink! 2020 Weingut Kofererhof Sylvaner, Eisaktaler-Valle Isarco, Sudtirol-Alto Adige If a wine could perfectly express its origins, the Kofererhof’s Sylvaner might be one of the most...
Rueda is a large appellation and a lot of the Verdejo labeled as such actually comes from large, mechanically farmed vineyards further east. That explains why there is so much innocuous Rueda out there- a lot smells and tastes like...
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...
#22 of PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year
Raise your oyster game to its highest plane with this totally Gru-Vee wine from the steep south-facing slopes of the Wachau along the Danube River. Pichler is a gold...
#13 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year
Those of us of a certain age remember the wonderful Napa Valley Sauv Blancs of yore- Cakebread, Whitehall Lane, Spottswoode, Honig, Duckhorn and others are just some that come...
A pale straw color shows reflections of new gold with fine bubbles. Soft and elegant aroma of apples accompanied by a nutty smokiness. The mouth is creamy and delicious with a well-balanced sweetness and acidity. The finish is persistent and soft...
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...
New to PRIMA (and to the United States!), this is one of the most exciting young Chablis producers we’ve seen in years! Orion was created by the intrepid Léa Schaller, who decided to trade a career in the music business in Paris for a...
Monleale is in the heart of the Colli Tortonesi region, Piemonte’s far northeastern quadrant and home to the unique Timorasso grape. Just about a decade ago now, it was the then-Vietti owners Luca and Elena Penna-Currado who led a parade of newcomers,...
A cult favorite Rose from the Basque region of Spain, this is one of the quirkiest, most unique dry pink wines we ever see. Its luminous coppery tinge almost makes it a red, but its high acid and intense minerality make it seem more a white on the...
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Our absolute best value in top-flight American Chardonnay is back in stock and still at a great price! The new vintage of Hartford Court’s crowd-pleasing, yet...
PRIMA Notes: The Dallancourt Cuvée Prestige Brut is a Champagne that’s been in the bottle for roughly seven years, after spending three years ‘en tirage’ (aged on the lees) prior to bottling. With a generous amount of...
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...
No. Not a typo. This gorgeous, dry, pedigreed Mosel Riesling Grosse Gewachs is, indeed, eight years old! And the price isn’t a typo either. Sometimes it’s just better to be lucky than good, and I just happened to be in the...
Brandon said ‘let’s put something a few really sexy things on this list.’ OK- how about Smith-Haut Lafitte’s stunning 2018 Graves and Doreau’s sturdy, flavor-packed Pommard? The former is a stunner- a glamourous red...
$59.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more 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...