Prima Materia Winery

12/08/2024

This year I made wine for the first time in the Lamorinda AVA of Contra Costa County which is just on the other side of the Berkeley and Oakland Hills, so here is a little vintage report I wrote that is oriented toward growers in this really diverse area. Much more to come on this topic!

What a difference a year can make. In the span of just a few years we have gone from the notion that all California vintages are pretty much the same to the feeling that no two are alike. The Lamorinda AVA in Contra Costa county is fortunate to sit between two competing climate forces in the cooler....

08/01/2024

We will be open Sunday, then closed for a bit! Get your Aglianico and Grenache on!

07/24/2024

I’m super excited to keep learning by diving deep into Italian wine with the and !!!

Thank you so much and I look forward to sharing everything I learn!

07/24/2024

Super excited to learn with the Wine Scholar Guild and Villa Bogdano 1880!

New for 2024, Wine Scholar Guild (WSG) has partnered with Villa Bogdano 1880 an historic estate producing organic wines from old vines in North East Italy to offer a fully-paid enrolment onto the WSG Italian Wine Scholar and Italian Wine Essentials courses...

06/01/2024

Drinking great right now!

04/08/2024

Join us Sunday April 21st 1-4pm when we will be pouring wine behind Pizzaiolo alongside and five others! The tickets includes oysters, pizza, Dj, and more!
Purchase by going to www.pizzaiolo.com.

We will be closed for tastings that day, but if you want to make a wine purchase, just walk down the main alley and go left to Pizzaiolo and grab me.
See you then!

03/28/2024

6 wineries, oysters, pizza, music, wine! Get tickets on Pizzaiolo’s website before they sell out!

03/03/2024

Prima Materia will be on vacation for a month, but we are going to Vinitaly! If you want to meet up in Verona or have tips and tricks on navigating this monster please pm me!

02/23/2024

Any wine colleagues want to meet up at Tre Bicchieri next week?

02/06/2024

Let’s talk volcanic wines! Spend an hour with me and the Ancient Wine Guys while we taste through wines from Sicily, the Canary Islands, and Lake County while discussing viticulture, winemaking, history, and the pros and cons of extreme terroir.

Ancient Wines Club #32 Tasting (with special guest Pietro Buttita of Prima Materia Winery)November 30, 2023Wines Tasted2021 Antichi Vinai "Sciare di Est" Ner...