Cellar Gems and Fails #5
Brunello di Montalcino and Toscana IGT 2004: Twenty years On (or Gone)?
Cellar Gems and Fails #4
Are your precious bottles of Italian wine holding up or not?
Cellar Gems and Fails #3
When should you drink your old precious bottles of Italian wine?
Top 100 Italian Wines of 2023
2023 proved to be an amazing year for Italian wines: it was incredibly hard to choose only 100, but here are the best of the best.
Cellar Gems and Fails #2
When should you drink your old precious bottles of Italian wine?
Brunello di Montalcino 2019 Vintage Report
Brunello di Montalcino 2019: Everything you need to know about the vintage and the wines
Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba: What’s the Difference?
Here’s everything you need to know about Nebbiolo d’Alba and Langhe Nebbiolo.
Three Decades of Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello Pianrosso
A riveting, age-worthy Brunello with class, energy and longevity.
The Raddest producers in Radda
Here are two of the best Chianti Classico producers from Radda that should be on every wine lover’s radar.
Riesling Rising in the Langhe
Although Piedmont’s ancient varieties steal the limelight, one outsider has shown impressive results in the Langhe: Riesling.
Pieropan Soave Classico Calvarino 2021-1987
On April 27th, Andrea and Dario Pieropan hosted me for what was a memorable vertical tasting of the their Soave Classico Calvarino. While...
Valle d’Aosta’s Savory Secrets
Italy’s smallest region in terms of size and population, mountainous Valle d’Aosta turns out high quality, delicious wines, mainly reds...
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017
Vintage report on Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2017 Here you find my vintage evaluation of Brunello di Montalcino 2018, updated with new...
Top Italian Wines of 2022
Picking my top 50 was extremely difficult as I tried so many extraordinary wines, but here they are: 30 reds, 10 whites and 10 sparklers that excelled in 2022 and that showcase the class, stellar quality and unrivaled diversity of Italian wine. Enjoy!
Brunello di Montalcino 2018 vintage report
Brunello di Montalcino 2018: here’s everything you need to know about the vintage and the wines.
Alta Langa: The Classy Sparkler from the Piedmont Hills
Italy makes world-class bottle-fermented sparklers, aka Metodo Classico, and some of the very best come from the hilly slopes of Piedmont...
Alto Adige: Italy’s White Wine Wonderland
Italy’s northernmost wine producing region, Alto Adige makes some of best white wines in the country. Part of the Trentino-Alto Adige...