Making sense of Montalcino
Forget recent debates over new oak, excessively low yields and native grapes versus international varieties. Today, the hottest topic in...
Kerin O’Keefe’s Montalcino subzones (by Walter Speller)
Just before the annual Tuscan en primeur tastings (on which I will report in detail later this week) last February, I met up with Kerin...
Montalcino: time to get in the zone
Forget blending scandals and infighting over the make-up of Rosso – the biggest issue facing Brunello di Montalcino is the creation of...
Brunello: 2005 now, 2004 Later
The tail-end of the vintage was a washout, leading some to write it off. Yet many smaller estates have made impressive Brunellos in 2005,...
Brunello on the brink
An overhyped 2003 vintage, a fraud scandal, and the threat of a US ban has left Brunello in crisis. Could subregions be the answer, asks...
Brunello’s Moment of Truth
While the notion of terroir has been both celebrated and ridiculed in some of the world’s greatest wine-producing areas, one of Italy’s...