
Aldo Fiordelli
Aldo Fiordelli is an Italian wine critic, journalist and wine writer. He has published four books about food, wine and art and is a regular Decanter contributor.
In Italy he is an editorial board member of L’Espresso restaurant and wine guide (one of Italy’s most prominent) since 2004. He also writes for Corriere della sera in Florence, as well as Civiltà del Bere (Italy’s oldest Italian wine magazine).
A certified sommelier since 2003, he is currently a 2nd stage student at the Institute of the Masters of Wine.
In 2017 he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.
Aldo joined DWWA for the first time as a judge in 2019.
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Tenuta di Arceno: chasing perfection
Aldo Fiordelli tastes current and past vintages from the Tuscan estate's range...
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Discovering Italy’s high-altitude wines plus 12 worth seeking out
Growing wines in Italy’s hilliest regions is complicated, expensive and demands huge effort. So why do high-altitude producers carry on, and what makes their wines well worth seeking out?
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Langhe Nebbiolo 2019 and 2018: top-scoring wines
Aldo Fiordelli is dazzled by the refinement of the Langhe Nebbiolo 2019s as he tastes some of the new releases alongside a selection of wines from the 2018 vintage.
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Barolo Riserva 2015 vintage report: 30 wines tasted
How does 2015 stand up as a vintage for Riserva? Aldo Fiordelli reports...
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Barbaresco 2018 vintage report: 40 wines tasted
'For now I'm drinking the blends,' states Aldo Fiordelli...
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Barolo 2017 vintage report: 120 wines tasted
Aldo Fiordelli dissects the 2017 vintage and tastes 120 Barolos from this latest vintage to be released...
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What is Rosso di Montalcino? Ask Decanter
100% Sangiovese from Montalcino...
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Campania: regional profile plus 30 great wines to try
Aglianico is at the centre of a winemaking revolution of sorts
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First taste: Sassicaia 2018
Aldo Fiordelli reports on Sassicaia's latest vintage...
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First taste: Ornellaia 2018
Aldo Fiordelli reports on the latest release and tastes the wine...
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Ferrari: Producer profile and new releases tasted
Aldo Fiordelli profiles the leading Trento sparkling producer, takes stock of the challenges imposed by climate change and tastes the newly-released cuvées. Among the line-up is the 2001 iteration of the Giulio Ferrari Collezione, soon on the market after spending 18 years resting on the lees.
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Capezzana: Producer profile & tasting back 90 years
Tasting wines as far back as 1930...
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Antinori’s 2017s: Tignanello & Solaia tasted
Two top Tuscan releases...
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Tenuta di Biserno: Maximising potential
Certain vintages of Pino have at times resulted in better wines than Biserno...
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Violent hailstorms hit Valpolicella vineyards
Non-Classico vineyards saw more damage, say producers...
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Bolgheri 2017 vintage report: Experience counts
Initial impressions of the 2017 vintage, with 35 wines rated...
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Best Campania wines from southern Italy: What to look for
Wines to seek out from this southern region of Italy...
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#Storiedivino tastings: New vintage releases from Italy
Aldo Fiordelli reports on some of Italy's 'lockdown launches'
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Ageing Italian whites: A (patient) wine lover’s guide
The producers to seek out, and 10 great wines to age...
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Castello Nipozzano: Tasting Mormoreto
Castello Nipozzano's flagship wine...
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Is Le Serre Nuove Italy’s best second wine?
Aldo Fiordelli tastes a vertical of 'the best Italian second wine'...
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Barolo winemaker Giuseppe Rinaldi dies
Barolo loses one of its stars...
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Barolo patriarch Beppe Colla dies
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Gian Annibale Rossi di Medelana dies
The owner of Castello del Terriccio in Tuscany, died aged 78 last Thursday night in Rome.
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