
Michaela Morris
Michaela Morris is an international wine writer and educator. Based in Vancouver, she teaches about Italian wine across Canada and abroad. Michaela is a regular contributor to Decanter Magazine and Meininger’s Wine Business International as well as Canadian publications Taste and Quench. She is a panel chair for Vinitaly’s 5StarWines competition and was international guest judge at the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show in 2019.
She was one of the first certified Italian Wine Experts through Vinitaly International Academy in 2015 and co-created the curriculum for VIA’s Italian Wine Maestro course. Michaela also holds the Wine & Spirit Education Trust Diploma.
With over 20 years’ experience in the wine industry, Michaela has worked as a fine wine importer in Canada, ran the Bordeaux en primeur campaign for a private retailer and co-owned a company offering private and public wine tastings as well as cellar management for collectors.
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20 expert-recommended Brunello Riserva 2020 you need, including one spectacular 100-point wine
The verdict's in...
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Brunello di Montalcino Vintage Report: The best of the ‘intense’ new 2021 wines
A vintage of great potential...
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60 vintages ago the Prunotto winery did something revolutionary in Barolo
Bussia – what's in a name?
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Vietti: Producer profile
Michela Morris profiles the famed producer, based in Castiglione Falletto...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2020: Vintage report and 20 top picks
Twenty of the best from the 2020 vintage...
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Chianti Classico annata new releases: The wines to buy in 2025
Michaela Morris reviews the 2023 growing season and the wines, along with a clutch of late releases from 2022, 2021 and 2020.
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Barolo 2021: Vintage report & top wines from ‘a modern benchmark’
Read Michaela Morris' analysis on the ‘charismatic’ 2021 vintage in Barolo...
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Langhe Nebbiolo and Nebbiolo d’Alba: These 25 bottles prove it’s not all about Barolo
It's not all about Barolo you know...
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: New releases rated
54 wines tasted and rated, with expert opinion along the way...
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Chianti Classico Riserva new releases: Top picks in 2025
Michaela Morris reports on the latest Riservas to emerge from Chianti Classico...
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Barolo 2021: Top value picks
Discover 10 of the best value Barolo in the 2021 vintage...
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Barbaresco 2022 vintage: The hot vintage paradox & pick of the 2020 Riservas
The latest releases from Barbaresco...
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Barolo Riserva 2019: Morris’ 25 top picks
Michaela Morris recommends 25 delicious Riserva to stock up on...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 Riserva: 10 picks from a triumphant return to form
Discover recommendations for what to buy and when to drink them...
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Luce exclusive: 30 vintages of an under-the-radar Super Tuscan
Tasting all 30 vintages of this Super Tuscan label...
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Best value Brunello di Montalcino 2020: 10 to buy
Michaela Morris suggests the wines that offer maximum bang-for-your-buck...
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2020 Brunello and 2019 Brunello Riserva on Decanter Premium
Coverage of the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino and 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva on Decanter Premium...
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Michaela Morris: My top 10 wines of 2024
From Brunello to Barolo and back to BC...
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Rating the Barolo vintages of the noughties
With the pick of the decade...
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Okanagan Valley 2022: A unique vintage in British Columbia
A look at a weird year in British Columbia...
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Chianti Classico annata: New releases in 2024
New Chianti Classico releases tasted and rated...
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New Chianti Classico releases in 2024: Top picks for the table and cellar
Michaela Morris' top recommendations for quality and value from this year's releases...
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2021: Vintage snapshot & 15 top picks
A sneak peek at the new vintage...
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Chianti Classico Riserva: New releases in 2024
‘Savvy Chianti Classico fans are well advised to continue watching this space,’ says Michaela Morris...
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