
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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Barbaresco 2023 & Riserva 2021: Our expert recommendationsDiscover how this rollercoaster vintage yielded deliciously drinkable Barbarescos.
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Riserva wine, what does the term mean? We explore...The realities of Riserva...
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Our Barolo Riserva 2020 recommendations: ‘Immediate harmony and instant enjoyment’With some stellar late releases...
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Barolo 2022: Our top value findsGoing back to the classics...
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Barolo 2022: Our guide to the ‘against-all odds’ vintageGetting to grips with a tricky vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2021: Our expert’s 10 smart picks for discerning buyersMichaela Morris shares her value recommendations from the new 2021 vintage, picking 10 key bottles across long-term favourites and up-and-coming names to know.
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20 expert-recommended Brunello Riserva 2020 you need, including one spectacular 100-point wineThe verdict's in...
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Brunello di Montalcino Vintage Report: The best of the ‘intense’ new 2021 winesA vintage of great potential...
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60 vintages ago the Prunotto winery did something revolutionary in BaroloBussia – what's in a name?
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Vietti: Producer profileMichela Morris profiles the famed producer, based in Castiglione Falletto...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2020: Vintage report and 20 top picksTwenty of the best from the 2020 vintage...
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Chianti Classico annata new releases: The wines to buy in 2025Michaela 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 BaroloIt's not all about Barolo you know...
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: New releases rated54 wines tasted and rated, with expert opinion along the way...
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Chianti Classico Riserva new releases: Top picks in 2025Michaela Morris reports on the latest Riservas to emerge from Chianti Classico...
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Barolo 2021: Top value picksDiscover 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 RiservasThe latest releases from Barbaresco...
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Barolo Riserva 2019: Morris’ 25 top picksMichaela 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 formDiscover recommendations for what to buy and when to drink them...
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Luce exclusive: 30 vintages of an under-the-radar Super TuscanTasting all 30 vintages of this Super Tuscan label...
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Best value Brunello di Montalcino 2020: 10 to buyMichaela Morris suggests the wines that offer maximum bang-for-your-buck...
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2020 Brunello and 2019 Brunello Riserva on Decanter PremiumCoverage 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 2024From Brunello to Barolo and back to BC...
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