
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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Ex-Vietti owners announce new Serralunga project
Cascina Penna-Currado venture announced by ex-Vietti owners...
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Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
15 Brunellos for early, mid-term and long-term drinking from the ‘superb’ 2019 vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
20 recommendations from a variable, but in a few cases ‘stunning’, vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 – ‘spoiled for choice’: Full report
Read Michaela Morris' report on the highly regarded 2019 vintage, with 127 tasting notes & scores...
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Tasting Climate Change conference 2024: Key takeaways
Michaela Morris reports on the industry's sustainability focused conference...
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Piedmont’s up-and-comers plus the 10 bottles to seek out
Michaela Morris meets 10 producers bringing fresh ideas into the region...
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Barbaresco 2013: A retrospective of one of the top vintages in the last decade
A unique retrospective tasting of this ‘turning point’ vintage...
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Michaela Morris: My top wines of 2023
‘In 2023, my fine wine cup overflowed – particularly with exquisitely aged examples,’ says Michaela Morris...
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Ageing Chianti Classico: Panel tasting results
109 wines tasted and rated...
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Ex-Vietti couple joins Montalcino’s Castiglion del Bosco
Collaboration with Elena Penna and Luca Currado, formerly of Vietti in Piedmont, announced...
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The five best things to do in Piedmont
Discover the splendours of Piedmont
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 & Riserva 2019: New releases in 2023
See which of the new releases are worth seeking out...
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New Chianti Classico releases 2023: Top recommendations & best-value picks
The best - and best value - new Chianti Classico bottles to buy this year...
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: New releases in 2023
See the top-rated wines in this top-quality tier....
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Chianti Classico Riserva: New releases in 2023
See this year's top new wines from the Riserva category...
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Chianti Classico Annata: New releases in 2023
Some of Italy’s best value, most versatile and gastronomic wines, says Michaela Morris...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2018: full report plus top-scoring wines
A vintage full of surprises. See Michaela's notes & scores for 100 Brunello 2018 wines...
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Brunello Riserva 2017 & late releases report: 17 wines to buy
2017 Riservas, plus late-release Riserva and annata wines...
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Top-value Brunello di Montalcino 2018: the 10 to buy
10 of the best-value Brunellos from the newly released 2018 vintage...
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Top 10 Brunello di Montalcino 2018 wines to drink in 2023
The wines on this list are approachable enough to enjoy this year...
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Fifth-generation winemaker and his wife part ways with Vietti
Luca Currado and Elena Penna announced their resignation from Vietti this week...
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Get to know Piedmont red wines in three steps
Michaela Morris explains this northwestern region of Italy...
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Michaela Morris: my top wines of 2022
10 top wines including Barolo, Brunello, Chianti and more...
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Tuscany report: Top scoring new releases from Brunello di Montalcino to Chianti Classico
Michaela Morris tastes the latest releases in Tuscany....
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