
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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Chianti Classico Riserva 2019 & late releases
Chianti Classico's sweet spot, says Michaela Morris...
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Decanter New York Fine Wine Encounter masterclass: Brunello di Montalcino 2013
A masterclass on the wonderful diversity of Brunello...
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Chianti Classico new releases: Best buys in 2022
Producers to know and the wines worth buying this year...
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Chianti Classico 2020 & 2019: New releases
Comparing 2020 with 2019, the latter delivers more aroma precision and flavour intensity, says Michaela Morris...
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2019 & Riserva 2018: Vintage report
'Loads of enjoyment over the next seven to ten years,' says Michaela Morris...
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Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2019 & 2018: New releases
Some excellent wines, reports Michaela Morris...
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: vertical tasting
All the way back to 1983...
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Castello Banfi’s Poggio all’Oro: vertical tasting
Michaela Morris enjoys a vertical of the wine at the Banfi estate...
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Barolo in depth: Castiglione Falletto plus 10 wines worth seeking out
A deep dive into this remarkable Barolo commune and a selection of its best wines
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Barolo in depth: Serralunga plus 10 wines worth seeking out
One of Barolo's most celebrated villages goes under the microscope...
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British Columbia Syrah: Canada’s rising star
Top wines from Okanagan and Similkameen…
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Brunello di Montalcino 2017 vintage report and top-scoring wines
'Numerous wines demonstrate greater freshness than anticipated,' reports Michaela Morris...
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Tributes paid to Paul Pender
Canada’s wine community is mourning the sudden loss of beloved Ontario winemaker Paul Pender...
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Barolo and Brunello vintages to drink now
Michaela Morris highlights the best vintages of Barolo & Brunello to open and enjoy right now...
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Decanter at Home masterclass: Nine expressions of Barolo
Nine top Barolo wines from three producers across three decades...
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Top 10 best-value Brunello di Montalcino 2017 wines
See Michaela's ten value highlights...
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Under-the-radar Brunello producers in 2022
Five Brunello producers you may not have come across but need to know...
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 vintage report and top-scoring wines
See which of the new releases impressed the most...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2014: What to look for
An atypical vintage but the quality is there if you know where to look...
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Michaela Morris: My top 10 fine wines of 2021
A top 10 including a trio of Nebbiolo, a Crozes-Hermitage and a traditional-method sparkling wine from Ontario...
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The brilliance of Piedmont Barbera wines
'Barbera gets my vote for congeniality'...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2016: vintage report and top wines
'Brunello-lovers should absolutely buy up!'
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015: vintage report and top wines
Michaela Morris finds much to like after tasting 40 Brunello di Montalcino Riservas from the 2015 vintage with wines showing charm and generosity
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Chianti Classico 2019 plus late releases
48 Chianti Classico wines tasted and rated...
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