
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.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 and 2017: Top wines
Those that stood out were elegant and balanced
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Chianti Classico latest releases: Full report
The quality of Chianti Classico's new releases is very high...
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Young guns of Italy: The winemakers to know about
Michaela Morris highlights a dozen young individualists...
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Barolo winery Rivetto breaks new ground with biodynamic status
The first winery in the zones of Barolo and Barbaresco to be certified biodynamic by Demeter.
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Michaela Morris’s top fine wines of 2019 – Italy and Beyond
Michaela Morris selects her top 10 wines tasted during the year, from travels abroad with Decanter, to Italy and beyond; including Piedmont and Tuscany's annual anteprima tastings...
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Five Tuscan vintages to drink now
Michaela Morris shares the Tuscan bottles to open now...
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Michaela Morris’ top fine wines of 2018
See Michaela's highest scoring wines of 2018...
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Tuscany wine on a budget – Ask Decanter
Want a taste of a SuperTuscan without the price tag...?
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Regional profile: Nova Scotia
This small Atlantic province in Canada is fast making a name for itself...
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Stars of Southern Italy – and the wines to try
Meet the winemakers who are putting Southern Italy on the map
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Gianni Brunelli: A Brunello vertical
Michaela Morris visits the Gianni Brunelli estate, a leading light for the Brunello di Montalcino appellation...
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GD Vajra’s Bricco delle Viole: Tasting 2004-2014
See tasting notes and ratings from this rare vertical...
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Super Tuscan evolution: Comparing Tignanello and Solaia
An in-depth look at two 'Super Tuscan' pioneers...
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Elvio Cogno Barolo: Tasting the Ravera cru
Michaela Morris tastes nine vintages of this Barolo cru...
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Tasting Conti Costanti: Eight vintages compared
Including a 'captivating' 1975...
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Masi Amarone: Comparing terroirs
How does terroir affect wine?
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‘Every collector needs one’: Produttori del Barbaresco Ovello Riserva
Eight vintages tasted...
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The cru-isation of Barolo
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Brunello di Montalcino 2013: Report and top wines
Exclusive preview of the vintage and top wines...
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Brunello Riserva 2012: Report & Top wines
See Michaela's report on the 2012 Brunello Riservas, including her tasting notes and scores for 55 wines...
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Tignanello wines rated: Eight vintages from 1997 to 2013
How some of the top vintages are faring now...
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The Luigi Veronelli collection: Italian gems from decades past
Rare bottles from the personal collection of a legendary wine journalist...
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Tommasi Amarone Classico: A tasting full of surprises
Michaela Morris tastes eight vintages of this classic Amarone...
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Tasting Borgogno Barolo Riserva back to 1937
And how the estate's new generation sees the future...
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British Columbia wines: Can they compete?
Michaela Morris reports on a benchmark tasting of Canadian wines...
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