
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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Timorasso: Piedmont’s rediscovered whiteMichaela Morris gets to grips with the rare Timorasso grape...
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Vines versus vintage – Ask DecanterWhich has the upper hand in the glass...?
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Chianti Classico alternatives: Top Tuscany IGT winesMichaela Morris takes a look at some of the region's best wines labelled as IGT...
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Amarone della Valpolicella 2016: A first look'There is still plenty more to come from 2016'...
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Tuscany latest releases: Value picks from Chianti Classico and Brunello di MontalcinoThe best value Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 and 2017: Top winesThose that stood out were elegant and balanced
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Chianti Classico latest releases: Full reportThe quality of Chianti Classico's new releases is very high...
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Young guns of Italy: The winemakers to know aboutMichaela Morris highlights a dozen young individualists...
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Barolo winery Rivetto breaks new ground with biodynamic statusThe 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 BeyondMichaela 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 nowMichaela Morris shares the Tuscan bottles to open now...
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Michaela Morris’ top fine wines of 2018See Michaela's highest scoring wines of 2018...
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Tuscany wine on a budget – Ask DecanterWant a taste of a SuperTuscan without the price tag...?
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Regional profile: Nova ScotiaThis small Atlantic province in Canada is fast making a name for itself...
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Stars of Southern Italy – and the wines to tryMeet the winemakers who are putting Southern Italy on the map
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Gianni Brunelli: A Brunello verticalMichaela 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 2004-2014See tasting notes and ratings from this rare vertical...
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Super Tuscan evolution: Comparing Tignanello and SolaiaAn in-depth look at two 'Super Tuscan' pioneers...
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Elvio Cogno Barolo: Tasting the Ravera cruMichaela Morris tastes nine vintages of this Barolo cru...
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Tasting Conti Costanti: Eight vintages comparedIncluding a 'captivating' 1975...
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Masi Amarone: Comparing terroirsHow does terroir affect wine?
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‘Every collector needs one’: Produttori del Barbaresco Ovello RiservaEight vintages tasted...
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The cru-isation of BaroloBy Michaela Morris Last updated
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Brunello di Montalcino 2013: Report and top winesExclusive preview of the vintage and top wines...
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