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Chianti Rùfina: regional profile plus top wines worth seeking out
Chianti Rùfina offers quality, characterful red wines of superb value and great consistency.
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Brunello di Montalcino 2004: a retrospective
Have you got any of these 50 wines in your cellar?
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Tuscany’s best recent vintages plus the top wines to try
Each growing season seems to bring different but equally challenging conditions in Tuscany: it’s rarely easy. We explain how producers succeeded in the five most significant recent vintages, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, and pick four standout wines from each to try.
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Ornellaia: a masterclass in elegance
A Decanter Virtual Masterclass from the cellars of Ornellaia...
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Great value Chianti under £20
Try one of these Chianti wines under £20...
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Brunello di Montalcino: The 10 must-know estates
The producers of Montalcino are steadfast in their dedication to the Sangiovese grape – they even have their own name for it. Monty Waldin picks 10 top wineries from the DOCG region, exploring their differing approaches to this singular red variety and the noble wines it makes.
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The organic wine gamble
With healthy eating – and drinking – all the rage, MONTY WALDIN investigates why some organic wines may be better for you than others
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Chianti Classico Riserva & Gran Selezione 2015 & 2016: Panel tasting results
What is it that distinguishes these two highest-quality categories from the rest?
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Apalta Valley: Valley of the Kings
The dramatic Apalta Valley is one of Chile's newest regions to produce quality wines, especially from Syrah and Carmenère. MONTY WALDIN meets the top producers
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The making of Montalcino
Should Brunello be made more like a Burgundy or a Bordeaux?
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Chianti Classico 2010 Riserva & Gran Selezione: Panel tasting results
Our judges tasted 75 wines and discovered how well they have aged...
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Brunello’s new generation: six top producers and their wines
Tuscan wine specialist Monty Waldin picks six to watch in Montalcino...
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Exploring the nine towns of Chianti Classico
Getting to know Chianti Classico is all in the detail...
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What has Gran Selezione done for Chianti?
Four years on from the first release of Chianti Classico’s top-tier Gran Selezione wines, Monty Waldin assesses the ongoing debate around the classification
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Brunello di Montalcino winemakers sign biodiversity pact
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Primitivo: A return to the old ways
Primitivo is practically synonymous with Puglia and the south of Italy. Yet it is taking a plucky band of pioneers to re-establish it in its truest form, as a bush vine. Monty Waldin reports
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Tenuta di Argiano sold
Montalcino estate Tenuta di Argiano, one of the largest Brunello producers, has been sold to a group of international investors.
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Brunello: The many crus of Montalcino
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Brunello di Montalcino producers split over sub-zones
Debate is growing on whether to carve the home of Brunello di Montalcino into a series of sub-zones to help consumers better understand subtle differences between the wines.
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Chateau Monty – wine writer buys vineyard
