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Super venetians: Valpolicella
A number of Valpolicellan producers are going down the Super Tuscan route, stepping outside the DOC appellation. Richard Baudains charts the different styles of premium wines being made
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Driven to Drink: The new Wine Road
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Decanter Man of the Year 2011: Giacomo Tachis
The 'father' of modern winemaking reflects on a career that has seen him credited with kickstarting Italy's wine renaissance
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Italy’s 10 most exciting wine styles
The styles, regions and vintages every wine lover should know about
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Panel Tasting: Brunello di Montalcino 2012
The warming climate is increasingly a factor in this revered corner of Tuscany, says Richard Baudains...
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Under the radar: 12 unsung heroes of Italy
Italian wines that deserve more recognition...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2012: Top wines and vintage review
See Richard Baudains' top wines from the vintage...
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Toscana Rosso – the ‘little brothers’ of Tuscany
Second wines from the famous names of Tuscany...
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Great Brunello producers to know about
Richard Baundains picks his favourites...
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Producer profile: Donnafugata
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Interview: Alois Lageder
Italy’s biodynamic champion is a fourth-generation winemaker who flirted with economics before finding his true calling among the vines...
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Top-tier Prosecco: Wines pushing the boundaries
See Richard Baudains' top 'rive' Prosecco wines...
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Producer Profile: Fattoria dei Barbi
There are three excellent reasons for a visit...
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Producer Profile: Donatella Cinelli Colombini
Donatella Cinelli Colombini is all about new beginnings...
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Producer Profile: San Polino
Montalcino’s first certified organic estate.....
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Producer Profile: Silvio Nardi
Immersed in the natural, untamed Tuscan countryside...
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Producer Profile: Siro Pacenti
These wines have a distinctive personality...
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Producer profile: Conti Costanti
One of the longest-established families in Montalcino...
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Producer profile: Salvioni
A plot recognised as one of the great ‘crus’ of the village....
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Producer profile: Baricci
Baricci have been making wine on this property since the 1950s...
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Producer profile: Le Potazzine
An organic estate which is 'an oasis of calm'....
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Producer profile: Biondi Santi
One of the ‘sanctuaries’ of Italian wine...
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Chianti bids to join UNESCO world heritage club
Tuscan wine producers launch their bid...
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Interview: Carlo Petrini
Richard Baudains asks Carlo Petrini about evolving tastes, the redundancy of wine scores and the rationale behind the organisation's first wine guide.
