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Isole e Olena: Cepparello wines to drink and to keepOne of the first 'Super Tuscans'...
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Salicutti Brunello vertical: The past, present and futureMichaela Morris tastes recent vintages...
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Producer Profile: Fattoria dei BarbiThere are three excellent reasons for a visit...
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Producer Profile: Donatella Cinelli ColombiniDonatella Cinelli Colombini is all about new beginnings...
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Producer Profile: San PolinoMontalcino’s first certified organic estate.....
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Producer Profile: Silvio NardiImmersed in the natural, untamed Tuscan countryside...
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Producer Profile: Siro PacentiThese wines have a distinctive personality...
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Producer profile: Conti CostantiOne of the longest-established families in Montalcino...
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Producer profile: SalvioniA plot recognised as one of the great ‘crus’ of the village....
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Producer profile: BaricciBaricci have been making wine on this property since the 1950s...
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Producer profile: Le PotazzineAn organic estate which is 'an oasis of calm'....
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Producer profile: Biondi SantiOne of the ‘sanctuaries’ of Italian wine...
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The Tuscany wine quiz – test your knowledge -
Decanter’s Italy Fine Wine Encounter event preview by Ian D’Agata -
Wine Legend: Isole e Olena, Cepparello 1982What makes it a legend...
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Wine Legend: Biondi Santi, Tenuta il Greppo 1975Biondi Santi is a truly iconic estate: in the late 19th century it was the first in Montalcino...
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Bitesize guide to Chianti Classico Gran Selezione -
Ageing Chianti Classico wines – ask DecanterIan d'Agata on how well Chianti ages...
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Monterey: Frontier fever -
Six seriously underrated wine regions -
Panel tasting results recommended: Brunello di Montalcino 2007See the recommended wines from Decanter's recent Brunello di Montalcino 2007 panel tasting with Jane Hunt MW, Richard Baudains and Rosemary George MW.
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Montalcino rallies round as Soldera’s Brunellos are destroyedVandals have destroyed thousands of litres of ageing Brunello in the cellars of cult producer Gianfranco Soldera.
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Tenuta di Argiano soldMontalcino estate Tenuta di Argiano, one of the largest Brunello producers, has been sold to a group of international investors.
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DWWA 2014 Regional Trophy: Red Tuscany under £15This year's Decanter World Wine Awards Regional Trophy for Red Tuscany under £15 went to Abbadia Ardenga, Rosso di Montalcino 2012 (14%)
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World’s highest wine launch takes place on Mount AraratThe world's highest wine launch took place last weekend, August 8, on the peak of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey.
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Italy’s winemaking giants: Big can be beautiful -
Five must-visit wineries at the Decanter Mediterranean Fine Wine Encounter -
Brunello: The many crus of Montalcino -
The story of Sassicaia: How a controversial experiment became a legend -
Gaja: relax Brunello rules on Sangiovese
Italian winemaker Angelo Gaja has said that Brunello should operate a two-tier system and allow other varieties other than Sangiovese.
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Sangiovese (red)
Meaning Blood of Jove, or Jupiter, Sangiovese is the Chianti grape par excellence, and responsible in Tuscany too, for Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobilo de Montpulciano.
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Barone Ricasoli to register ‘Brolio’ Sangiovese cloneChianti Classico's Barone Ricasoli is about to register its own Sangiovese clone with the Italian ministry of agriculture.
