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Our Italy editor meets Bibi Graetz, tries his latest vintages, and learns how one wine got its naughty name
An eclectic collection of Tuscan wines...
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Six decades of Biondi-Santi masterclass: DFWE New York 2025
Tasting from 2022 back to 1975…
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Marilisa Allegrini in Tuscany
With tasting notes for 14 wines from Bolgheri and Montalcino...
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Poggio di Sotto: ‘Quintessential Brunello’
‘Indisputably in the very top ranks of great Brunello,’ says Stephen Brook...
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First taste: Tenuta Fratini – three new releases rated
A marriage between Bolgheri and Bordeaux...
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Luce vertical: A ‘winning varietal blend’
Eight vintages of this Merlot-Sangiovese blend conceived by the Mondavis and Frescobaldis.
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Tenuta di Trinoro: Producer profile & 18 wines tasted
Tenuta di Trinoro is one of those wine estates that’s impossible to pigeonhole...
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Biondi Santi: producer profile & Riserva vertical
Riservas from the famed Montalcino estate...
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Ipsus: The making of a modern Italian cru
Looking at, and tasting, the Il Caggio 'cru' Ipsus...
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Decanter New York Fine Wine Encounter masterclass: Brunello di Montalcino 2013
A masterclass on the wonderful diversity of Brunello...
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Il Marroneto: Producer profile & 10 wines rated
10 wines tasted...
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Gaja’s Ca’ Marcanda: Celebrating 20 vintages
A deep-dive into the Piedmontese family's Bolgheri estate...
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Terra di Monteverro: Every vintage of this mini SuperTuscan
11 vintages tasted and rated...
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: vertical tasting
All the way back to 1983...
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Castello Banfi’s Poggio all’Oro: vertical tasting
Michaela Morris enjoys a vertical of the wine at the Banfi estate...
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The new Super-Italians: 12 essential, new-wave Italian wines
Italy's reinvention shows no sign of slowing down...
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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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Under-the-radar Brunello producers in 2022
Five Brunello producers you may not have come across but need to know...
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Querciabella: Producer profile
New tasting notes including a vertical of Batàr...
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Vigorello: Tasting 50 years of a Tuscan wine pioneer
Tasting an historic Tuscan wine through the decades...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2016: vintage report and top wines
'Brunello-lovers should absolutely buy up!'
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Fattoria Le Pupille’s next-generation: Piemme & Le Pupille
Fattoria Le Pupille's newest wines tasted...
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Tenuta Sette Cieli: tasting Indaco and Scipio
Coastal Tuscan wines for now and the cellar...
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Tenuta di Arceno: chasing perfection
Aldo Fiordelli tastes current and past vintages from the Tuscan estate's range...
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Frescobaldi wine: 30th-generation winemaking
With more than 700 years of winemaking experience in Tuscany, the Frescobaldis are one of Italy's most celebrated wine dynasties. James Button reports on the family's past and present and tastes a selection of Frescobaldi wines.
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Brunello di Montalcino 2015: vintage report and top wines
The best 2015s offer freshness of aromas and flavours, and succulent acidity...
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Isole e Olena: producer profile and latest releases tasted
Stephen Brook tastes the latest releases from this Tuscan estate...
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Castello Banfi: producer profile plus 14 wines tasted
A winery focused on continual improvements through innovation...
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Tua Rita: producer profile plus latest releases tasted
A diverse range of wines from this Tuscan producer...
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Chianti Classico: a glowing future plus 12 must-try wines
Chianti Classico’s fortunes took a dive in the middle of the last century, when tenant farmers and traditional vineyard methods gave way to mechanisation and international grape varieties. Today a new generation of producers is returning to original ways while embracing advances in the winery, says Emily O’Hare, who believes the region’s star is rising again.
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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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Capezzana: Producer profile & tasting back 90 years
Tasting wines as far back as 1930...
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