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First taste: Ornellaia 2021
Despite a three-month drought during the hot summer, Ornellaia 2021 is one of the top performers of the vintage...
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Decanter meets: Marco Balsimelli, production director for Ornellaia and Masseto
Plus latest vintages tasted and rated...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: COMO Castello Del Nero, Tuscany, Italy
A wellness resort in the heart of Tuscan wine country...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Borgo San Vincenzo, Tuscany, Italy
Relaxed yet luxurious, and nestled in the heart of the Montepulciano wine region...
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Italy’s future greats: 10 wineries from Piedmont to Campania nominated by their peers
The Italian winemakers shaping the country's future...
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First taste: Tenuta Fratini – three new releases rated
A marriage between Bolgheri and Bordeaux...
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Expert’s Choice: Coastal Tuscany
The 18 wines to seek out from the Tuscan coast...
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Bolgheri 2020: Vintage overview and top-scoring wines
With tasting notes and scores for 50 wines...
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Which Brunello 2019 should I drink when?
15 Brunellos for early, mid-term and long-term drinking from the ‘superb’ 2019 vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 releases excite buyers
Merchants report strong interest for highly rated vintage...
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Il Caggio’s Ipsus: A Tuscan wine legend in the making
Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW reports on tasting all four vintages of Il Caggio's Ipsus at the Decanter Italy Experience masterclass...
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Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2018: 20 recommendations
20 recommendations from a variable, but in a few cases ‘stunning’, vintage...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2019 – ‘spoiled for choice’: Full report
Read Michaela Morris' report on the highly regarded 2019 vintage, with 127 tasting notes & scores...
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Brunello di Montalcino: The best wines to drink, cellar and invest in
To drink, cellar, or invest – a guide to the Tuscan classic, with Aldo Fiordelli...
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First taste: Sassicaia 2021
A seriously impressive new release from Tenuta San Guido...
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The lesser-known Tuscany: 12 hidden gems to discover
James Button looks beyond the region’s big names to reveal its alternative styles...
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Castello di Fonterutoli’s Concerto: A Sangiovese-dominant SuperTuscan in its 40th vintage
Susan Hulme MW discovers three key phases in Concerto's stylistic evolution...
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Ageing Chianti Classico: Panel tasting results
109 wines tasted and rated...
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DFWE 2023 Ornellaia masterclass: Four decades of a Tuscan icon
Tasting eight vintages of Ornellaia, plus two of the rare Ornellaia Bianco...
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City guide to Florence
Tuscany’s Renaissance masterpiece...
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First Maremma Toscana DOC Vermentino Superiore wine released
The release comes from Mazzei's Belguardo estate...
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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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Frescobaldi’s Gorgona: A day on the prison island
Where prisoners make wine...
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Bolgheri 2019: Vintage report plus 50 top wines
A five-star vintage says Aldo who selects his top picks from 2019...
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SuperTuscans at 50
A look at the category's history, future and investment potential of the wines...
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Sassicaia masterclass at Decanter’s London Fine Wine Encounter 2022
Susan Hulme MW reports on the Sassicaia masterclass at Decanter's London Fine Wine Encounter 2022...
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First taste: Ornellaia 2020
‘The aromas give a hint of what is to come’...
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Ageworthy Italian whites: 10 to try
Five pairs of wines made from indigenous Italian varieties to illustrate their ageability...
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Ex-Vietti couple joins Montalcino’s Castiglion del Bosco
Collaboration with Elena Penna and Luca Currado, formerly of Vietti in Piedmont, announced...
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Long Read: Extreme weather in Italy’s vineyards
Decanter’s regional editor for Italy, James Button, on the extreme weather conditions in 2023...
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Beating the heat: How Italy’s winemakers are responding to climate change
How producers around the regions are adapting to beat the heat...
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Place de Bordeaux March 2023 releases: from 100-point Napa to Italian gems
See our top-scoring wines and read about several debuts...
