Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a fine complement to Walter Speller's...

16 Mar - See here for news that imports of 2006 Brunellos have been officially sanctioned by authorities in its most important market, the US. The last stop in the annual Tuscan en primeur...

The annual en primeur presentation of the 2006 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino last Friday and Saturday has already caused widespread controversy even before the wines' official release date....

The Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino seems very pleased with the 2005 vintage of its most important wine: it bestowed no less than four out of a total of five stars on this vintage, although...

As promised in this week's delicious wine of the week , here are my notes to date on the current vintage of Brunello di Montalcino. I tasted almost all 38 of these 2004 Brunellos at Vinitaly in...

See my overview of Brunello 2001 for more background but basically this collection of wines included all of the following:   - some simple, slightly dilute wines, perhaps...

I will not be publishing my full tasting notes until next month when the wines are finally released but I have to tell you that a recent big horizontal of the 1999s is the single most exciting...

Purple pagers should see also my detailed notes on specific appellations and my detailed tasting notes and scores . Perhaps the most exciting recent development in Bordeaux is that not...

Tomorrow and Thursday, 12 and 13 October, Purple pager Roger Jones is moving his Michelin-starred restaurant The Harrow at Little Bedwyn to Fortnum & Mason , the famous emporium on...

A couple of weeks ago I received the first impressions of the 2011 vintage in Montalcino from Katia Nussbaum, who runs the tiny (2.5 ha) biodynamically tended San Polino estate with her husband...

7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on the issue here . Francesco Marone Cinzano, highly respected head of Col...

7 Sep -  The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on the issue  here . News from Montalcino almost always seems to be...

Any time spent in Italy is a bonus and a few days earlier this month taught me a lot, not least about how downbeat most Italian wine producers seem to feel about the current market....

Brunello di Montalcino's Case Basse Soldera has announced the details of its 2010 Young Researcher Award. The research paper must be on Brunello di Montalcino and the candidate should be...

The tiny, rugged estate of San Polino perches on the top of a hill about 10 minutes south east of Montalcino in central Italy, above a breathtaking view of the surrounding valleys and hills. The...