It's not just Bordeaux that presents its latest vintage for assessment, although the Tuscans take a little more time about it. While I went off to taste 2009s in Bordeaux on behalf of Purple...

See my accompanying tasting notes on 19 top Tuscans and tasting notes on Umani Ronchi verticals.   See also the Vino Fratelli Antinori video. Like many wine importers in Germany,...

In a nutshell: Italy's dynamic wine powerhouse has attracted considerable investment. Main grapes: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon (red); Malvasia; Trebbiano;...

2009 Record rainfall at winter followed by lots of heat in the summer, with cool nights to retain aromatic qualities. Some producers suffered dehydration but most were delighted with the...

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Travel tips for Tuscany? Victoria Stevenson on a round-the-world trip: Firstly I’d like to thank purple...

The New Year starts with the loss of one of Italy's most important consultants, Giulio Gambelli, who from the very beginning has been Sangiovese's main protagonist and staunch supporter....

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...

After the acquisition of 16 new hectares of vines in June, Virginie Saverys (ipictured left and profiled here by Walter) of Avignonesi of Montepulciano has just announced that she has...

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...

The new, Belgian owner of Montepulciano's most famous wine producer Avignonesi has just added to her previous holdings 16 more hectares of prime vineyard that were privately held by Antonio...

The last of this week's reports on the 2010 vintage comes from Michael Schmelzer of Monte Bernardi, another usefully talented photographer who has captured Tuscany looking drearier than usual -...

Following the en primeur tasting in Montepulciano (see my long report, The discreet charm of Vino Nobile ), I had the chance to taste some older vintages of two of the region's best producers....

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...