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Italy, Tuscany, Valdarno di Sopra: Five Questions for Petrolo

This small report features new releases from Petrolo and my conversation with Luc Sanjust, the charming and visionary owner of this organic Tuscan estate....

Monica Larner • 31 Mar 2022

sangiovese Tuscan Italian Wines

Italy, Tuscan Icons: Tenuta San Guido 2019 Bolgheri Sassicaia

Tenuta San Guido’s Bolgheri Sassicaia is one of Italy’s greatest wines. And the 2019 vintage, hitting the market now, is a stunner....

Monica Larner • 13 Jan 2022

Italian Wines Tuscany Super Tuscan

Italy, Miscellaneous: Loose Ends from 2021

This article features a roundup of miscellaneous samples from the 40 articles from Italy that we published in 2021, including interviews and videos....

Monica Larner • 15 Dec 2021

Italian Wines italy

Spirito di Vino

Hoping to spread a little holiday cheer in these difficult times, it is our pleasure to present some of the competing drawings from the 2021 Spirito di Vino cartoon competition....

Monica Larner • 15 Dec 2021

Italian Wines Holiday italy

Italy, Sicily: An Island Nation of Wine

This report includes 179 reviews of wines from various Sicilian subzones from the 2020 vintage, 2019, 2018 and some from 2017....

Monica Larner • 30 Nov 2021

italy Sicily Italian Wines

Italy, Piedmont, Barolo: A Video Spotlight on Giacomo Conterno

Roberto Conterno of the Giacomo Conterno estate is one of Italy’s most talented Barolisti, but during the doldrums of lockdown, he reinvented himself....

Monica Larner • 29 Nov 2021

Barolo Nebbiolo Italian Wines

Italy, Sicily, Aeolian Islands: Blowing in the Wind

This report contains wines mostly made with Malvasia delle Lipari from boutique producers on Lipari, Panarea, Vulcano and Stromboli....

Monica Larner • 03 Nov 2021

Malvasia Italian Wines Sicily

Italy, Sicily, Etna: Eruptions, Excitement, Elegance & Electricity

Excitement surrounding Etna as a destination, investment in infrastructure and international media attention are growing, largely due to Etna’s wines....

Monica Larner • 28 Oct 2021

Italian Wines Sicily Etna