Sassicaia
Thoughts on one of the finest reds in the world.

Corzano & Paterno
Fine wine and cheese just outside Florence.

Ca'Lojera 1997
Notes on the vintages presented at the 1998 edition of Vinitlay.

Botromagno 1997
Notes on the vintages presented at the 1998 edition of Vinitlay.

Vercese del Castellazzo
Excellent wines from the Oltrepo -- a very pleasant surprise.

Pigato Le Russeghine 1997
This year's offering from Riccardo Bruna is again excellent.

Poggio Petorchino
Walter and Nadia are doing an excellent job of carrying on Elvio Cogno's work -- Making Barolo.

Marchesi di Barolo
Fine wines from one of Piemonte's oldest estates.

Moscato di Siracusa
Sweet, it's an excellent dessert wine, and dry, it's a fine aperitif..

Linardi
Excellent Ciró, and an intriguing blanc de noirs from Gaglioppo.

Azienda Agricola Zito
Nice Ciró from a dynamic young producer with lots of ideas.

Caparra & Siciliani
Fine red and white Ciró from Calabria's largest producer.

Marchesi de'Pancrazi
Fantastic Pinot Nero, some of the best in Italy.

Fontanafredda Revisited
Tasting notes for more Baroli, a Pinot Nero, and an excellent Moscato....

Casa Emma
An award-winning Chianti Classico.

Lambrusco
Times are changing: Medici Ermete adds a whole new meaning to the concept of Lambrusco, as does the Tenuta Pederanza.

Fontanafredda
Where the King once went to get away from it all (and see his love) is now a superb winery, exciting to visit and with wines worth seeking out.

Montenidoli
Wonderful Vernaccia from San Gimignano, and other fine wines as well.

Azienda Agricola Casale - Falchini
One of San Gimignano's best kept secrets, with superb wines at excellent prices.

Ponte a Rondolino
Also known as Terruzzi & Puthod, San Gimignano's most innovative winery.

Fattoria Di Cusona
Traditional and international-style Vernaccia di San Gimignano form a thousand-year-old estate.

Montevertine 1995
Tasting notes for this year's wines from Sergio Manetti.

L'Azienda Giorgio Carnevale
The reemergence of a company with a glorious past means exciting, very distinctive Piemontese wines for today.

Tenuta Giuncheo
Exciting wines from the mountains above Imperia.

Riccardo Bruna
His Pigato sets the standard for this Ligurian white.

Eric Banti
A superb Morellino di Scansano (one of Tuscany's lesser-known red wines).

Tenuta di Valgiano
An Estate near Lucca whose new owners are doing impressive things.

Poggerino
A Chianti Classico producer well worth keeping an eye on.

Riecine
Fine Chianti Classico, and a talk with Séan O'Callaghan, the winemaker.

Allegrini
Gems from one of the most innovative wineries in the Veneto region.

Ca'Lojera
A small winery overlooking Lake Garda, with some very interesting white wines.

Les Clos Baudoin
A detour to the Loire Valley, and the Vouvray produced by Prince Poniatowsky. Keep an eye out for it!

Fattoria di Lilliano (Chianti Classico)
In an article on sediment and the virtues of decanting.


Ceretto
One of Piemonte's major wineries looks to the future without loosing site of its past.

Marchisio
Most Roero Arneis is underwhelming. Sergio Marchisio's, on the other hand, is worth seeking out.

Botromagno
An extremely interesting and as of yet relatively unknown winery in Puglia.
Also, a recipe for Orecchiette coi Broccoletti, a Puglian specialty.

Marvels from Montevertine
Two of Montevertine's new releases, tasted at Vinitaly.

Bellavista
Franciacorta brings to mind Maurizio Zanella, and rightly so. However, he's certainly not alone.

Two wines from Castello di Brolio
In an article on the two major currents of Italian wine making.

Azienda Agricola Vignadora

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