Tony Wood Dec 31, 2020 1 min Top Wines of 2020 Comparing wines from different denominations and making a list in order of preference is remarkably difficult and unnecessary… unless you...
Tony Wood Nov 22, 2020 2 min Brunello di Montalcino 2021 Release Brunello di Montalcino 2016 is a far more interesting vintage than the 2015. That’s not to say Brunello di Montalcino 2015 was not a very...
Tony Wood Nov 9, 2020 5 min Castello di Ama, Gaiole in Chianti, Siena, Tuscany Great wine is the result of numerous elements: full understanding of the rootstock and its terroir, an extraordinary talented winemaker w...
Tony Wood May 14, 2020 4 min Castello di Brolio Upon entering the estate of the Ricasoli family in Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, it is impossible not to be impressed. The 1,200 hectare es...
Tony Wood Mar 3, 2020 2 min Podernuovo a Palazzone When your family name is Bulgari, the least expectation of any commercial venture is excellence. When Giovanni Bulgari decided that his p...
Tony Wood Feb 24, 2020 6 min Brunello di Montalcino 2015: Has it peaked too early? I have been thinking and talking about this vintage for ages, but now the time for serious wordage and explanation is upon us. On Friday ...
Tony Wood Feb 24, 2020 7 min Chianti Classico Collection 2020 This year should be remembered, in part, as the year that finally has laid to rest the 'straw basket' poor press that has haunted the Chi...
Tony Wood Jan 11, 2020 1 min Top Wines of 2019 Comparing wines from different denominations and making a list in order of preference is remarkably difficult and unnecessary…Unless you ...
Tony Wood Oct 14, 2019 2 min An Exceptional Vintage: Brunello di Montalcino 2015 It is hard to ignore the hype that surrounds the latest Brunello di Montalcino vintage 2015 to be released onto market in January 2020. M...
Tony Wood Jul 10, 2019 3 min Stella di Campalto, Podere San Giuseppe, Montalcino The genesis of the recent journey of this winery started in 1992, when Stella and her then husband received a parcel of overgrown land of...