Grandi Cru della Costa Toscana 2023
Review and Tasting Notes Following my review of the Anteprima Vini della Costa Toscana in March, I was asked by the President of the...
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REVIEWS
Tony Wood
- Oct 15
- 4 min
Isole e Olena: A New Dawn
The famous Isole e Olena winery is located in San Donato in Poggio on the western slope of the Chianti Classico hills, approximately half...
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Tony Wood
- Sep 27
- 4 min
Capezzana
The Contini Bonacossi family and Tenuta di Capezzana share a long history. The lands they have been custodians of since 1926 have born...
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Tony Wood
- Sep 10
- 4 min
Biondi Santi Retrospect
The leading wine estate in Montalcino, Biondi Santi with its long, illustrious history has been under new ownership and guidance for the...
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Tony Wood
- Aug 16
- 13 min
Tasting Lazio Wines with Ian D’Agata
An unexpected invitation by world eminent wine journalist and author, Ian D’Agata to join him in tasting and reviewing, recently released...
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Tony Wood
- Aug 4
- 4 min
Il Marroneto, Brunello di Montalcino
“The world is missing a lawyer or a banker and I for one, rejoice.” The explanation for the above is quite simple, Alessandro Mori, the...
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Tony Wood
- Jul 15
- 5 min
Canalicchio di Sopra Montalcino
I first became aware of this estate following the phenomenal success of their 2010 vintage. Admittedly the 2010 Brunello release was a...
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Tony Wood
- Jun 4
- 4 min
Brunello di Montalcino: "Best of the Best”
“Which is the best Brunello di Montalcino?” Is a reoccurring question posed to me. Of course there is no answer to that question. On the...
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Tony Wood
- May 19
- 8 min
Vinitaly 2023
This was the 55th version of the largest wine trade fair in Europe and one of the most important in the world. The facts are interesting:...
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Tony Wood
- May 10
- 4 min
Cortona Wines 2023
The second edition of this brilliant event organised by Enoteca Meucci is held in Borgo Riccio just outside Cortona. The event gathers...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 31
- 6 min
Terre di Toscana 2023
This year, once again, I was pleased to attend the amazing Terre di Toscana wine event organised by L'Acquabuona wine magazine. It was...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 23
- 9 min
Amarone Opera Prima 2023
This year’s two day event was held once again at the Palazzo Della Gran Guardia, situated in the historic centre of Verona. The Press Day...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 17
- 8 min
Anteprima Vini Della Costa Toscana 2023
The weekend of 11th/12th March was spent in Lucca, Tuscany, as a guest of Anteprima Vini Costa Toscana 2023. Some 70 wineries attended...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 10
- 7 min
Orra Wine Review 2022
I have the upmost respect for all wineries. Each year a few of them take the trouble to send wines for my review, and I thank them all...
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Tony Wood
- Feb 10
- 40 min
Chianti Classico Collection 2023
This year, the pattern of tasting Chianti Classico continues: Annata, Riserva and Gran Selezione, separate from IGT Toscana from the...
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Tony Wood
- Feb 6
- 29 min
Benvenuto Brunello 2023
There seems to be no stopping the rise of Brunello di Montalcino. The numbers speak volumes as to the popularity of this denomination. In...
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Tony Wood
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
Top Wines of 2022
Comparing wines from different denominations and making a list in order of preference is remarkable difficult and unnecessary…unless you...
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Tony Wood
- Dec 1, 2022
- 26 min
Super Tuscan Wines: Toscana I.G.T. 2022
So what are IGT wines? How did they come about? Are IGT wines just from Tuscany? Are they Super Tuscans? Finally who coined the term...
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Tony Wood
- Sep 27, 2022
- 7 min
Principe Corsini, Villa Le Corti
To fully appreciate the engagement with the present, one needs to understand the evolution of the past. This is most definitely the case...
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Tony Wood
- Aug 25, 2022
- 11 min
Colli del Trasimeno Wines
A good friend and neighbour asked me over dinner one evening: “You live near to the Lake, why don’t you ever write about the wines...
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Tony Wood
- Aug 9, 2022
- 6 min
Casanova di Neri
Is arguably one of the most well known and successful wineries in Montalcino. This success didn’t just happen by chance: it is based upon...
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Tony Wood
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Art-fully...wrapped
I recently arrived at Castello di Brolio to arrange a visit of friends from the USA to view the estate and taste the wines. I was pleased...
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Tony Wood
- Jul 13, 2022
- 3 min
Two wines, poles apart in style and yet share a common factor: Greatness!
Very rarely have I tasted a wine and felt rooted to the spot and filled with excitement. I recall the first time I tasted this wine, I...
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Tony Wood
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Badia a Coltibuono
The history of this legendary estate dates back to 1051 when the Vallombrosa order of monks (a Tuscan reform of the Benedictines), most...
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Tony Wood
- Jun 24, 2022
- 8 min
Amarone Opera Prima 2022
Recently I was invited to Verona as a guest of the Consorzio della Valpolicella, to take part to a three day event culminating in the...
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Tony Wood
- May 16, 2022
- 4 min
Tenuta dell'Ornellaia
Ornellaia was originally the brainchild of Marchese Lodovico Antinori, of the famed Antinori wine producers and vintners. The estate is...
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Tony Wood
- Apr 15, 2022
- 3 min
Terre di Toscana 2022
Una Experience Hotel, Lido di Camaiore Originally staged for earlier in the year, finally opened its doors to the trade, press and...
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Tony Wood
- Apr 4, 2022
- 3 min
Chianti Classico Collection 2022 Stazione Leopolda, Florence
The Chianti Classico Collection 2022 event was the first for two years, due to Covid 19 restrictions. This made it a much awaited...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 17, 2022
- 31 min
Chianti Classico Collection 2022
This year I asked the Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico, if their members would kindly send only the latest vintages of Chianti Classico...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 3, 2022
- 25 min
Benvenuto Brunello 2022
Brunello di Montalcino 2017 vintage has been released. It was a fascinating experience to taste these wines. Usually, I know what to...
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Tony Wood
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Castello di Ama Revisited 2022
A most welcome and recent invitation brought me back to Castello di Ama in Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany This chance to taste and review the...
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Tony Wood
- Feb 12, 2022
- 3 min
Orra Wine Review 2021
I have the upmost respect for all wineries. Each year, many wineries take the trouble to send their produce for my review and I thank...
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Tony Wood
- Jan 25, 2022
- 1 min
Great Flight on a Great Flight
Recently travelling at 37,000 feet, I was served the following great wines: Dom Pérignon 2008 Pale straw in colour with bright...
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Tony Wood
- Jan 14, 2022
- 2 min
Top Wines of 2021
Comparing wines from different denominations and making a list in order of preference is remarkably difficult and unnecessary… unless you...
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Tony Wood
- Jan 1, 2022
- 3 min
Viticoltori di Greve in Chianti
In November I was invited by the newly formed association of producers called Viticoltori Greve in Chianti; a group of 26 wineries united...
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Tony Wood
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Fattoria Santo Stefano, Greve in Chianti
In October 2021 the Santo Stefano winery celebrated its 60th anniversary, inviting members of the wine press and other wine reviewers to...
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Tony Wood
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Podere Giodo
What do the wineries of Barone Ricasoli, Brancaia, Castello di Fonterutoli, Fattoria Le Corti, Sapaio, Poliziano, Fattoria di Petrolo,...
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Tony Wood
- Oct 10, 2021
- 2 min
Castello di Brolio: Revisited 2021
This week for the first time in eighteen months I visited Chianti Classico. My first visit was to Castello di Brolio, the majestic winery...
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Tony Wood
- Sep 17, 2021
- 4 min
Biondi Santi: Historic winery under new ownership
A ‘changing of the guard’ has occurred at Biondi Santi: no longer the 7th generation of that revered wine family rule over the vineyards...
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Tony Wood
- Aug 3, 2021
- 13 min
Tuscany Summer Wines: Whites, Rosati and Sparkling
Included within my Chianti Classico Collection 2021 Review this year I gave a brief history of this famous denomination in which I...
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Tony Wood
- May 9, 2021
- 20 min
Chianti Classico Collection 2021: Tasting Notes (Part 2, I-Z)
Continued from Part 1, A-H Il Drago e la Fornace Carbonaie IGT 2015 Deep ruby red in colour. Scented florals, prune, liquorice, range of...
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Tony Wood
- May 9, 2021
- 18 min
Chianti Classico Collection 2021: Tasting Notes (Part 1, A-H)
Before we go on to the almost 300 wines I have reviewed with Tasting Notes of the Chianti Classico Collection 2021 (Chianti Classico,...
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Tony Wood
- Mar 25, 2021
- 23 min
Benvenuto Brunello 2021
Brunello di Montalcino 2016 is undoubtedly an exceptional vintage as good, if not better, than any vintage in the past twenty years, with...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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