Going back to the old country...
(Image credit: David Fletcher)
When you’ve lived in Australia for a while, you’ll eventually notice how many Italians – migrants or their descendants – you meet.
By then you’ll also have noticed how entrenched Italian culture, especially food and wine, is in the local landscape.
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From 40-year-old vines of Trebbiano Giallo and Procanico, the grapes were macerated for five days, fully destemmed, and then aged in stainless-steel vats for 10...
2024
LazioItaly
Società Agricola Gazzetta
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From this historic monopole cru, aged in a combination of French barriques and Slavonian oak, emerges a Barbaresco of captivating aromatic intensity, with enticing notes...
2021
PiedmontItaly
Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di GrésyBarbaresco Martinenga
My wines

Farmed biodynamically and aged in a mix of large French and Slavonian botti, this is a serious Rosso worth keeping on your radar. Brilliant purple...
2022
TuscanyItaly
J.G. BendaRosso di Montalcino
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Recta Pete – from the Latin for 'shot straight' – pays homage both to the Scottish family heritage as former arrow makers and to Fletcher...
2023
PiedmontItaly
FletcherBarbaresco
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Predominantly Nerello Mascalese, with Nerello Cappuccio, Grenache and small portions of Grecanico, Minnella Bianca and Uva Francese Bianca, all picked and co-fermented spontaneously in traditional...
2024
SicilyItaly
Vino di AnnaEtna
Lisa is an award-winning Italian-born, Australia-based wine writer, judge and WSET educator. Through her 15 years in the wine industry she has been a sommelier, wine buyer, retail assistant, vineyard and cellar door hand, and sales representative.
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| 1 | Panel tasting results: North Italian Pinot Grigio bursting with character | 0 | 10 | 20-07-2026 |
| 2 | Andrew Jefford: Challenging beliefs on tasting wine and terroir | 0 | 10 | 14-07-2026 |
| 3 | Potable Gold: 250 years of Madeira in America | 0 | 13.13 | 20-07-2026 |
| 4 | Viticultores Independientes de Rioja: Obsessed with terroir | 0 | 10 | 27-07-2026 |
| 5 | The US wine region luring the French: What’s new in Willamette Valley | 0 | 6.94 | 15-07-2026 |
| 6 | Summer sipping: The fresh white wine revolution in Paso Robles | 5 | 7 | 06-07-2026 |
| 7 | National treasures: America's old vines and their dynamic and delicious wines | 5 | 7 | 06-07-2026 |
| 8 | World Cup of Wines: Four perfect bottles to pair with the semi-finals | 0 | 14.65 | 13-07-2026 |
| 9 | World Cup of Wines: We pick two final-worthy wines from Spain and Argentina | 0 | 13.96 | 17-07-2026 |
| 10 | Panel tasting results: Superb vintage Cap Classique | 0 | 10 | 13-07-2026 |