Category: Italian Wine

Graci: finding an equilibrium on Etna

Etna is an astoundingly unique winemaking region, subject to extremities of climate found nowhere else in the world. Yet – as Alberto Graci explained at our inaugural Sustainability Forum last week – these challenges don’t discourage winemakers here from efforts to protect the environment; rather, they encourage them.  A volcano needs to erupt just once […]

Ageing Barolo: your questions answered

Last week saw our release of the 2019 Barolo vintage. We held our annual Piedmont tasting in our cellars at No.3 St. James’s Street last Monday. Joining us were a host of the region’s finest producers, a multitude of delicious wines, and of course – our customers, who had some fascinating questions about the region.   Barolo […]

Bringing Barolo back: a history

There has never been a better time to discover the wonders of Piedmont. In this article, originally published in 2020, we trace the region’s evolution over time. Three years later, we agree that Barolo is still proving to be one of the world’s most exciting sources of fine wine. There has never been a more […]

The Super Tuscans: 10 years on

Last week, our Pickering Cellar was the setting for a masterclass on Super Tuscan wines. Covering a range of styles, from 100% Sangiovese wines to those using solely international grapes, and across a broad span of sub-regions and vintages, it beautifully illustrated the diversity of this category. Here, Barbara Drew MW picks out a trio […]