Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Szepsy Hárslevelű Király 2006

A dry Tokaj white with the ability to transport.

Chianti discoveries: Fattoria di Petroio

Last write-up of my Tuscan week: the delicious Chianti wines of Fattoria di Petroio.

Wine from nowhere

Perhaps my most exotic tasting ever: 3 bottles from Albania. And actually a good surprise: drinkable and interesting stuff.

Valdipiatta Alfiero 2008–1983

Valdipiatta Vigna d’Alfiero vertical 2008-1983: leading Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in top shape.

Drinkable Brunello

Brunello 2007 is fun to drink, at long last.

A barren landscape

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has just improved on last year but the general level is still unsatisfactory.

A statistical Chianti

A statistical look at my tasting of 97 Chiantis from 2009 – for fun and, hopefully, education.

Chianti 2009: moving on

First taste of 2009 Chianti Classico. Looking good – producers have coped well with this hot, dry vintage.

Apple and salt

Tasting the new 2011 vintage of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, I feel refreshed, interested, and happy.