Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Anteprima Amarone

Anteprima Amarone: presenting the new vintage of Italy’s unique wine.

Valpolicella landscapeLe Ragose Amarone della Valpolicella 1971Valpolicella wine colourrelief map Verona

Valpolicella tour: photos

Photo highlights of my vineyard tour in Valpolicella and Verona.

Silvano Follador Prosecco Cartizze 2012

New section for my blog: Wine of the Day. And what a great start: the best Prosecco on this planet.

My Barbaresco report

My 32-page Barbaresco report, the largest ever in English language, is now published.

The Bressan Affair: journalist boycott is wrong

Italian vintner Fulvio Bressan faces boycott from leading wine media after a racist rant on Facebook. I look at why this is fundamentally wrong.

Roero: the third twin

Never heard of Roero? My extensive profile of this wine district in Piedmont tells you what’s to be known.

Barolo 2003: drink up

My analysis of Barolo 2003 retrospective (56 wines): some good wines, but drink up.

Barolo bliss

Barolo bliss: how I got lost, knocked on a door and there was a 1988 being poured.

Franco Biondi Santi dies

Franco Biondi Santi dies. A personal tribute for Italy’s greatest wine aristocrat.

Monumental Brunellos

Day 3 of Brunello visits, including two monumental wines: 1998 and 1995 Poggio al Vento from Col d’Orcia.