Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Barolo 2001: a great vintage

Live blogging from Piedmont, part 4. Taking a break from 2008s and 2007s I taste 60 different Barolos from 2001. It is certainly a great vintage for the king of Italian wines.

Nebbiolo Prima 2011, day 1: improving Roero

Live blogging from Piedmont, part 3. Tasting through 2008 Roero and 2008 Barbaresco. At this stage, looks like a challenging vintage: high tannins and acids but low fruit.

Amazing Arneis

Live blogging from Piedmont, part 2. Arneis is usually a light commercial wine. In an amazing tasting at Angelo Negro we taste serious Arneis back to 2001.

Nebbiolo Prima 2011: a good start

Live blogging from Piedmont, part 1. Starting the week slowly with some delicious local food and the best wine to match: white Arneis. The best Arneis is currently made by Ghiomo, a small winery in Guarene.