Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Giuseppe Quintarelli dies

Goodbye, Giuseppe Quintarelli. You will be remembered.

Doluca Kalecik Karası 2005

A really good from Turkey. And I crave for more.

The wines of La Ghersa

La Ghersa: fine wines from Asti. So Barbera can be good?

Stadlmann Mandel-Höh 2005

Obscure or not, Zierfandler is one of Austria’s most historical and distinctive grapes. The very best is made by the Stadlmann family.

Duboković Moj Otok 2008

Reductive Loire Chenin Blanc, oxidised vin jaune from the Jura, and Indian curry. What’s that wine?

Prince Ştirbey: Romania’s finest

Europe’s fifth largest producer of wine has a long way to go. But one producer is showing what can be done when you try hard.

Romagna: what’s the future?

After 100 wines tasted this spring in the Italian region of Romagna, I look at the challenges facing this large producer. How to make the local Sangiovese a global brand?

Roxanich: incredible complexity

Roxanich: a very individual project and some incredibly good wines from Croatia’s Istria.

Le Strette: dreams come true

Live blogging from Piedmont, part 9. Visit to Le Strette winery, responsible for the survival and renaissance of the Nascetta grape. Plus some really good and affordable Barolos.