Wojciech Bońkowski
Master of Wine

Fontanafredda: history remade

Fontanafredda: a double vertical of Barolo La Villa and La Rosa 1996–2004.

Barolo 2008: coffee or tea?

Prefer coffee or tea in your Barolo?

Serradenari: Barolo goes sexy

These might well the fruitiest Nebbiolos I’ve ever tasted.

Oddero: please wait

The Barolos of Oddero: mighty beasts for the patient.

Barolo 2008: tannins, tannins, tannins

Halfway through 250 Barolos from the 2008 vintage, the major impression is tannins.

Punset & Ciabot Berton: two verticals

A double vertical of Punset Barbaresco and Ciabot Berton Barolo 1998-2008.

Morassino: serious Barbaresco

Cascina Morassino: 2002–2009 vertical of brilliant (and great value) Barbaresco.

Much sun, no fun

Barbaresco 2009 is not a great vintage. Too little fruit, and no drinking fun.

Nebbiolo Prima 2012

Kicking off Nebbiolo Prima, the new vintage presentation of Barolo & Barbaresco. Make sure you follow my daily updates!

Cimarelli Verdicchio 2010

Can Verdicchio be the new Veltliner? This mineral Adriatic white works well with Asian food, and deserved to be better known.