When I first joined the wine industry some 16 years ago, I was thrown in at the deep end specialising in selling the world’s finest wines to the well-heeled customers of Northwest London. In those early days, one of the topics that frequently plunged me under the water was when I had to sound knowledgeable about Italian wines. In my first couple of weeks on the job I was given a great piece of advice by one of my seasoned veteran colleagues: if you know just one

Summary:  From its humble beginnings, as a source of simple rosé wines, to its rise to fame, as home to many of Italy’s most famous Super Tuscans, the Bolgheri DOC continues to evolve. The biggest names are well-recognized on the world wine stage but the terroir of Bolgheri remains unknown to many. Steeped in history and culture, the region boasts

Summary: From their genesis in the late 1960s to their most modern iterations, Super Tuscans have enjoyed an uninterrupted reign on the international scene. Initially, production style trumped terroir, but now, thanks to viticultural improvements combined with the effects of climate change, we see the evolution of one winemaker’s initial hunch into a family of world-class wines. Characterised by their Bordeaux influences and divergence from traditional Italian