Carmignano: Making wine in Chianti’s shadow
Exploring this historic Tuscan region and its wines...
Stephen Brook has been a contributing editor to Decanter since 1996 and has won a clutch of awards for his writing on wine. The author of more than 30 books, his works include Complete Bordeaux, now the definitive study of the region and in its third edition, and The Wines of California, which won three awards. His most recently published book is The Wines of Austria. Brook also fully revised the last two editions of Hugh Johnson’s Wine Companion, and he writes for magazines in many countries.
Exploring this historic Tuscan region and its wines...
Why this particular wine from a lauded vintage makes our hall of fame...
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See Stephen Brook's tasting notes & scores from two verticals of Gaja's single vineyard wines...
See what Decanter's experts thought of California Cabernet from the 2011 vintage...
'One of the greatest red wines produced in the region...'
Read Stephen's reports on the latest releases from Barolo, Barbaresco and Roero, including over 170 tasting notes...
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Stephen Brook takes a look at the latest vintage of Barolo Riserva to be released...
Exclusive reviews of Hugel's new 'grand cru plus' Riesling...
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Read Stephen's report on the latest Barbaresco releases...
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What makes this a wine legend...?
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