Monty Waldin

Monty Waldin was the first wine writer to specialize in green issues. He is the author of multiple books, including The Organic Wine Guide (Thorsons, 1999); Biodynamic Wines (Mitchell Beazley, 2004); Wines of South America (Mitchell Beazley, 2003), winner of America’s prestigious James Beard Book Award; Discovering Wine Country: Bordeaux (2005) and Discovering Wine Country: Tuscany (2006), both Mitchell Beazley; and Château Monty (Portico, 2008). Monty has contributed on topics of organic and Biodynamic wine to Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Guide, Tom Stevenson’s Wine Report and he wrote the entries for Biodynamics and organics in The Oxford Companion to Wine (2015; 2006). He has also contributed to BBC radio and TV, numerous British newspapers and websites, as well as to wine, travel and environmental publications including Decanter, World of Fine Wine, The Ecologist, Star & Furrow (journal of the Biodynamic Agricultural Association, UK) and Biodynamics (journal of the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association, USA). His most recent books are Monty Waldin’s Best Biodynamic Wines (Floris, 2013) for wine drinkers, Biodynamic Gardening (Dorling Kindersley, 2014) for biodynamic home gardeners, and Biodynamic Wine (2016, Infinite Ideas Oxford), the comprehensive how-to guide for biodynamic wine-growers and students of biodynamic wine.
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Articles by Monty Waldin

Lamberto Frescobaldi Talks Tuscan Wine 05.31.2017

"It's often, wine producers, they love what they do, because they taste only what they do....
Salcheto: A Non-Interventionist, Interventionist Expression of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 05.12.2017

"Free sulfite fermentation, definitely now it's a reality, we all consider, it opens up the...
Features
The "noble wine" Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: Miriam Caporali and Valdipiatta 04.14.2017

"We are strictly connected with our tradition, which is a good thing. Although sometimes...
Winemakers
The Elegance of Chianti Rufina: Selvapiana Winemaker Federico Giuntini 02.27.2017

Chianti Rufina wines express a unique elegance. Monty Waldin talks to Chianti Rufina's star...
Winemakers
Organic Brunello Pioneer Francesco Leanza 01.23.2017

"We must focus on hundreds of different Brunellos, from hundreds of difference vineyards,...
Winemakers
Emilia Nardi Talks Brunello 01.10.2017

"Nature has given us a lot, because there is a mosaic of soils. It makes this place so...
Margarita and Francesca Padovani: Montalcino's Twin Organic Pioneers 12.21.2016

"They were like, "Ha ha ha, yeah organic, organic!” But we believed in it, it was not a...
Winemakers
High Altitude Chianti: Federica Mascheroni Stianti of Castello di Volpaia 11.20.2016

Monty Waldin talks to Federica Mascheroni Stianti about Castello di Volpaia, the elegance of high...
Winemakers
Chianti Classico: Giuseppe Mazzocolin of Fattoria di Fèlsina 10.19.2016

"When I started, Chianti was a wine that was impossible to sell." Giuseppe Mazzocolin...
Features
The Wines of Lucca An Interview With Winemaker Saverio Petrilli of Tenuta Di Valgiano 10.05.2016

Winemaker Saverio Petrilli has been a pioneer in the region promoting biodynamic and organic...
Winemakers
Fabian Schwarz of La Magia 09.27.2016

Monty Waldin talks to Fabian Schwarz about organic winemaking, the growth of Brunello di...
Features
The Soul of Chianti: Elisabetta Fagiuoli of Montenidoli 09.06.2016

Elisabetta Fagiuoli has a spirituality about her that is present in her wines. She talks to Monty...
Michigan Native Michael Schmelzer Has Shaken Up Chianti Classico 08.23.2016

"We can't imagine every Pinot Noir leaving Burgundy and just being called Burgundy, but...
Features
Monty Waldin on Hipster Somms and why "Black Magic" Wine is Delicious Wine 07.12.2016

Monty Waldin on hipster somms and why "black magic" wine is delicious wine
Winemakers
Ricardo Campinoti of Le Ragnaie in Montalcino 06.23.2016

"Our lowest vineyard is 180 meters and our highest vineyard is 621 meters. The difference is...
Features
Guiseppe Sesti and the Reinvigoration of Brunello 06.10.2016

Giuseppe Sesti talks to Monty Waldin about how Brunello came out stronger following a very public...
Scenes from Puglia 06.18.2015

Monty Waldin's photographs from the harbour at Trani, on Puglia’s Adriatic coast
Denis Dubourdieu & a plateful of buntings 05.07.2015

Monty Waldin on how for Castello d’Albola, 2015 will be a milestone year in that weeds across the...
Pet Nat or Natural Fizz 03.24.2015

The most consistently fun and enjoyable “natural” wines are the semi-sparkling ones. Vivaciously...
Try Four Reds From Unusual Grapes 02.12.2014

How many times have sat down at your favorite restaurant and ordered your usual dish, only to be...
News
The Greening of Brunello 12.31.2013

Nearly 10 percent of all Brunello vines are now “green.”
News
Lunar Cycles and Wine 12.16.2013

How lunar cycles help to inspire healthy vines.
News
The Wild Ones: The Sweetest Sting 12.03.2013

Nettle tea is the secret behind many a Biodynamic wines in the Rhone valley
The Wild Ones: An Introduction 10.22.2013

An introduction to Monty Waldin's column about Biodynamic and natural wine