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
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What About the Workers? Why Wine Certifications Don’t Go Far Enough 08.21.2020
Certification protects the consumer from dubious marketing claims (clean wine), as well as importers who are reliant on the honesty of...
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Winemakers
Kalyna Monnoyer of Casa Raia on authentic Brunello 02.08.2019
Monty Waldin talks to Kalyna Monnoyer of Casa Raia about making organic, low intervention Brunello di Montalcino.
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Winemakers
The Heart of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: Interview with Luca and Nicolò de Ferrari of Boscarelli 06.02.2018
"The late ‘80s and the '90s was a fashionable period for oaky wines. Everyone was looking for more structure and more color, because...
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Brunello's Rising Star: Federico Bartolomei of Podere Canapaccia 11.13.2017
Montalcino's smallest winery is also making some of its best wines. With vineyards adjacent to some of Tuscany most famous names, Podere...
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Fattoria Sardi Is Putting Italian Rosé On The Map 08.25.2017
At Fattoria Sardi Matteo Giustiniani is making some of Italy's best rosé. After years of experimentation, his extended skin contact,...
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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. They don't open themselves. They don't...
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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 fruit even more. The borders of the...
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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 it's not that good because it doesn't allow...
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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 winemaker Federico Giuntini about how...
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Organic Brunello Pioneer Francesco Leanza 01.23.2017
"We must focus on hundreds of different Brunellos, from hundreds of difference vineyards, from hundreds of different cru and...
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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 unique compared to other places in the...
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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 choice like okay, we do organic because...
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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 altitude Chianti Classico and their...
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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 of Fattoria di Fèlsina talks to Monty...
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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 practices. He talks to Monty Waldin about...
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Fabian Schwarz of La Magia 09.27.2016
Monty Waldin talks to Fabian Schwarz about organic winemaking, the growth of Brunello di Montalcino as a brand and the unique terroir of...
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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 Waldin about her foundation, her unique...
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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 that's what we're doing here in Chianti...
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Sean O'Callaghan, Riecine in Chianti Classico 07.27.2016
Monty Waldin talks to Sean O'Callaghan about being an outsider pushing innovation in Chianti Classico.
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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
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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 dramatic." - Ricardo Campinoti
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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 wine scandal.
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Scenes from Puglia 06.18.2015
Monty Waldin's photographs from the harbour at Trani, on Puglia’s Adriatic coast
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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 entire vineyard will be ploughed out...
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Pet Nat or Natural Fizz 03.24.2015
The most consistently fun and enjoyable “natural” wines are the semi-sparkling ones. Vivaciously fruit-driven and only lightly fizzy they...
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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 told that it’s run out? You’re forced to...
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News
The Greening of Brunello 12.31.2013
Nearly 10 percent of all Brunello vines are now “green.”
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The Wild Ones: The Sweetest Sting 12.03.2013
Nettle tea is the secret behind many a Biodynamic wines in the Rhone valley
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The Wild Ones: An Introduction 10.22.2013
An introduction to Monty Waldin's column about Biodynamic and natural wine
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At the Foot of The Mountains: Interview with "Barologirl" Giulia Negri
Young but wise-beyond-her-years, Giulia Negri talks about finding her footing in Barolo.
Matrot Burgundy: In the Sixth Generation, Daughters Take Charge
"As winemakers we are obsessed with quality and we are aware that we are very lucky to take...
Natural Wines of the Aube: Turning Champagne Upside Down
Grower producers in Champagne's southernmost region are leading the way towards a new set of...
Ashbrook Estate: Showcasing the potential of Western Australia's Margaret River
Cath and Kingsley Edwards are a beaming, delightful Aussie couple you want to sit down for a...