Italy’s Super Tuscan wines came to life more than five decades ago. During that time, what originally began as a reaction against rules and conventions has evolved and adapted. The wines have earned an enviable reputation for quality and collectability, and their creators have asserted their influence on the world stage.
As she leads this Masterclass, Decanter contributor and Italian wine specialist Michaela Morris will introduce eight spectacular Super Tuscan wines and discuss the varied winemaking approaches of four of the most highly regarded producers – Antinori, Isole e Olena, Fontodi and Bibi Graetz – in vintages stretching from 2021 back to 2006.
1:45 pm - 3 pm | June 6 | $145 per person
MASTERCLASS WINE SELECTION
Antinori, Tignanello, IGT Toscana 2021
Isole e Olena, Cepparello, IGT Toscana 2021
Fontodi, Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Colli Toscana Centrale 2021
Bibi Graetz, Colore, IGT Toscana 2023
Bibi Graetz, Colore, IGT Toscana 2018
Isole e Olena, Cepparello, IGT Toscana 2015
Antinori, Tignanello, IGT Toscana 2013
Fontodi, Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Colli Toscana Centrale 2006
SPEAKER
MICHAELA MORRIS
Michaela Morris is a freelance wine writer and educator with a multifaceted 30-year career working with importers, retailers, fine-dining restaurants and private collectors. She is a regular contributor for Decanter as an Italian wine specialist, and lends her expertise to the educational body the Wine Scholar Guild. Michaela also moderates wine seminars, speaks at conferences and judges wine competitions around the world. In 2025, she became the Regional Chair for Piedmont at the annual Decanter World Wine Awards.
She travels widely, dividing her time between Canada, Italy and the UK.
CO-SPEAKER
JAMES BUTTON
James is Decanter’s regional editor for Italy, responsible for all of Decanter's Italian content in print and online.
He started his wine career in retail, successfully completing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in 2010 and subsequently managing the fine wine department of a startup wine company in London. In 2016 he joined Decanter as digital sub-editor, where he managed commissions and content for the fledgling Decanter Premium.
James has judged at several wine competitions both nationally and internationally – including the Decanter World Wine Awards – and hosts masterclasses on a variety of topics relating to Italian wine.
THE DETAILS
Price: $145 per person
Time: 1:45 pm - 3 pm
Speaker: Michaela Morris, International wine writer
Co-Speaker: James Button , Italy Editor, Decanter
Wine selection:
- Antinori, Tignanello, IGT Toscana 2021
- Isole e Olena, Cepparello, IGT Toscana 2021
- Fontodi, Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Colli Toscana Centrale 2021
- Bibi Graetz, Colore, IGT Toscana 2023
- Bibi Graetz, Colore, IGT Toscana 2018
- Isole e Olena, Cepparello, IGT Toscana 2015
- Antinori, Tignanello, IGT Toscana 2013
- Fontodi, Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT Colli Toscana Centrale 2006