
Richard Baudains
Decanter Magazine, Regional Chair for Veneto DWWA 2019
Richard Baudains was born and bred in Jersey in the Channel Islands and trained to be a teacher of English as a foreign language. After several years in various foreign climes, Baudains settled down in beautiful Friuli-Venezia Giulia, having had the good fortune to reside previously in the winemaking regions of Piemonte, Tuscany, Liguria and Trentino-Alto Adige. Baudains wrote his first article for Decanter in 1989 and has been a regular contributor on Italian wines ever since. His day job as director of a language school conveniently leaves time for a range of wine-related activities including writing for the Slow wine guide, leading tastings and lecturing in wine journalism at L’Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche and for the web-based Wine Scholars’ Guild.
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Producer profile: Donnafugata
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Prosecco: Discovering the drier side
Richard Baudains explores the reasons why these wines are becoming drier...
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Interview: Alois Lageder
Italy’s biodynamic champion is a fourth-generation winemaker who flirted with economics before finding his true calling among the vines...
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Top-tier Prosecco: Wines pushing the boundaries
See Richard Baudains' top 'rive' Prosecco wines...
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Under the radar: 12 unsung heroes of Italy
Italian wines that deserve more recognition...
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Panel Tasting: Brunello di Montalcino 2012
The warming climate is increasingly a factor in this revered corner of Tuscany, says Richard Baudains...
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Brunello di Montalcino 2012: Top wines and vintage review
See Richard Baudains' top wines from the vintage...
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Great Brunello producers to know about
Richard Baundains picks his favourites...
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Producer Profile: Fattoria dei Barbi
There are three excellent reasons for a visit...
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Producer profile: Baricci
Baricci have been making wine on this property since the 1950s...
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Producer profile: Biondi Santi
One of the ‘sanctuaries’ of Italian wine...
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Producer profile: Le Potazzine
An organic estate which is 'an oasis of calm'....
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Producer Profile: Donatella Cinelli Colombini
Donatella Cinelli Colombini is all about new beginnings...
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Producer Profile: Silvio Nardi
Immersed in the natural, untamed Tuscan countryside...
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Producer Profile: Siro Pacenti
These wines have a distinctive personality...
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Producer profile: Salvioni
A plot recognised as one of the great ‘crus’ of the village....
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Producer Profile: San Polino
Montalcino’s first certified organic estate.....
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Producer profile: Conti Costanti
One of the longest-established families in Montalcino...
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Toscana Rosso - the 'little brothers' of Tuscany
Second wines from the famous names of Tuscany...
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Chianti bids to join UNESCO world heritage club
Tuscan wine producers launch their bid...