Kerin O’KeefeItalian Editor
Reviews wines from Italy.
Italian Editor Kerin O’Keefe reviews all Italian wines for Wine Enthusiast. Prior to her appointment with Wine Enthusiast, O’Keefe, who moved to Italy in 1991, wrote regularly on Italian wine for Decanter, as well as for World of Fine Wine and on winesearcher.com. She is a former contributing editor for Wine News magazine, and is the author of Franco Biondi Santi: The Gentleman of Brunello (Veronelli Editore, 2005), a recipient of a Gourmand Wine Book Award. Her latest two books are Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy’s Greatest Wines (University of California Press, 2012) and Barolo and Barbaresco: the King and Queen of Italian Wine (University of California Press, 2014).
Recent Articles and Reviews
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The Making of a 100-Point Wine: A Barolo with Structure, Energy and Balance October 21, 2020 An Italian wine reviewer tasted more than 350 Barolo wines from the 2016 vintage. Learn… -
Indigenous Grapes Create a New Era for Sicilian White Wine October 5, 2020 Sicily was once infamous for its jug wines. But today, its high-quality white wines show… -
A Guide to Italy's Organic Wine Boom August 13, 2020 Italy has become a force to be reckoned with for sustainable and certified organic wine.… -
A Dry Italian White Wine with Depth and Surprising Longevity July 21, 2020 Soave is often associated with light-bodied, zesty wines meant for immediate consumption. But the best…
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Monterosso 2017 Crater (Etna) Linear and vibrant, this has delicate aromas of beeswax and hazelnut with a whiff of… 89 Points $40
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Scilio 2017 Galfina (Etna) This fragrant red has aromas of wild red berry, Mediterranean scrub and citrus with a… 89 Points $26
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Achille Viglione 2014 Durè Riserva (Barolo) Aromas of leather, dark-skinned fruit and grilled herb emerge from the glass. The linear palate… 89 Points N/A
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Ressia 2017 Canova (Barbaresco) Fragrant purple flower and baked plum aromas waft out of the glass along with a… 89 Points $50