Franco Ziliani
Franco Ziliani (born 1956 in Milan) is an Italian journalist and wine critic, with a specialty in Italian wines since 1985.[1] He has contributed to several periodicals including Decanter, A Tavola, Barolo & Co. and Merum, Il Corriere Vinicolo, De Vinis, The World of Fine Wine, as well as a column for Harpers Magazine with Nicolas Belfrage MW[2] with whom he has also contributed to Tom Stevenson's annual Wine Report. Ziliani and Jeremy Parzen launched VinoWire.com in March 2008 , to provide an English language news service on the subject of Italian wine. Ziliani has since been credited by La Repubblica with first breaking the 2008 Brunello scandal.[3]
Ziliani has often criticised Angelo Gaja and his style of winemaking,[4] and frequently and controversially refers to James Suckling as "Giacomino Suckling" and his employer publication Wine Spectator as "Wine Speculator".[5][6]
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References
- ^ Winepros.com.au. "Author profile: Franco Ziliani". http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/authors/author_profile.jsp?authorid=68.
- ^ Belfrage, Nicolas; Ziliani, Franco, Harpers (October 24, 2005). "In defence of our column". http://www.harpers.co.uk/misc/content/article/2569-in-defence-of-our-column.html.
- ^ Murphy, Linda, jancisrobinson.com (April 4, 2008). "Montalcino vineyards update". http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20080404_1.html.
- ^ O'Keefe, Kerin, Decanter.com (March 3, 2004). "Gaja 'cold and soulless': Gambero Rosso". http://www.decanter.com/news/48047.html.
- ^ Ziliani, Franco, vinowire.com (November 25th, 2008). Opinion: The best that Enotria has to offer? Reflections on the Wine Spectator Top 100
- ^ Ziliani, Franco, vinoalvino.org (November 10, 2008). James Suckling liquida il Brunello 2003, ma con alcune, doverose, eccezioni… (Italian)
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Italian wine critic |
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