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Three top Italian bordeaux blends compared

Guerrieri Gonzaga family

And which is by far the best value…? Clue: the Guerrieri Gonzaga family above.

Purple Pagers may remember a particularly talented columnist we had from 2012 to 2016. Alex Hunt MW wrote 36 brilliant, often provocative, articles which ranged far and wide through not just wine but music, philosophy, statistics and much more.

He stopped writing for us because his day job as head buyer for London wine importer Berkmann Wine Cellars became too demanding. He continues to run the company as purchasing director with Rupert Berkmann, son of founder Joseph Berkmann, and came up with a great idea...