Update 22 March - Soldera today sent out a brief press release confirming his 'irrevocable resignation, effective from today's date, to the President of the Consortium of Brunello di...

13 Feb  - Walter suddenly discovered yesterday that for some mysterious reason he had omitted 30 of his precious notes on 2008 Brunellos from the original collection we published on 16 Jan....

See Walter's feisty introduction to his two recent Brunello tastings and his notes on 130  2008 Brunellos . The tasting notes below represent the first comprehensive look at 2007 Brunello...

Following yesterday's What's new, Montalcino? and tasting notes on Brunello 2007 , here Walter wholeheartedly recommends the Brunello 2006 Riservas. See  also  Guide to Walter's...

Today Walter moves on from Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Montalcino. See What's new, Montalcino? for the background to this collection of Brunello di...

Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a fine complement to Walter Speller's...

16 Mar - See here for news that imports of 2006 Brunellos have been officially sanctioned by authorities in its most important market, the US. The last stop in the annual Tuscan en primeur...

The annual en primeur presentation of the 2006 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino last Friday and Saturday has already caused widespread controversy even before the wines' official release date....

The Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino seems very pleased with the 2005 vintage of its most important wine: it bestowed no less than four out of a total of five stars on this vintage, although...

As promised in this week's delicious wine of the week , here are my notes to date on the current vintage of Brunello di Montalcino. I tasted almost all 38 of these 2004 Brunellos at Vinitaly in...

See my overview of Brunello 2001 for more background but basically this collection of wines included all of the following:   - some simple, slightly dilute wines, perhaps...

I will not be publishing my full tasting notes until next month when the wines are finally released but I have to tell you that a recent big horizontal of the 1999s is the single most exciting...

Apologies, yet again, to the majority of pp-ers who are NOT based in the UK but these two offerings from Marks & Spencer are just too good to miss. Casablanca Pinot Noir 2003 Chile...

Marks & Spencer hide their light under a bushel shock. For years their in-house champagne has been supplied by Oudinot, an Epernay firm founded in Avize in 1899, now part of the same group as...

Purple pagers should see also my detailed notes on specific appellations and my detailed tasting notes and scores . Perhaps the most exciting recent development in Bordeaux is that not...