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Barolo veteran Lorenzo Accomasso dies
Walter remembers a legendary Barolo producer as difficult as he was talented. Sometimes when you hear that someone has passed away, it strikes you as a sheer impossibility because they...
Walter Speller
Tuesday 12 August 2025
• 1 min read
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Barolo 2021 – an enigmatic vintage
Walter Speller
Wednesday 6 August 2025
• 11 min read
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A challenging year, to say the least, in Piemonte’s pre-eminent DOCG. Above, Cristina Marello Prandi in front of the Paiagallo...
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An update on this just-released, highly anticipated vintage, plus some 2019s, 2018s and 2015s well worth seeking out. Above, sunset...
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A very early preview of these two promising vintages at the Vinexus Anteprima tasting in London last month. Above, Cavallotto...
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The Queen of Barbaresco is the second subject in a series of in-depth interviews by Victoria Mason MW with some...
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Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba are the focus of this report. For an overview of the vintage and...
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This first of two parts looks at the communes of Verduno, Barolo, Novello and La Morra. Tomorrow, Castiglione Falletto, Monforte...
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Plus an update on Treasury Wine Estates’ restructuring and a curious case of €650,000-worth of stolen burgundy. Above, Montes' vineyard...
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Philip K Liao writes this moving entry to our 2024 wine writing competition. See our competition guide for more great...
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London wine merchant Swig has fallen for Italy in a big way, via convention-busting wines in the main.
Nelson Pari...
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The third in the series, following similar guides to collecting bordeaux and wines from the rest of France. A shorter...
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The year of peronospora and, again, heat. Above, the view from Castiglione towards La Morra. 2023 may go into the...
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Some impressions from a memorable visit, also described in Drinking in Piemonte – wines and vintages 2011–2023 and The Barolofication...
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What happened when an Italophobe was dragged to Piemonte. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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Tasting notes on 94 wines tasted in the Langhe hills last November, complemented by contemporary assessments of the last 13...
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Following on from yesterday's sneak preview of the vintage, Walter reviews 53 Barolo 2020s as well as some late releases...
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What does the vintage produced in COVID times look like? Walter gives us a foretaste of wines that will be...
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