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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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Nick on restaurants
A follow-up to last week’s Eating in the Langhe.
I don’t want to rub it in but our four recent...
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The hills of Barolo and Barbaresco are always welcoming, but never more so than in white-truffle season. See also Still...
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A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...
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Highlights and insights from an early tasting of 2020 Barolo and 2021 Barbaresco. Above, Ciabot Berton's striking new labels.
Last...
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Six months after his initial report at the start of the year, having tasting many more wines, Walter appraises the...
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Walter reviews more than 150 wines from this sought-after vintage, in addition to those tasted back in January. Castiglione Falletto...
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An unusually comprehensive vertical tasting of a top Barolo explained. A version of this article is published by the Financial...
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The most amazing Barolo vertical tasting took place recently in … London. Above, Jenny and Marco Marengo showing their wines...
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Did the annus horribilis become an annus mirabilis ? Walter's photo taken last December pictures Barolo from La Morra.
‘An...
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Walter spent an intensive tasting week in the Langhe recently and took this picture of the view towards Castiglione Falletto...
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In the Langhe, classico , or classic, has become shorthand for ‘cool years’, which were the norm before the onset...
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Last Thursday Luciano Sandrone of the eponymous Barolo estate died at the age of 76. Above he is flanked by...
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A first look at Brunello di Montalcino 2018 and Barolo 2019, as well as some white gems.
This year’s Vinexus...
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Fighting talk on a notably fresh vintage. See also Barolo 2018 – another atypical vintage? Above, vineyards below the castle...
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In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down one of Barolo’s hidden heroes.
In my search...
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Walter finds the mood in the Langhe hills surprisingly upbeat. He took this picture of Mauro Veglio of La Morra...
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