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Some wine really does get better with age, and not all of it is expensive. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One of...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 20 December 2025
• 8 min read
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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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Walter finds the mood in the Langhe hills surprisingly upbeat. He took this picture of Mauro Veglio of La Morra...
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Following Walter's report on winemakers' thoughts (as well as his own) on the 2018 vintage in Barolo, here are the...
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Walter consults the oracles of the Langhe, and is impressed by what his own palate tells him. Tasting notes to...
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Our annual preview of the vintages to come from the three big Bs of Italian wine. The image of Burlotto's...
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A first chance to buy 2020 Barolo – by the barrel.
With a nod to the famous Hospices de Beaune...
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Too many wines are ready to drink, and the variation is scary. See yesterday's article on Barbaresco 2018 and Walter's...
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The bad news keeps on coming. Enea Barbieri's picture is of the anti-frost measures taken at Tenuta di Trinoro in...
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On Saturday we published Which red wine vintages to drink now but it concentrates largely on French wines. There is...
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Walter reports on the most recent vintage in Piemonte's hot spot, and official attempts to save the market for Barolo...
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25 March 2021 Two wines from Diego Conterno now added to the tasting notes below.
16 December 2020 Walter was...
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Walter takes us on a tour of the Langhe growers’ climate-change toolbox and exclusively helps us to master an excessively...
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Some fine Brunello 2016s, charming Barbaresco 2018s and rather more challenging Barolo 2017s. This photo of Barolo vineyards is by...
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When he first tasted Barolo 2016s late last year, Walter was excited. His second major tasting, conducted in strictest socially...
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Alessandro Masnaghetti, wine's map man, harnesses drones to take his already admirable work into another dimension. Plus a special offer...
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Reports from around the region. Is it as good as 2016? Seen here Walter's November 2019 view of the alps...
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Walter spent an intensive tasting week in the snowy Langhe recently and took this picture of the alps in Verduno...
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