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Chianti Classico 2023 and 2024 – vintage reviews
Two notoriously difficult vintages, with very different outcomes. The image above, from Collezione Chianti Classico 2026 in Florence, is courtesy of the Consorzio of Chianti Classico. In February, at the...
Walter Speller
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From €19.80, 21.90 Swiss francs, £20, 227.90 Norwegian krone, CA$42.95, $34.99, 239 Danish krone, AU$62 Find this wine Chianti Classico...
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See Walter's report published yesterday on the progress of identifying subzones based on the significant communes in Chianti Classico. This...
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While the Consorzio of Chianti Classico has put its entire weight behind the promotion of Gran Selezione (about which I...
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See Chianti Classico subzones vindicated, also published today. I am delighted to report that more and more wines from Chianti...
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In the invitation to this tasting, the first ever held in London by the Union des Gens de Métier, the...
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Diligent readers will be familiar with my arguments in favour of named subzones on Chianti Classico labels, and with the...
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This year the wine...
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I owe much to the brilliantly run literacy charity Room to Read, including the chance to taste every vintage of...
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Read this in conjunction with Walter's earlier article Chianti Classico's unsung bargains – 2014 and 2013 as well as today's...
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Before sharing his hundreds of tasting notes on the latest wines from this great-value region, Walter reports on significant developments...
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Jancis writes At JancisRobinson.com we are all too aware that we in the UK are years behind the American market...
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With the precision of a Swiss clock, each February the Consorzio of Chianti Classico presents in Florence the new vintages...
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