Free for all Sicilian winemaker Giuseppe Benanti dies A pioneer in Etna's winemaking renaissance has passed. On 1 February at... 6 Feb 2023 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Soldera and Cornelissen Expensive wines from most unusual winemakers. Frank Cornelissen above with his famous... 9 Jun 2022 Jancis Robinson
Free for all Farewell Andrea Franchetti (1949–2021) The charismatic, unpredictable man behind Tenuta di Trinoro in the Val d'Orcia... 7 Dec 2021 Jancis Robinson
Free for all WWC21 – Contrada Rampante, Sicily 'My name is Sarah Bray, DipWSET, and I am a wine-focused communications... 29 Aug 2021 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Etna 2019 and 2018 – the search for identity 2018 and 2019, Nebbiolo and Pinot Noir, Burgundy and Barolo: comparisons abound... 16 Aug 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles I Suoli – freestyling on Etna Making wine for fun on the volcano. From left to right above... 30 Jun 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Late-summer rosés With pink wine considered so respectable, and potentially lucrative, now, we suggest... 28 Sep 2020 Jancis Robinson
Free for all WWC20 – I Vigneri, Etna II Cathy P Lee writes, ‘I once was a wannabe scientist in London... 12 Sep 2020 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Tasca + Etna = Tascante It was surely inevitable that Sicily's first fine-wine producer would establish themselves... 21 Aug 2020 Jancis Robinson
Wines of the week Ayunta, Navigabile 2016/17 Etna A pure, expressive and finely textured red from the north slopes of... 24 Apr 2020 Julia Harding MW
Free for all Carlo Ferrini – Mr Merlot becomes Sr Eleganza A change of heart and a change of style chronicled. A slightly... 11 Jan 2020 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Giodo – elegant Brunello and Nerello Carlo Ferrini's own wines are light years from the ones that made... 9 Jan 2020 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Some glorious Italians Tim is competing in the Henley Royal Regatta at 6.30 tonight. We... 3 Jul 2019 Tim Jackson MW
Tasting articles Contrade dell'Etna 2018 – a riveting scrum Contrade dell’Etna, the annual en primeur presentation of Etna wines which took... 27 Jun 2018 Walter Speller
Inside information Hidden Etna Part 2 – the south and historic west See also Hidden Etna Part 1 – the east and the associated... 20 Sep 2017 Walter Speller
Inside information Hidden Etna Part 1 – the east This is the first of two riveting articles based on Walter's original... 19 Sep 2017 Walter Speller