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Chianti Classico 2022 – Riserva v Gran Selezione
Pleasant surprises from a torrid year. Above, Alessandro Campatelli, director and oenologist (and now owner) at Riecine, made a 2022 Gran Selezione particularly admired by Walter (© Riecine). As promised...
Walter Speller
• 3 min read
Wine news in 5
Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in, I’d like to congratulate Jancis for taking #2 in Drinks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 1 min read
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22 September 2022 With the sad news of the recent death of this towering force in introducing fine Italian wine...
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Conclusive proof presented… Above, an aerial view of the Broglia estate. See also The new Gavi – an overview and...
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Gavi needs transformation to realise its potential, as outlined in The new Gavi – an overview. Below, Walter profiles eight...
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Remember us teasing Walter that he wrote only about red wines? Here he redresses the balance – and how. First...
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With over 140 wines, The Wine Society's current late-summer promotion, A Taste of Italy, is its largest-ever Italian offering. So...
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Dolcetto from some of Barolo's most coveted producers can still be had for a song, but will it succumb to...
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Julia and Walter share their enthusiasm for this elegant and ageworthy southern Italian red. 2019 from €27.50, 35.87 Swiss francs...
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Italy has more than 4,000 ha (nearly 10,000 acres) of Sauvignon Blanc but is still in doubt about what its...
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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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Castello di Cigognola is raising the bar for Lombardy's Oltrepò Pavese region in no uncertain manner. Agronomist Marco Cordani is...
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Another excitingly elegant vintage from Barbaresco, seen above from Ovello. In the last couple of months I tasted my way...
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A new generation is using historical knowledge of where the best grapes grow to map Montalcino piece by piece. Walter...
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23 June 2022 Our dive into the archives this week produces an ideal companion piece to today's tasting article.
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It's time to allow irrigation – if only there were any water. The continuing drought in large parts of northern...
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In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down one of Barolo’s hidden heroes.
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