Italy

Tasting articles These 42 tasting notes on over-achievers and newcomers, together with producer profiles, are to be read in conjunction with Change...

Free for all Andy Kelly introduces his entry to our sustainability heroes writing competition: 'I’m a wine lover currently based in Liverpool, UK...

Free for all Mirko Pastorelli is an Italian sommelier who belongs to the Association of Professional Italian Sommeliers (ASPI). He has experience in...

Free for all Jeannie Boutelle works in sales and marketing in food, wine and travel. She is based in Chicago, is a wine...

Tasting articles Walter's view from Tre Stelle towards Barbaresco and with the crus of Martinenga and Rabajà in the distance illustrates this...

Tasting articles Tim goes in search of superior Prosecco. Arcangelo Piaia took this picture of some of the better sites in this...

Tasting articles When he first tasted Barolo 2016s late last year, Walter was excited. His second major tasting, conducted in strictest socially...

Tasting articles Walter falls under the spell of the philosopher of Friuli. I will not easily forget the first time, in 2019...

Tasting articles In the year that Walter was born, Emidio Pepe made his first vintage following staunchly traditional methods. Now on his...

Free for all Walter writes There is so little original written material in English available to students and lovers of Italian wine that...

Inside information With the pandemic having blocked the global market and shut down the hospitality industry for almost two months, Italy's wines...

Free for all 4 June 2020 We thought this worth sharing with everyone so have republished it free. 2 June 2020 The first...

Tasting articles As proof of his assertion that pergola vine training systems can produce great wines, Walter shares this list. See also...

Inside information Agronomist Maurizio Gily, pictured above by Andreas Maerz, is a specialist in viticulture and oenology as well as editor and...

Don't quote me One of Italy's most distinctive, ancient and aesthetically pleasing training forms is unjustly burdened with a reputation for producing dilute...

Don't quote me Walter reports from the European country furthest along the path to relaxing a really stringent lockdown, and is far from...