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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
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30 September 2021 BluAgri, part of the Esseco Group, and SOP Inside have gone their separate ways and are currently...
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30 September 2021 BluAgri, part of the Esseco Group, and SOP Inside have gone their separate ways and are currently...
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See Walter on Rescuing the real Schiava . Here he introduces us to some of the best, by no means...
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Walter goes on a mission to the mountains. Above, the Gschleier vineyard, proof of Schiava's potential magnificence.
Schiava, Alto Adige's...
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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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Tam falls in love. It was one of those, 'Where have you been all my life?!' moments. I recently had...
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A stunning monument to a grape whose wines were once regarded as white Barolo.
From €15, £16.50, $32.90.
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A great Sangiovese that deserves higher status and, probably, a higher price. From €21.10, 26.57 Swiss francs, £22.95, $31.99 Find...
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A well-priced northern Italian white blend that brings back happy memories, and ages unintentionally well.
2019 from €9.45, 14.50 Swiss...
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For our 2020 writing competition, Jessica Weatherbee's entry begins with this introduction, 'Jessica Weatherbee is a professional sommelier in Toronto...
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Walter presents the last of his more-random-than-usual collections of tasting notes. The image above is of Andrea Picchioni in his...
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Nicoletta Dicova writes, 'Wine has been at the very center of my life in the past 10 years both personally...
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Cathy P Lee writes, ‘I once was a wannabe scientist in London, but I never did look good in a...
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The town of Marsala in Sicily may be best known for its dessert wine, but this wine of the week...
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Some fine, opinionated introductions from Walter to the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria and the Marche here. See also part...
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The latest entrant to our sustainability heroes writing competition gives us her pretty starry bio before submitting her (unedited) entry...
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