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Barolo 2022 and some late releases – the tasting notes
For background details on this vintage see Barolo 2022 – vintage report. Above, the Lazzarito vineyard with the Alps in the background. While the majority of wines reviewed here are...
Walter Speller
Tuesday 30 December 2025
• 8 min read
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Brunello 2025 – unpredictable and challenging
Walter Speller
Monday 22 December 2025
• 1 min read
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Highlights from a visit to the Alto Adige's Cantina Terlano, an exceptional co-operative with a great track record. Cantina Terlano...
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Jancis highlights the progress made in Tuscany's emblematic wine region. A version of this article is published by the Financial...
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How one man has been proving significant geographical diversity in Emilia-Romagna. A couple of years ago in an article on...
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Assessments of the 47 fine reds shown at our first Chianti Classico Night in London a week ago. See also...
Nick on restaurants
I have visited Modena in Emilia-Romagna in Italy once but regrettably that was before Massimo Bottura established his world-famous restaurant...
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Sad news came from the Langhe yesterday evening with the announcement of Giuseppe Rinaldi’s death just days before his seventieth...
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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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What I did on my holidays... Nick and I sneaked off from this year's mammoth task of updating the World...
Nick on restaurants
A version of this article is published in the Financial Times. A week in Tuscany last month was very beautiful...
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Every so often Jancis and I are invited to a tasting I find hard to resist: a selection of some...
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See also Quintarelli v Dal Forno from 2010. Dal Forno is one of Italy’s most iconic estates. It specialises in...
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London wine merchant Armit showed its Italian wares in March. John Armit founded the company in 1988 after having worked...
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From $11.99, €10, £14.95 Find this wine Back in 2012, Walter wrote, with some feeling, a five-part series about disregarded...
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See also Alto Adige – tasting notes from the summit. As a lover of precision with a background in languages...
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See also Alto Adige's bilingual wines. The Alto Adige, or Südtirol, is a honeytrap for sun-loving walkers, foodies and wine...
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As the annual giant Italian wine fair Vinitaly is in full swing in Verona, we publish Walter's thoughts on a...
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