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Recovering Marsala's history – without the British
Perpetuo, Ambrato, Altogrado – these ancient styles offer Marsala a way to reclaim its identity as one of Sicily’s vinous treasures. Above, Francesco Intorcia in the Intorcia Heritage cellar. See...
Walter Speller
Tuesday 13 January 2026
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Barolo 2022 and some late releases – the tasting notes
Walter Speller
Tuesday 30 December 2025
• 8 min read
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Alto Piemonte may be experiencing some serious hype among New York sommeliers, but is little known in the UK. And...
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One of Italy’s most famous oenologists, Giacomo Tachis, died on Sunday at the age of 82. He became world-famous as...
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This is the first in a series of regular news updates on goings-on in Italian wine. Alice Feiring engaged as...
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Walter recently tasted his way through the 2011 Brunellos, the 2010 Brunello Riservas and many a cask sample of 2015...
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A love of wine can easily lead to obsession, but I have never seen it embodied in such a quirky...
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I featured this Dolcetto-based beauty in my recent round up of Oddbins latest...
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See our guide to all of this season's compilations. See also Italy, the whites – a compilation and see what...
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26 November We're publishing a second Throwback Thursday article today, Thanksgiving Day, since we now know exactly which wines Walter...
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See our guide to all of this season's compilations. See also Italy – the reds, and Walter on the 2015...
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This is one of two articles investigating where Franciacorta as an Italian traditional-method sparkling wine region stands today. See also...
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See also What's wrong with Franciacorta? Franciacorta may have been a runaway success in its domestic market since the 1970s...
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From €7.75, $10.79, £7.99, AU$19.99, DKK 99, CA$20.27, NOK 134.90 Find this wine This unassuming bottle of wine, with a...
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Vittorio Fiore was one of Tuscany’s army of itinerant oenologists but decided to establish his own wine estate. The result...
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I first tasted Passito di Pantelleria some years back and ever since I’ve been hooked on it. Last November Pantelleria...
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The day immediately after the DBG Italian tasting, Berry Bros and Rudd held its annual Italian portfolio tasting, grandly called...
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David Berry Green, until very recently Italian wine buyer at Berry Bros and Rudd, in which role he built up...
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