Italy

Tasting articles After the phenomenal success of 2010 Barolo, with many merchants claiming to have sold out of this superior vintage, all...

Free for all 12 Mar For today's Throwback Thursday, because Walter's four-part series has been so enthusiastically received, we are republishing the first...

Tasting articles The final part of Walter's Italian Aussies is a selection of just some of the wines he tasted on his...

Don't quote me See also part 1 and part 2 of Walter's report on the progress of Italian varieties in Australia. Although the...

Don't quote me This is the continuation o f Walter's Italian grape varieties in Australia – part 1. Climate change is one of...

Tasting articles In Mining Italy’s riches last June, an appreciation of some of Italy’s less mainstream wines, I drew attention to the...

Tasting articles Two years after the Franciacorta Consorzio opened a London office (see Walter Speller's Franciacorta sets its sights on the UK)...

Tasting articles See Walter's enthusiastic report on 159 Brunello di Montalcino 2010s. The photographs here and in the earlier report are his...

Tasting articles The beginning of the new year in Italy transforms the sleepy, wintry hills of Tuscany into a hotbed of activity...

Tasting articles I love Andrea Franchetti, founder of Tenuta di Trinoro in the vinous wilds of the Tuscan/Lazio border and, subsequently, Passiopisciaro...

Tasting articles Now that Lambrusco is no longer unequivocally dismissed as cheap and nasty (see Tam's recent enthusiasm, for example), I can...

Tasting articles There are many ampelographic curiosities in Italy, none less so than Caberlot, an alleged crossing between Cabernet Franc and Merlot...

Tasting articles It is no longer a secret that Italy's deep south, Campania, is currently the source of some of the country's...

Tasting articles In 2011 – another fine vintage for Barolo?, Walter examines the highs and the lows of this hot year. The...

Tasting articles Nebbiolo, considered Italy's most tannic grape variety and especially impressive and powerful in its Barolo guise (see yesterday's report on...

Tasting articles See Sorting through the assortments for a guide to the many collections of tasting notes already published and details of...