Inside information Erbaluce – grape discovery of the year Look out for Walter's tasting notes as well. Update 7 Feb During... 6 Feb 2012 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Tutti Frutti Italians A miscellany of Italian tasting notes follows, amassed in the last few... 18 Jan 2012 Richard Hemming MW
Inside information Giuseppe Quintarelli dies 17 Jan - See additional information at the end of this article... 16 Jan 2012 Walter Speller
Inside information Father of Sangiovese dies The New Year starts with the loss of one of Italy's most... 4 Jan 2012 Walter Speller
Inside information DOCGs double, to 73 A while ago one of our members asked us how many DOCGs... 3 Jan 2012 Walter Speller
Inside information Trento – Italy's overlooked fizz Walter's tasting notes on nearly 60 examples of these useful sparkling wines... 27 Dec 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information How Italy shrunk its vintage The 2011 vintage in Italy has turned out to be the smallest... 14 Nov 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Italy authorises must enrichment – in 2011! While Italy has barely finished harvesting what is generally considered a hot... 7 Oct 2011 Walter Speller
Tasting articles In search of Gavi Last month I finally made it to Gavi, the town of the... 15 Sep 2011 Walter Speller
Free for all Gambero Rosso leaked – again The season of Italian wine guides is upon us and, almost by... 14 Sep 2011 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Two faces of Amarone Regular readers may have noticed that Amarone as a category has yet... 11 Aug 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Piemonte 2011 – too early to say? See also last week's report on the 2011 vintage in other European... 9 Aug 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Carla Capalbo, gastronomic gypsy Carla Capalbo, an American-born food and wine writer who was raised in... 4 Aug 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Vini Naturali a Vinitaly – a phantom? The two most important Italian associations for 'natural wine' producers, Vini Veri... 27 Jul 2011 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Delights and others from southern Italy The 114 wines here were all tasted when I visited Puglia for... 20 Jul 2011 Jancis Robinson
Free for all Getting to grips with Puglia This is a longer version of an article also published in the... 25 Jun 2011 Jancis Robinson