Italy
Latest Italy
Tasting articles
2020 Brunello Riserva – a worthwhile investment
If you appreciate wines that reflect vintage and terroir, the top 2020 Brunellos are well worth buying. Above, the Poggio di Sotto estate, which produced an outstanding Riserva in 2020...
Walter Speller
• 2 min read
Tasting articles
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
• 3 min read
More Italy
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...
Tasting articles
Not so long ago the Maremma, the coastal strip that runs south of Livorno all the way down to Lazio...
Tasting articles
Justerini & Brooks' Italian portfolio could be summarised as ‘solid and classic’. While J&B's main competitor, Berry Bros & Rudd...
Tasting articles
David Berry Green of London wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd continues to hoover up interesting wines from every nook...
Don't quote me
See Tam's 36 tasting notes and her explanation of them.From a region respected for its glorious voices (cue Pavarotti), its...
Tasting articles
See Lambrusco – not fizzling out for how she felt about Lambrusco before and after her visit to Modena.
My...
Tasting articles
Italy has many wines which, although famous, utterly fail to make the wine lover’s heart skip a beat. It isn’t...
Tasting articles
Calabria has the most spectacular scenery but it is not exactly a vinous paradise. This mountainous region on the toe...
Wines of the week
From €12.25, 21 Swiss francs, $24.99, £17.16, 167 Swedish krone Find this wine It's hardly news that Italy is making...
Tasting articles
This selection of tasting notes is thanks mostly to British importer Armit, whose Italians could easily furnish a national gallery...
Tasting articles
I thought I'd seen everything in terms of unusual grapes' reach into the mass market when I first encountered Tesco...
Free for all
This article was also published in the Financial Times . Looking for a wine at the cutting edge of fashion...
Choose your plan
For the dad who loves wine
Start your membership this Father’s Day with 20% off a full year. Expert reviews, honest writing, no guesswork. Or, gift a membership and save 20%.
Enter code DAD20 at checkout. Offer ends 26 June.
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 295,744 wine reviews & 16,105 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Access askJancis, our AI wine assistant
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
Everything in “Member”, plus:
- Early access to the latest wine reviews, 48 hours in advance
- Early access to the latest articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 295,744 wine reviews & 16,105 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Access askJancis, our AI wine assistant
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
Everything in “Professional”, plus:
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing
- Access to submit wines for review
- Offer memberships to your employees and manage them from a single place
- API access available for an additional fee