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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
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Walter's tasting notes on the Amarone 2010s are now published.
This year's presentation of the new Amarone 2010 vintage, tasting...
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I am always banging on about the fact that Italy should do much more extensive research into the different terroirs...
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See this guide to our autumn collections. Largely thanks to our Italian specialist Walter Speller's hard work and enthusiasm, this...
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Walter writes: The story of Taurasi, Campania's sturdy, long-lived red based on the Aglianico grape variety and often referred to...
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