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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
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Look out for Walter's tasting notes as well. Update 7 Feb During my current trip to New York, I have...
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A miscellany of Italian tasting notes follows, amassed in the last few months from, variously, the likes of the Berry...
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January 2012 has torn away another human icon...
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The New Year starts with the loss of one of Italy's most important consultants, Giulio Gambelli, who from the very...
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A while ago one of our members asked us how many DOCGs Italy has. Although this seemed a simple question...
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Walter's tasting notes on nearly 60 examples of these useful sparkling wines follow.
And see my reviews of a number...
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The 2011 vintage in Italy has turned out to be the smallest vintage the country has produced since the 1940s...
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While Italy has barely finished harvesting what is generally considered a hot and early vintage, news has emerged that, against...
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Last month I finally made it to Gavi, the town of the eponymous wine in the province of Alessandria, 70...
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The season of Italian wine guides is upon us and, almost by tradition (or is it now the default position?)...
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Regular readers may have noticed that Amarone as a category has yet to convince me. The majority of the wines...
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See also last week's report on the 2011 vintage in other European wine regions.
It is a sweltering early August...
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Carla Capalbo, an American-born food and wine writer who was raised in London, is one of those very few professionals...
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The two most important Italian associations for 'natural wine' producers, Vini Veri and VinNatur, may well soon experience competition from...
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The 114 wines here were all tasted when I visited Puglia for the Radici del Sud wine competition reported on...
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This is a longer version of an article also published in the Financial Times. See my reviews of 232 current...
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