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Brunello 2025 – unpredictable and challenging
Brunello farmers never knew what nature would throw at them next in 2025. Yet somehow they managed, even claiming that the vintage is better than 2024. Above, the view from...
Walter Speller
Monday 22 December 2025
• 1 min read
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Brunello 2021 – the single-vineyard and selezione wines
Walter Speller
Tuesday 2 December 2025
• 6 min read
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Brunello 2021 – the estate wines
Walter Speller
Monday 1 December 2025
• 9 min read
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A great vintage for Nebbiolo in Barbaresco, from entry-level to cru wines. Come back on Friday for the tasting notes...
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Lorenza Pravato originally wrote a guide to this northern Italian city for our 2019 wine writing competition. Back then, she...
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Some tip-top examples of high-quality, inimitable and mostly affordable Italian wine via Lea & Sandeman and DBGitalia. Above, Luigi Maffini's...
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The longevity and special character of wines made on Bolgheri's second-oldest estate is demonstrated. Anyone who knows anything about Italian...
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Walter presents the standouts from hundreds of bottles tasted over the first half of this year, reporting here on those...
Don't quote me
A month in which the travel highlight was ballooning in Anatolia. We were not alone, as you can see.
We...
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There's more to Gavi than you might think. Above, the vineyards of La Raia, a biodynamic estate that produced one...
Wines of the week
A real find, from Bolgheri. Above, the view from Poggio Lamentano over Grattamacco to Castiglioncello di Bolgheri. From £35 or...
Tasting articles
In an exercise unique in Italian wine history, Walter assembled no fewer than 38 Montalcino producers to taste and consider...
Tasting articles
These four women are producing some of Chianti Classico's most exciting wines at high elevations. Above, left to right, Serena...
Free for all
At the tasting shown above, UK wine professionals were introduced to alternatives to Barolo and Brunello et al. A slightly...
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London wine merchant Swig has fallen for Italy in a big way, via convention-busting wines in the main.
Nelson Pari...
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A top vintage in this special part of the Tuscan coast where Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc thrive.
A...
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Priced out of Brunello? Walter finds that the latest Chianti Classico Gran Selezione wines can compete for less. Above, a...
Wine boot camp
Amphora, qvevri, talha, tareco, tinaja, pithari, karas – what’s the difference? Julia explains in a round-the-world tour of earthenware vessels...
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Even if outdone by the superb 2021, the 2022 Chianti Classicos are much better than expected. Come back tomorrow for...
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