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Barbaresco 2023 – not easy but beguiling
Temptingly fresh and approachable wines from a heatwave year. Sottimano produced one of the most ageworthy wines of the vintage from the Cottà cru, pictured above. Vintage 2023 will always...
Walter Speller
• 2 min read
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The bilingual region where Pinot Bianco is in its (mountainous) element. Above, from the website of Cantina Merano/Kellerei Meran.
This...
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After decades of false starts, Italian grape varieties are gaining traction in California. Above, Sam Bilbro of Idlewild Wines (p...
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Walter canvasses some of Montalcino's top producers for their take on this challenging and unusually abundant vintage. Above, excess fruit...
Wines of the week
A lively Lambrusco for purposeful pleasure seekers, f rom €8.85, $13.95, £19.95
Alberto Paltrinieri (below) was one of the few...
Don't quote me
Not many professional tastings but an unusual number of lunches.
For logistical reasons I have to finish my diary a...
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The pick of the new releases from Tuscany and all points south tasted by Walter recently. Above, Casavecchia grapes cultivated...
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The best new releases from Piemonte, the Veneto and other points north that have crossed Walter's desk in the last...
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A sparkling wine for pizza, parmesan, prosciutto, salami and gnocco fritto, and a whole lot more if you choose carefully...
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A wine worthy of gifting and holiday drinking, starting at $24.99 or £23.10 per half-bottle. It’s the season for gifts...
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An Umbrian region famed for red wines is rediscovering the possibilities of its local white grape. Image of Trebbiano Spoletino...
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A dramatic vintage. For notes on the 2020 Brunello di Montalcinos, also to be released this January, and background to...
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Blends have the advantage in this vintage, though Walter has uncovered the best of the single-vineyard and selezione wines, too...
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Wines of charm and drinkability from a challenging vintage. Come back tomorrow for Walter’s tasting notes. Above, the view from...
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Under market pressure, Umbria’s most important red-wine denomination is seeking to reinvent itself by making less tannic, more elegant wines...
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A very early preview of these two promising vintages at the Vinexus Anteprima tasting in London last month. Above, Cavallotto...
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Exploring the lesser-known corners of the wine world, naturally. Above, Patrick Sullivan, producer of an impressive range of Chardonnays in...
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