Tasting articles From Bonarda frizzante to fine Pinot Castello di Cigognola is raising the bar for Lombardy's Oltrepò Pavese region... 15 Jul 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barbaresco 2019 – another great vintage? Another excitingly elegant vintage from Barbaresco, seen above from Ovello. In the... 29 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Single-vineyard Brunellos emerge A new generation is using historical knowledge of where the best grapes... 24 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Free for all Kurtatsch celebrates 120 years 23 June 2022 Our dive into the archives this week produces an... 23 Jun 2022 Julia Harding MW
Free for all Drought threatens northern Italy It's time to allow irrigation – if only there were any water... 21 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles The cult Barolo veteran In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down... 14 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Don't quote me Tucci v McCoy Two travel series, superficially similar, reviewed. One of the unexpected upsides of... 13 Jun 2022 Elaine Chukan Brown
Nick on restaurants Long live Locatelli We enjoyed a superb Italian meal and chose from possibly London's best... 11 Jun 2022 Nick Lander
Tasting articles Soldera and Cornelissen Expensive wines from most unusual winemakers. Frank Cornelissen above with his famous... 9 Jun 2022 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles The triumphant 2016 Rosso del Conte Is Italy's best 2016 Sicilian? Last February I asked Ivo Basile, Tasca... 8 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Chianti Classico in 2022 – part 2 This year’s Chianti Classico Riserva and Gran Selezione releases, and the new... 25 May 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Chianti Classico in 2022 – part 1 Good news! 2018/19/20 are looking like a trio of great vintages. See... 24 May 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles 2022 spring collections – Italy A supplement to Walter's latest collection of Italian current releases – the... 4 May 2022 Jancis Robinson Tamlyn Currin
Don't quote me The Pinot Grigio transformation Walter alerts us to the recent creation of the delle Venezie DOC... 25 Apr 2022 Walter Speller
Wines of the week Fratelli Alessandria Speziale Pelaverga 2020 Verduno Elaine trespasses on Walter's territory this week – with his considerable approval... 22 Apr 2022 Elaine Chukan Brown
Tasting articles New Italian releases – the rest See the first part of this collection of nearly 200 tasting notes... 4 Apr 2022 Walter Speller
