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Inside information Erbamat – Franciacorta's future?

An ancient variety high in acidity and low in alcohol might help Franciacorta weather the effects of climate change. Last September I was invited by Berlucchi, the winery credited with...

Walter Speller Wednesday 18 February 2026 • 1 min read

Tasting articles Italian new releases 2025 – the north

Great summer drinking from Alto Adige down to Emilia-Romagna. Plus some wines to put down for winter and beyond. Come back tomorrow for new releases from Tuscany and points south...

Walter Speller Wednesday 9 July 2025 • 14 min read

Tasting articles Italian new releases late 2024 – the north

Walter Speller Monday 30 December 2024 • 14 min read

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Italy's Alpine Nebbiolo

Will the future of Nebbiolo be in the higher elevations of Piemonte and Lombardia? David Berry Green, shown above in...

"The corker" Credit Fratelli Vogadori Winery

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WWC24 – It was a corker, by Cynthia Chaplin

In this entry to our 2024 wine writing competition, sommelier and wine expert Cynthia Chaplin writes about her encounter with...

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Italian new releases 2024 – the north

Walter presents the standouts from hundreds of bottles tasted over the first half of this year, reporting here on those...

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Italian new releases 2023 – the north

Walter treats us to a treasure chest of exciting, diverse and unforgettable wines from the north of Italy, from Piemonte...

Marco Cordani in Castello di Cigognola vineyards

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From Bonarda frizzante to fine Pinot

Castello di Cigognola is raising the bar for Lombardy's Oltrepò Pavese region in no uncertain manner. Agronomist Marco Cordani is...

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New Italian releases – the north

The first half of this collection of about 200 tasting notes takes in Piemonte, Alto Adige, Trentino, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Veneto and...

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Buttafuoco – Lombardy's secret

The producers of an extraordinary red wine in northern Italy have had to fight to keep it extraordinary. In May...

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Italian new releases, part 2 – Lombardia, Alto Adige and Trentino

Castello di Cigognola and vineyards are pictured above. See part 1 of this series on Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte, part...

Andrea Picchioni in his vineyards in Lombardy

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Italian assortment 2020 – part 3, the north

Walter presents the last of his more-random-than-usual collections of tasting notes. The image above is of Andrea Picchioni in his...

Arcari + Danesi's Grace vineyard overlooking the plain of Brescia

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Arcari + Danesi, Grace Rosato 2018 Italy

From Botticino to Grand Central station. Buy this and help seriously underequipped hospitals in northern Italy. From €14.12, 18.32 Swiss...

Ar Pe Pe vineyards above the winery in Valtellina

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Come down from the mountain, Valtellina

We'd love to see more of these wines on export markets. A slightly shorter version of this article is published...

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Our spring 2019 collection – northern Italian reds

Piemonte dominates this collection of more than 130 tasting notes, with the Veneto the second most important region represented in...

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Franciacorta seeks a USP – still

A tasting from Italy's top sparkling wine appellation leaves more questions than answers. I wonder whether the producers and promoters...

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Rest of Italy assemblage

See this guide to our assemblages and today's article by Walter Why can't Sicily be more like the Rhône? This...

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The best fizz in the world?

A version of this article is also published in the Financial Times. See also Stevenson's world champions . While it...

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Franciacorta sets its sights on the UK

My first encounter with Maurizio Zanella, the ebullient president of the Consorzio di Franciacorta, Italy's most serious take on traditional-method...