Tasting articles Barolo 2018 – a final report Fighting talk on a notably fresh vintage. See also Barolo 2018 –... 20 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 The cult Barolo veteran In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down... 14 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Free for all Lorenzo Corino's legacy 2021 saw the passing of one of the wine world's unsung heroes... 19 Jan 2022 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Barolo 2018 – the tasting notes Following Walter's report on winemakers' thoughts (as well as his own) on... 16 Dec 2021 Walter Speller
Don't quote me Barolo 2018 – another atypical vintage? Walter consults the oracles of the Langhe, and is impressed by what... 29 Nov 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2017 – heralding climate change? Too many wines are ready to drink, and the variation is scary... 13 Jul 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barbaresco 2018 – ready already Perhaps not the most complex vintage, nor the most long-lived, but there... 12 Jul 2021 Walter Speller
Inside information Barolo 2020 – grown in the time of COVID-19 Walter reports on the most recent vintage in Piemonte's hot spot, and... 14 Jan 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2017 – the tasting notes 25 March 2021 Two wines from Diego Conterno now added to the... 16 Dec 2020 Walter Speller
Inside information Barolo 2017 – a first look at a surprising vintage Walter takes us on a tour of the Langhe growers’ climate-change toolbox... 15 Dec 2020 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barbaresco 2017 – refinement after confinement Walter's view from Tre Stelle towards Barbaresco and with the crus of... 13 Aug 2020 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2016 – still shining brightly When he first tasted Barolo 2016s late last year, Walter was excited... 3 Aug 2020 Walter Speller
Inside information Finding new wine to love: red Stuck in a red-wine rut? Richard offers many a solution. Despite wine’s... 29 Jul 2020 Richard Hemming MW
Free for all Come down from the mountain, Valtellina We'd love to see more of these wines on export markets. A... 1 Feb 2020 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Barolo 2016 – the tasting notes Walter spent an intensive tasting week in the snowy Langhe recently and... 10 Dec 2019 Walter Speller