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Barbaresco 2022 – a waiting game
A tannic vintage produced some lovely surprises and shows how far growers have come in dealing with summer heat. Albino Rocca (some of whose vineyards are pictured above) produced a...
Walter Speller
Wednesday 20 August 2025
• 6 min read
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Barolo 2021 – an enigmatic vintage
Walter Speller
Wednesday 6 August 2025
• 11 min read
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WWC25 – The girl who played Ruchè, by Marisa Finetti
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Tuesday 15 July 2025
• 1 min read
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Great summer drinking from Alto Adige down to Emilia-Romagna. Plus some wines to put down for winter and beyond. Come...
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Also a new interactive map of Marlborough's wine regions. Hours of fun and education for New Zealand wine buffs and...
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A challenging year, to say the least, in Piemonte’s pre-eminent DOCG. Above, Cristina Marello Prandi in front of the Paiagallo...
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An update on this just-released, highly anticipated vintage, plus some 2019s, 2018s and 2015s well worth seeking out. Above, sunset...
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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 very early preview of these two promising vintages at the Vinexus Anteprima tasting in London last month. Above, Cavallotto...
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Will the future of Nebbiolo be in the higher elevations of Piemonte and Lombardia? David Berry Green, shown above in...
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Plus harvest updates from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Rioja, Chianti and Piemonte. Above, Plēb Urban Winery was destroyed by Hurricane Helene...
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The Queen of Barbaresco is the second subject in a series of in-depth interviews by Victoria Mason MW with some...
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Castiglione Falletto, Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba are the focus of this report. For an overview of the vintage and...
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This first of two parts looks at the communes of Verduno, Barolo, Novello and La Morra. Tomorrow, Castiglione Falletto, Monforte...
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A follow-up to Walter's report on Barbaresco 2021 – too much of a good thing is wonderful. Above, Franca Miretti...
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Walter presents the standouts from hundreds of bottles tasted over the first half of this year, reporting here on those...
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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...
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The third in the series, following similar guides to collecting bordeaux and wines from the rest of France. A shorter...
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Some impressions from a memorable visit, also described in Drinking in Piemonte – wines and vintages 2011–2023 and The Barolofication...
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