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 Lay & Wheeler autumn 2021 Some serious goodies here. Castello di Volpaia, source of a great-value Tuscan... 10 Nov 2021 Jancis Robinson
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
Wines of the week G D Vajra 2020 Moscato d'Asti A wrongly overlooked, lightly sparkling wine of the week that needs no... 21 May 2021 Richard Hemming MW
Tasting articles Italian new releases, part 1 – Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte Walter has been busy tasting for your delectation, and identifying the trends... 21 Apr 2021 Walter Speller
Free for all Follow-up frost report for Italy The bad news keeps on coming. Enea Barbieri's picture is of the... 13 Apr 2021 Walter Speller
Free for all Frost strikes European vineyards Reports of severe frost damage to vines in a wide range of... 9 Apr 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles An Uvalino vertical It takes time for this obscure Piemontese variety to show Walter what... 26 Feb 2021 Walter Speller
Don't quote me Italian, Spanish and German vintages to drink now On Saturday we published Which red wine vintages to drink now but... 1 Feb 2021 Walter Speller Ferran Centelles Michael Schmidt
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 Vinexus Anteprima 2020 Some fine Brunello 2016s, charming Barbaresco 2018s and rather more challenging Barolo... 22 Oct 2020 Julia Harding MW
Wines of the week Le Strette Langhe, Nas-cëtta del comune di Novello A stunning monument to a grape whose wines were once regarded as... 16 Oct 2020 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Italian assortment 2020 – part 3, the north Walter presents the last of his more-random-than-usual collections of tasting notes. The... 17 Sep 2020 Walter Speller
