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Recovering Marsala's history – the wine reviews
Part 2 of Walter’s in-depth look at the new generation of producers reviving Marsala’s reputation. Above, Nino Barraco, one of the movement’s stars. For background, see part 1: Recovering Marsala’s...
Walter Speller
Wednesday 14 January 2026
• 5 min read
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Recovering Marsala's history – without the British
Walter Speller
Tuesday 13 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Is white wine the future for Sicily?
Catarratto and Grillo get a makeover on Sicily, challenging the island’s ever-popular reds. Tasca d’Almerita’s vineyards on the island of Mozia in the Marsala lagoon are pictured above. Last May...
Walter Speller
Thursday 6 November 2025
• 6 min read
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A pioneer in Etna's winemaking renaissance has passed.
On 1 February at the age of 78 Giuseppe Benanti, pharmaceutical entrepreneur...
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Walter takes us south to see what he has been tasting. See also yesterday’s review of new releases from the...
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Declared dead on many occasions, Marsala keeps on bouncing back, now with Florio's stunning new range of Marsalas. Welcome to...
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The man who turned Suffolk brewer Adnams into a dazzling wine merchant remembers his travels with the late Nicolas Belfrage...
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The Chalmers family in Australia's inland wine engine room are at it again. This time (almost) without water, and with...
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Expensive wines from most unusual winemakers. Frank Cornelissen above with his famous Magma wines.
What is it about Raeburn Fine...
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Is Italy's best 2016 Sicilian?
Last February I asked Ivo Basile, Tasca d'Almerita's marketing director, if he could send me...
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See the first part of this collection of nearly 200 tasting notes on some of the most interesting Italian wines...
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Sicily has been basking in the JR.com limelight in 2021, with no fewer than 10 (11, if you count this...
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When is a dried wine sweet? When it's a passito…
Half-bottles from €22.95, 32 Swiss francs, 789 Czech koruna, CA$43...
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Santorini and the southern Italian psyche explored.
The Wines of Santorini
Yiannis Karakasis MW
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'My name is Sarah Bray, DipWSET, and I am a wine-focused communications professional with a background in editorial and brand...
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2018 and 2019, Nebbiolo and Pinot Noir, Burgundy and Barolo: comparisons abound but identity eludes Walter in his latest survey...
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Some of the entrants to our writing competition come from the least likely backgrounds. Like this one: 'My name is...
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Making wine for fun on the volcano. From left to right above: Dante Pasqua, Emiliano Falsini and Giuseppe Russo.
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The final part of Walter's useful audit of new releases. See also Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte, Lombardia, Alto Adige and...
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