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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?
Walter Speller
Thursday 6 November 2025
• 6 min read
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Yesterday I wrote about the general situation for Sicilian wine. My somewhat revolutionary thoughts were provoked by this year’s en...
Don't quote me
See also today's Rest of Italy assemblage in which there are some Sicilian tasting notes, and Walter's collection of tasting...
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From £6.50, €5.85, 59 Danish krone Find this wine I'm writing this on the first day of summer, and as...
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This the second half of a collection of tasting notes that don't fit into one of Walter's thematic articles. See...
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From €7.75, $10.79, £7.99, AU$19.99, DKK 99, CA$20.27, NOK 134.90 Find this wine This unassuming bottle of wine, with a...
Free for all
This article is also published in the Financial Times . See also my detailed tasting notes. Italy has no shortage...
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Amid the doom and gloom surrounding Italy’s 2014 grape harvest, there is one wine region where growers are extremely pleased...
Nick on restaurants
This article is also published in the Financial Times. The Cataniese go to great lengths to ensure that your arrival...
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Yet more Italy today. Nick and I have just returned from a long weekend in eastern Sicily, where vine growers...
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Italy’s fondness for en primeur tastings continues unabated (see, for example, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Nebbiolo Prima, etc, etc)...
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I first met Frank Cornelissen at a very informal tasting and dinner in London in May 2011 – the informality...
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A generic tasting of Sicilian wine has become an annual fixture on London's wine calendar. The event is organised by...
Book reviews
Paul O'Doherty reviews the latest crop of wine books. The World of Sicilian Wine Bill Nesto and Frances Di Savino...
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From €11.50, £14.50 Find this wine
I spent last Friday night in St Michael's Church, Bath, hosting a wine tasting...
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I am always a little reluctant to make any reference to the mafia in my reports on Italy. Not that...
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See Sicily in 2013 – a guide for links to all related articles. After my exhilarating adventures in Messina and...
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