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Brunello 2025 – unpredictable and challenging
Brunello farmers never knew what nature would throw at them next in 2025. Yet somehow they managed, even claiming that the vintage is better than 2024. Above, the view from...
Walter Speller
Monday 22 December 2025
• 1 min read
Book reviews
The Smart Traveller's Wine Guides – book reviews
Six sleek guides for wine lovers wanting on-the-ground advice on what and where to drink and eat. The Smart Traveller’s Wine Guides Bordeaux, by Georgie Hindle – ISBN 9781917084512 Napa...
Ben Colvill
Monday 22 December 2025
• 1 min read
Nick on restaurants
Nick's most memorable restaurants of 2025
Nick Lander
Sunday 14 December 2025
• 1 min read
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For anyone in Montalcino fearing a dull Easter, Gianfranco Soldera of Case Basse (pictured here by Jon Wyand) had a...
Don't quote me
Just before the annual Tuscan en primeur tastings (on which I will report in detail later this week) last February...
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See also Walter’s 150 latest Chianti Classico tasting notes.
During this year’s presentation of the new Chianti Classico vintages in...
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Walter is currently in Tuscany tasting 2008 Brunellos like crazy for our delectation. His notes and recommendations will follow later...
Wines of the week
About €15, rather more in Swiss francs Find this wine Walter is clearly hugely impressed by this relatively obscure Tuscan...
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As reported last night on our forum by ever-alert Purple Pagers, the iconic Montalcino estate Case Basse's entire cask production...
Tasting articles
The rival, royal warrant-holding wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd and Justerini & Brooks face each other across London’s St...
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All last week, and today, we are publishing articles and 375 tasting notes by our Italian specialist Walter Speller based...
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An embarrassment of riches – that is how it felt to be submerged for a whole week in the best...
Tasting articles
See Guide to Walter's Tuscan week for links to all the related articles published this week.During this year's tasting marathon...
Tasting articles
Following yesterday's What's new, Montalcino? and tasting notes on Brunello 2007, here Walter wholeheartedly recommends the Brunello 2006 Riservas. See...
Tasting articles
Today Walter moves on from Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Montalcino. See What's new, Montalcino? for the...
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Today Walter turns his attention to Brunello di Montalcino, with an overview of this year's controversies and an introduction to...
Tasting articles
This is today's second instalment of our series of articles on Tuscany. See also the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2009–2006...
Tasting articles
We continue our series of articles on Tuscany with Walter's report on the recent tasting of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano...
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See Taking Chianti Classico seriously for the background to this collection of tasting notes spanning the vintages 2011 to 2007...
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