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This is the first in a series of articles this week on Tuscan wines. See here for the tasting notes...
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I'd like to whet your appetite for what is to come next week. Our Italian specialist Walter Speller (and see...
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The New Year starts with the loss of one of Italy's most important consultants, Giulio Gambelli, who from the very...
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A couple of weeks ago I received the first impressions of the 2011 vintage in Montalcino from Katia Nussbaum, who...
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After the acquisition of 16 new hectares of vines in June, Virginie Saverys (ipictured left and profiled here by Walter)...
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7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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7 Sep – The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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The new, Belgian owner of Montepulciano's most famous wine producer Avignonesi has just added to her previous holdings 16 more...
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The last of this week's reports on the 2010 vintage comes from Michael Schmelzer of Monte Bernardi, another usefully talented...
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Following the en primeur tasting in Montepulciano (see my long report, The discreet charm of Vino Nobile), I had the...
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Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a...
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16 Mar – See here for news that imports of 2006 Brunellos have been officially sanctioned by authorities in its...
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This is the third of Walter Speller's extensive reports from the recent Anteprima tastings of the latest releases in Italy...
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See the 55 related tasting notes in Anteprima 2011 – Chianti Classico. The annual presentation of the latest vintages of...
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This is the first of Walter Speller's extensive reports from the recent Anteprima tastings of the latest releases in Italy...
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The annual en primeur presentation of the 2006 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino last Friday and Saturday has already caused...
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