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Brunello 2021 – the single-vineyard and selezione wines
The wines Brunello producers are most proud of from the 2021 vintage, assessed. See also Walter’s overview of the vintage and reviews of the Brunello Classicos. Ripe grapes in San...
Walter Speller
Tuesday 2 December 2025
• 2 min read
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Brunello 2021 – the estate wines
Walter Speller
Monday 1 December 2025
• 9 min read
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Jancis's diary – October 2025
Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above (unthinkable in London). I write this just before taking off...
Jancis Robinson
Monday 3 November 2025
• 1 min read
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Walter continues his report on the Chianti Classico presentation in Florence earlier this year, focusing on the later-released wines, including...
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Walter reports on this year's annual presentation of Chianti Classico and on the significance of the denomination's new subzones, such...
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Walter enjoys a slow, reflective tasting and revises his view of Cupano's early, heavily oaked vintages.
Last June I was...
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Single-vineyard wines are all the rage all over the world now but the Selvapiana estate in Chianti Rufina has been...
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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...
Book reviews
Mélange might be the best word for this catholic collection of book reviews, united only by the one common denominator...
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Walter guides us through this challenging vintage. See also Brunello 2018 – enjoy this style while you can.
While tasting...
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2018 may not be a vintage for laying down, but its freshness may well be wistfully remembered in years to...
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And which is by far the best value…? Clue: the Guerrieri Gonzaga family above.
Purple Pagers may remember a particularly...
Inside information
Walter digs deep into the latest acquisition by Tuscany's oldest wine dynasty. Last year the Frescobaldi empire, already sizeable with...
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In this entry to our 2022 writing competition, author Gwendolyn Alley describes her experiences meeting with leading advocates of regenerative...
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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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Wine producers flock to London and share their woes. A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial...
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The Charles Heidsieck wine and champagne empire expands.
Isole e Olena, the emblematic Chianti Classico estate painstakingly built up by...
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This year’s Chianti Classico Riserva and Gran Selezione releases, and the new subzone proposal, assessed. See also part 1 of...
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Good news! 2018/19/20 are looking like a trio of great vintages. See also part 2 on this year's Riserva and...
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