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Chianti Classico 2022 – Riserva v Gran Selezione
Pleasant surprises from a torrid year. Above, Alessandro Campatelli, director and oenologist (and now owner) at Riecine, made a 2022 Gran Selezione particularly admired by Walter (© Riecine). As promised...
Walter Speller
• 3 min read
Wine news in 5
Brutal weather threatens vineyards, Chianti rosé, latest global wine stats
Plus some wine-scholarship opportunities and events and site news before the Wine News takes a break. Before I dive in, I’d like to congratulate Jancis for taking #2 in Drinks...
Samantha Cole-Johnson
• 1 min read
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Twenty years ago, Giorgio Locatelli...
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Expensive wines from most unusual winemakers. Frank Cornelissen above with his famous Magma wines.
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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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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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A supplement to Walter's latest collection of Italian current releases – the north and the rest.
Jancis writes Walter has...
Don't quote me
Walter alerts us to the recent creation of the delle Venezie DOC, Europe’s largest, and the benefits that have accrued...
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Elaine trespasses on Walter's territory this week – with his considerable approval.
From €13.50, $19.99, £19.48, 21.50 Swiss francs, CA$30.50...
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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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The first half of this collection of about 200 tasting notes takes in Piemonte, Alto Adige, Trentino, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Veneto and...
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Above, the road from the village of Bolgheri to the coast road that once dissected a malarial swamp but now...
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Walter's final contribution about the latest releases of Brunello di Montalcino, the 2016 Riservas and late-release Riservas from earlier vintages...
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The second half of Walter's tasting notes on a vintage that belies its reputation. See Brunello 2017 – A to...
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The first half of Walter's tasting notes, more than 170 of them in all, on a vintage that belies its...
Inside information
Keep the top wines and enjoy the surprising others soonish, says Walter. See his extremely comprehensive tasting notes in Brunello...
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