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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
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London wine merchant Armit showed its Italian wares in March. John Armit founded the company in 1988 after having worked...
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See also Alto Adige – tasting notes from the summit. As a lover of precision with a background in languages...
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See also Alto Adige's bilingual wines. The Alto Adige, or Südtirol, is a honeytrap for sun-loving walkers, foodies and wine...
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As the annual giant Italian wine fair Vinitaly is in full swing in Verona, we publish Walter's thoughts on a...
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The wines of Alto Piemonte, a string of tiny, jewel-like denominations in the north of Piemonte, remain a thing of...
Hemming's spittoon
What do lip balm, bath salts, chocolates, scented candles, tea bags and jam have in common? They’ve all co-opted Prosecco...
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See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See also earlier articles about this vintage: Brunello 2012 –...
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See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino. See in addition his Brunello – an early look at...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times. Wine styles have changed enormously over the last four...
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Long-standing Purple Pagers may recall my enthusiasm for a very unusual estate in southern Trentino, expressed in this tasting article...
Don't quote me
Bruno Giacosa, one of Italy’s most admired winemakers, died a week last Sunday at the age of 88. Famous for...
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After tasting the 60 Barolo 2014s described below, I have come to the conclusion that we all – wine producers...
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Good value is not always the first attribute that springs to mind when I think of St James's wine merchant...
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See Sicily 2017 – the guide for all the fascinating articles in this series. There is a group of tiny...
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See our guide to recent coverage of Sicilian wines . Etna’s east side may still be unknown to most wine...
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