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Alessandro Campatelli of Riecine
Tasting articles 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...

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Tasting articles Chianti Classico 2023 and 2024 – vintage reviews

Two notoriously difficult vintages, with very different outcomes. The image above, from Collezione Chianti Classico 2026 in Florence, is courtesy of the Consorzio of Chianti Classico. In February, at the...

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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...

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Tasting articles Vittorio Fiore was one of Tuscany’s army of itinerant oenologists but decided to establish his own wine estate. The result...
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Inside information I first tasted Passito di Pantelleria some years back and ever since I’ve been hooked on it. Last November Pantelleria...
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Tasting articles The day immediately after the DBG Italian tasting, Berry Bros and Rudd held its annual Italian portfolio tasting, grandly called...
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Tasting articles David Berry Green, until very recently Italian wine buyer at Berry Bros and Rudd, in which role he built up...
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Don't quote me It started with a tweet. I had just got back from Australia having literally tasted hundreds of Australian wines from...
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Inside information It is not all methoxypyrazines in Friuli’s Sauvignon Blanc, it seems. On 5 September the Udine district attorney began an...
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Tasting articles The Langhe, Nebbiolo's hallowed ground that culminates in Barolo and Barbaresco, has a thirst for whites too. Until now it...
Michele Braganti and Alessandra Deiana at Justerinis tasting
Tasting articles Justerini & Brooks have made it a tradition to show their Iberian and Italian portfolio in June, before the holidays...
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Tasting articles See Nebbiolo Prima – Barolo 2011, part 1 for another 106 tasting notes and Walter's introduction to the 2011 vintage...
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Tasting articles Barolo 2011 part 2 with a further 165 tasting notes will be published tomorrow. For more on the Nebbiolo Prima...
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Tasting articles Tasting some 479 embryonic Nebbiolos (see Nebbiolo Prima – the guide) during this year’s en primeur of Roero, Barbaresco and...
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Tasting articles Roero is a bit of a problem child. I have always considered the inclusion of Roero, the direct neighbour of...
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Tasting articles Posh wine merchant Armit (restyled armit) was set up in 1981 by ex Corney and Barrow managing director John Armit...
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Wines of the week From €18.90, $34.99, 265 Norwegian kroner, £25.50, AU$57, MEX$855, 3,522 roubles Find this wine The Alto Adige is the most...
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Free for all 7 May 2015 (Election Day in the UK) We are republishing this eight-year-old article in anticipation of tomorrow's wine of...
Mauro and Gianfranco Soldera being embraced by Luciano, the maître d’ at Harry’s Bar
Tasting articles See also Drinking history – Biondi Santi back to 1955. There are many pretenders to the Montalcino wine throne but...
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