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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...
Walter Speller
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Walter's tasting notes on well over 100 regular bottlings of the latest vintage of Brunello should be read in conjunction...
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A change of heart and a change of style chronicled. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by...
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How one man has been proving significant geographical diversity in Emilia-Romagna. A couple of years ago in an article on...
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From $19.99, 125 Danish krone, €17.50, £18, 2,380 Japanese yen, NZ$44.99 Find this wine Having spent a few days immersed...
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A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . See also my tasting notes from Brunello Night...
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See also our video interview with Walter published today. For wine commentators in Italy, the beginning of each year is...
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Walter begins a series on mature Italian wine with this exploration of the extent to which Chianti Classico is worth...
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All last week, and today, we are publishing articles and 375 tasting notes by our Italian specialist Walter Speller based...
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An embarrassment of riches – that is how it felt to be submerged for a whole week in the best...
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Following yesterday's What's new, Montalcino? and tasting notes on Brunello 2007, here Walter wholeheartedly recommends the Brunello 2006 Riservas. See...
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Today Walter turns his attention to Brunello di Montalcino, with an overview of this year's controversies and an introduction to...
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This is today's second instalment of our series of articles on Tuscany. See also the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2009–2006...
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We continue our series of articles on Tuscany with Walter's report on the recent tasting of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano...
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All the wines made at the outstanding Romagna estate Fattoria Zerbina described here seem to have lingering, elegant fruit flavours...
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On my arrival at the Fattoria Zerbina in Romagna, the first thing Cristina Geminiani showed me was a pair of...
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In On the trail of Sangiovese di Romagna, I described the work of the leading group of producers, the Convito...
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