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Inside information Brunello 2025 – unpredictable and challenging

Brunello farmers never knew what nature would throw at them next in 2025. Yet somehow they managed, even claiming that the vintage is better than 2024. Above, the view from...

Walter Speller Monday 22 December 2025 • 1 min read

Free for all Wines to squirrel away

Some wine really does get better with age, and not all of it is expensive. A slightly shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times. One of...

Jancis Robinson Saturday 20 December 2025 • 1 min read

Tasting articles Brunello 2021 – the estate wines

Walter Speller Monday 1 December 2025 • 9 min read

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Soldera sued and expelled

After the comments made by Franco Soldera in one of Italy's most important newspapers, Corriere della Sera, on 26 March...

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Touchy touchy in Montalcino

For anyone in Montalcino fearing a dull Easter, Gianfranco Soldera of Case Basse (pictured here by Jon Wyand) had a...

Don't quote me

Kerin O'Keefe's Montalcino subzones

Just before the annual Tuscan en primeur tastings (on which I will report in detail later this week) last February...

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Soldera to leave the Brunello Consorzio

Update 22 March – Soldera today sent out a brief press release confirming his 'irrevocable resignation, effective from today's date...

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Brunello di Montalcino 2008

13 Feb - Walter suddenly discovered yesterday that for some mysterious reason he had omitted 30 of his precious notes...

Tasting articles

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2007

See Walter's feisty introduction to his two recent Brunello tastings and his notes on 130 2008 Brunellos. The tasting notes...

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Guide to Walter's Tuscan week

All last week, and today, we are publishing articles and 375 tasting notes by our Italian specialist Walter Speller based...

Tasting articles

Absent without leave

See Guide to Walter's Tuscan week for links to all the related articles published this week.During this year's tasting marathon...

Tasting articles

Brunello Riserva 2006

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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Brunello di Montalcino 2007

Today Walter moves on from Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Montalcino. See What's new, Montalcino? for the...

Inside information

What's new, Montalcino?

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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Popping up in London

Tomorrow and Thursday, 12 and 13 October, Purple pager Roger Jones is moving his Michelin-starred restaurant The Harrow at Little...

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Montalcino's surprising 2011 vintage

A couple of weeks ago I received the first impressions of the 2011 vintage in Montalcino from Katia Nussbaum, who...

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Montalcino – the path to plonk?

7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...

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Keep Rosso di Montalcino pure!

7 Sep – The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...

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Monty on the other Brunellos

Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a...