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view of Lazzarito and the Alps in the background

Tasting articles Barolo 2022 and some late releases – the tasting notes

For background details on this vintage see Barolo 2022 – vintage report. Above, the Lazzarito vineyard with the Alps in the background. While the majority of wines reviewed here are...

Walter Speller Tuesday 30 December 2025 • 8 min read

Inside information Barolo 2022 – vintage report

Walter Speller Monday 29 December 2025 • 1 min read

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

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Chiaretto, redefining rosé

Tam falls in love. It was one of those, 'Where have you been all my life?!' moments. I recently had...

Le Strette's Pasinot vineyard of Nascetta in Piemonte

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Le Strette Langhe, Nas-cëtta del comune di Novello

A stunning monument to a grape whose wines were once regarded as white Barolo. From €15, £16.50, $32.90. Find this...

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Tenuta di Ghizzano, Veneroso 2015/16 Terre di Pisa

A great Sangiovese that deserves higher status and, probably, a higher price. From €21.10, 26.57 Swiss francs, £22.95, $31.99 Find...

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Anselmi, San Vincenzo 2018/19 IGT Veneto

A well-priced northern Italian white blend that brings back happy memories, and ages unintentionally well. 2019 from €9.45, 14.50 Swiss...

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WWC20 – Aloïs Lageder, Alto Adige

For our 2020 writing competition, Jessica Weatherbee's entry begins with this introduction, 'Jessica Weatherbee is a professional sommelier in Toronto...

Andrea Picchioni in his vineyards in Lombardy

Tasting articles

Italian assortment 2020 – part 3, the north

Walter presents the last of his more-random-than-usual collections of tasting notes. The image above is of Andrea Picchioni in his...

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WWC20 – San Donato, Tuscany

Nicoletta Dicova writes, 'Wine has been at the very center of my life in the past 10 years both personally...

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WWC20 – I Vigneri, Etna II

Cathy P Lee writes, ‘I once was a wannabe scientist in London, but I never did look good in a...

Caruso e Minini - Stefano Caruso with his daughters Giovanna and Rosanna

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Caruso & Minini Frappato/Nerello Mascalese 2018 IGT Terre Siciliane

The town of Marsala in Sicily may be best known for its dessert wine, but this wine of the week...

Ventaglio vineyard on the Tenuta Argentiera in Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast

Tasting articles

Italian assortment 2020 – part 2, the centre

Some fine, opinionated introductions from Walter to the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Toscana, Umbria and the Marche here. See also part...

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WWC20 – Tappero Merlo, Piemonte

The latest entrant to our sustainability heroes writing competition gives us her pretty starry bio before submitting her (unedited) entry...

Pantelleria giardino and Mueggen contrada

Tasting articles

Italian assortment 2020 – part 1, the south

The first of three collections of assorted Italian tasting notes. This time we work our way up the peninsula from...

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WWC20 – Perlage, Veneto

Evan White from Manhattan, New York, writes in to introduce his (unedited) entry to the writing competition, ‘Hi there! Up...

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WWC20 – Borgoluce, Veneto

As her introduction to our sustainability heroes writing competition (see our guide), Marisa Finetti writes: ‘Fifteen years after journalism school...