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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
• 3 min read
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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
• 2 min read
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30 September 2021 BluAgri, part of the Esseco Group, and SOP Inside have gone their separate ways and are currently...
Inside information
30 September 2021 BluAgri, part of the Esseco Group, and SOP Inside have gone their separate ways and are currently...
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See Walter on Rescuing the real Schiava . Here he introduces us to some of the best, by no means...
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Walter goes on a mission to the mountains. Above, the Gschleier vineyard, proof of Schiava's potential magnificence.
Schiava, Alto Adige's...
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Some fine Brunello 2016s, charming Barbaresco 2018s and rather more challenging Barolo 2017s. This photo of Barolo vineyards is by...
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Tam falls in love. It was one of those, 'Where have you been all my life?!' moments. I recently had...
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A stunning monument to a grape whose wines were once regarded as white Barolo.
From €15, £16.50, $32.90.
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A great Sangiovese that deserves higher status and, probably, a higher price. From €21.10, 26.57 Swiss francs, £22.95, $31.99 Find...
Wines of the week
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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For our 2020 writing competition, Jessica Weatherbee's entry begins with this introduction, 'Jessica Weatherbee is a professional sommelier in Toronto...
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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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Nicoletta Dicova writes, 'Wine has been at the very center of my life in the past 10 years both personally...
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Cathy P Lee writes, ‘I once was a wannabe scientist in London, but I never did look good in a...
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The town of Marsala in Sicily may be best known for its dessert wine, but this wine of the week...
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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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The latest entrant to our sustainability heroes writing competition gives us her pretty starry bio before submitting her (unedited) entry...
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