Italy
Latest Italy
Tasting articles
Brunello 2021 – the single-vineyard and selezione wines
The wines Brunello producers are most proud of from the 2021 vintage, assessed. See also Walter’s overview of the vintage and reviews of the Brunello Classicos. Ripe grapes in San...
Walter Speller
Tuesday 2 December 2025
• 2 min read
Tasting articles
Brunello 2021 – the estate wines
Walter Speller
Monday 1 December 2025
• 9 min read
Inside information
Brunello vintage 2021 – new reference points for Montalcino
Walter Speller
Friday 28 November 2025
• 1 min read
More Italy
Tasting articles
Brunello di Montalcino’s vineyards are worth close to a million euros per hectare but, just next door, Monte Amiata, at...
Wines of the week
An incredibly flexible, reliable and affordable Tuscan red that's available all over the world, from as little as £6.99 per...
Free for all
The man in the black cape … A shorter version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
Most...
Tasting articles
Following on from yesterday's article on wines from the north, today Walter takes us to the centre and south of...
Tasting articles
Walter reports on a slew of wines he has tasted recently, starting in the north of the country today and...
Tasting articles
Following on from yesterday's sneak preview of the vintage, Walter reviews 53 Barolo 2020s as well as some late releases...
Inside information
What does the vintage produced in COVID times look like? Walter gives us a foretaste of wines that will be...
Book reviews
Your new go-to reference for Italian wine, plus a close look at Piemonte and a grape-forward look at Italy's ever-changing...
Tasting articles
Following Walter’s arresting and detailed story about the challenges and opportunities of Sardinia’s Mandrolisai denomination and three of its stars...
Tasting articles
Walter takes us into the heart of Sardinia to witness the rebirth of this very traditional appellation and profile three...
Nick on restaurants
A follow-up to last week’s Eating in the Langhe.
I don’t want to rub it in but our four recent...
Inside information
Rain, downy mildew and hail made for a complicated vintage – particularly for those aiming to follow organic principles in...
Nick on restaurants
The hills of Barolo and Barbaresco are always welcoming, but never more so than in white-truffle season. See also Still...
Tasting articles
Following on from his report on the just-released 2019 Brunellos, Walter revisits 2018. Above, vineyards in Montalcino's south towards Monte...
Tasting articles
Carrying on from Walter's Brunello 2019 overview and reviews of the estate wines, this collection of wines shows that quality...
Inside information
Walter gets the scoop on the Brunellos about to be shown en primeur on 17 November in Montalcino and 21...
选择方案
Celebrating 25 years of building the world’s most trusted wine community
In honour of our anniversary, enjoy 25% off all annual and gift memberships for a limited time.
Use code HOLIDAY25 to join our community of wine experts and enthusiasts. Valid through 1 January.
会员
$135
/year
适合葡萄酒爱好者
- 存取 285,957 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,810 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
核心会员
$249
/year
适合收藏家
- 存取 285,957 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,810 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
专业版
$299
/year
供个人葡萄酒专业人士使用
- 存取 285,957 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,810 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
- 可将最多 25 条葡萄酒点评与评分 用于市场宣传（商业用途）
商务版
$399
/year
供葡萄酒行业企业使用
- 存取 285,957 条葡萄酒点评 & 15,810 篇文章
- 存取《牛津葡萄酒指南》及《世界葡萄酒地图集》
- 提前 48 小时获取最新葡萄酒点评与文章
- 可将最多 250 条葡萄酒点评与评分 用于市场宣传（商业用途）