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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...

Tasting articles To accompany his Brunello 2019 vintage overview, here is the first instalment of Walter's tasting notes. Conti Costanti (pictured above...

Free for all The venerable Biondi-Santi and Carlo Ferrini's pet project compared. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...

Tasting articles A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of Angelo Gaja in Piemonte and beyond. Above, Gaia...

Wines of the week An increasingly serious – and well-priced – white wine from the Tuscan coast. From €11, $17, £19.95 Find this wine...

Tasting articles Highlights and insights from an early tasting of 2020 Barolo and 2021 Barbaresco. Above, Ciabot Berton's striking new labels. Last...

Wines of the week A real classic this week. If you're based in the UK, take a look at the graph at the bottom...

Tasting articles Walter’s uncharacteristic praise for a fine Italian Cabernet Sauvignon, this one from Sardinia, with tasting notes on a mini-vertical, is...

Tasting articles A hard-nosed assessment of the Bordeaux trade's current attempt to widen its portfolio outside the Gironde. Above, Zuccardi's Finca Canal...

Tasting articles A celebration of one man’s fight to make real Soave. One of Italy’s most famous and long-lived white wines, Pieropan’s...

Tasting articles Most wines are made to more or less the same recipe each year but the makers of two famous bordeaux...