Tuscany

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

Don't quote me Just before the annual Tuscan en primeur tastings (on which I will report in detail later this week) last February...

Inside information See also Walter’s 150 latest Chianti Classico tasting notes. During this year’s presentation of the new Chianti Classico vintages in...

Inside information Walter is currently in Tuscany tasting 2008 Brunellos like crazy for our delectation. His notes and recommendations will follow later...

Wines of the week About €15, rather more in Swiss francs Find this wine Walter is clearly hugely impressed by this relatively obscure Tuscan...

Free for all As reported last night on our forum by ever-alert Purple Pagers, the iconic Montalcino estate Case Basse's entire cask production...

Tasting articles The rival, royal warrant-holding wine merchants Berry Bros & Rudd and Justerini & Brooks face each other across London’s St...

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

Inside information An embarrassment of riches – that is how it felt to be submerged for a whole week in the best...

Tasting articles 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 Following yesterday's What's new, Montalcino? and tasting notes on Brunello 2007, here Walter wholeheartedly recommends the Brunello 2006 Riservas. See...

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

Inside information Today Walter turns his attention to Brunello di Montalcino, with an overview of this year's controversies and an introduction to...

Tasting articles This is today's second instalment of our series of articles on Tuscany. See also the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2009–2006...

Tasting articles We continue our series of articles on Tuscany with Walter's report on the recent tasting of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano...

Tasting articles See Taking Chianti Classico seriously for the background to this collection of tasting notes spanning the vintages 2011 to 2007...