Tasting articles Gaja – the tasting of a lifetime A vertical tasting extending back to 1958 highlighted the exceptional work of... 20 Oct 2023 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Vinexus anteprima 2023 Highlights and insights from an early tasting of 2020 Barolo and 2021... 13 Oct 2023 Walter Speller
Inside information Barolo 2019 – squaring the circle? Six months after his initial report at the start of the year... 3 Jul 2023 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2019 – more tasting notes Walter reviews more than 150 wines from this sought-after vintage, in addition... 4 Jul 2023 Walter Speller
Free for all Barolo refinement and consistency An unusually comprehensive vertical tasting of a top Barolo explained. A version... 1 Apr 2023 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Marengo Brunate 1997–2019 The most amazing Barolo vertical tasting took place recently in … London... 29 Mar 2023 Jancis Robinson
Inside information Barolo's 2022 growing season Did the annus horribilis become an annus mirabilis? Walter's photo taken last... 8 Feb 2023 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2019 – the tasting notes Walter spent an intensive tasting week in the Langhe recently and took... 13 Jan 2023 Walter Speller
Inside information Barolo 2019 – a classic in the making In the Langhe, classico, or classic, has become shorthand for ‘cool years’... 11 Jan 2023 Walter Speller
Free for all Luciano Sandrone 1947–2023 Last Thursday Luciano Sandrone of the eponymous Barolo estate died at the... 9 Jan 2023 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Vinexus anteprima 2022 A first look at Brunello di Montalcino 2018 and Barolo 2019, as... 2 Nov 2022 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Barolo 2018 – a final report Fighting talk on a notably fresh vintage. See also Barolo 2018 –... 20 Jul 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles The cult Barolo veteran In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down... 14 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Inside information Barolo 2021 – frost, hail and drought Walter finds the mood in the Langhe hills surprisingly upbeat. He took... 13 Jan 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barolo 2018 – the tasting notes Following Walter's report on winemakers' thoughts (as well as his own) on... 16 Dec 2021 Walter Speller
Don't quote me Barolo 2018 – another atypical vintage? Walter consults the oracles of the Langhe, and is impressed by what... 29 Nov 2021 Walter Speller
