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
Tasting articles Chianti Classico – 2020 and 2019 vintages Walter continues his report on the Chianti Classico presentation in Florence earlier... 13 Apr 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
Tasting articles Vinexus anteprima 2022 A first look at Brunello di Montalcino 2018 and Barolo 2019, as... 2 Nov 2022 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Barbaresco 2019 – another great vintage? Another excitingly elegant vintage from Barbaresco, seen above from Ovello. In the... 29 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Chianti Classico in 2022 – part 2 This year’s Chianti Classico Riserva and Gran Selezione releases, and the new... 25 May 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Chianti Classico in 2022 – part 1 Good news! 2018/19/20 are looking like a trio of great vintages. See... 24 May 2022 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Chianti Classico in 2021 – part 1 Mainly 2019s and 2018s reviewed, and assessed as unexpectedly similar. Recently released... 17 Jun 2021 Walter Speller Jancis Robinson
Free for all 2019: hot stuff A version of this survey of the 2019 northern-hemisphere vintage is published... 5 Oct 2019 Jancis Robinson
Inside information How Italy’s 2019 vintage is shaping up Walter comments, reluctantly, on this year's vintage in Italy. Later that same... 5 Sep 2019 Walter Speller
Inside information Italy's unusually soggy spring Rains that (almost) never stopped are reported in Italy. 12 June 2019... 11 Jun 2019 Walter Speller