Inside information Cernilli leaves Vini d'Italia 27 Jan – Minor, but amusing update See here for evidence of... 18 Jan 2011 Walter Speller
Tasting articles A snapshot of Piemonte An informal Piemonte theme seems to have developed here on Purple pages... 12 Jan 2011 Richard Hemming MW
Tasting articles Aldo Conterno – current wines reviewed As explained in Aldo Conterno – production shrivels, the Aldo Conterno estate... 11 Jan 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Aldo Conterno – production slashed The Aldo Conterno estate is quite impossible to overlook and rather grander... 11 Jan 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information Vintage 2010 – surprising Barolo While the general impression of Italy's 2010 vintage is one hampered by... 5 Jan 2011 Walter Speller
Inside information New Slow Wine guide After a two-year wait and much speculation about its format and style... 14 Dec 2010 Walter Speller
Free for all Jane Hunt MW on Italy Italian wine writer Franco Ziliani recently published this interview with Jane Hunt... 13 Dec 2010 Guest contributor
Tasting articles Vin Santo – the ultimate Christmas wine? Earlier this year I had the most wonderful treat: a tasting of... 7 Dec 2010 Jancis Robinson
Inside information Italians get tough – in theory anyway The recently founded Italian equivalent of the French Vignerons Indépendants association, the... 7 Dec 2010 Walter Speller
Inside information Vintage 2010 – Italy Although the Bordeaux vintage rumour mill traditionally starts to spin almost before... 1 Dec 2010 Walter Speller
Free for all Italian wine – crisis, what crisis? This is a longer version of an article also published in the... 30 Oct 2010 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Zerbina – the tasting notes All the wines made at the outstanding Romagna estate Fattoria Zerbina described... 18 Oct 2010 Walter Speller
Inside information Zerbina – old-school precision viticulture On my arrival at the Fattoria Zerbina in Romagna, the first thing... 18 Oct 2010 Walter Speller
Inside information Cirò DOC diluted Italy's infatuation with international grape varieties shows no signs of waning. While... 11 Oct 2010 Walter Speller
Inside information To whom does Montepulciano belong? The ambitious aim of the European Union to organise all of Europe's... 6 Oct 2010 Walter Speller
Nick on restaurants The charms of Parma 7 October 2016 We've just received an email from a Purple Pager... 2 Oct 2010 Nick Lander
