Tasting articles Langhe's disappearing bargain Dolcetto from some of Barolo's most coveted producers can still be had... 10 Aug 2022 Walter Speller
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 Barbaresco 2019 – another great vintage? Another excitingly elegant vintage from Barbaresco, seen above from Ovello. In the... 29 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Free for all Drought threatens northern Italy It's time to allow irrigation – if only there were any water... 21 Jun 2022 Walter Speller
Wines of the week Fratelli Alessandria Speziale Pelaverga 2020 Verduno Elaine trespasses on Walter's territory this week – with his considerable approval... 22 Apr 2022 Elaine Chukan Brown
Tasting articles New Italian releases – the north The first half of this collection of about 200 tasting notes takes... 1 Apr 2022 Walter Speller
Free for all Lorenzo Corino's legacy 2021 saw the passing of one of the wine world's unsung heroes... 19 Jan 2022 Guest contributor
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
Tasting articles Lay & Wheeler autumn 2021 Some serious goodies here. Castello di Volpaia, source of a great-value Tuscan... 10 Nov 2021 Jancis Robinson
Tasting articles Barolo 2017 – heralding climate change? Too many wines are ready to drink, and the variation is scary... 13 Jul 2021 Walter Speller
Tasting articles Barbaresco 2018 – ready already Perhaps not the most complex vintage, nor the most long-lived, but there... 12 Jul 2021 Walter Speller
Wines of the week G D Vajra 2020 Moscato d'Asti A wrongly overlooked, lightly sparkling wine of the week that needs no... 21 May 2021 Richard Hemming MW
Tasting articles Italian new releases, part 1 – Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte Walter has been busy tasting for your delectation, and identifying the trends... 21 Apr 2021 Walter Speller
Free for all Follow-up frost report for Italy The bad news keeps on coming. Enea Barbieri's picture is of the... 13 Apr 2021 Walter Speller
