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22 May 2023 Walter sends this update after more heavy rains have exacerbated the catastrophic flooding in Romagna.

More rain, as much as six months’ worth, fell in three days...

Walter Speller 3 years ago • 12 min read

Tasting articles Italian new releases 2023 – the north

Walter Speller 3 years ago • 9 min read

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Tasting articles New Italian releases 2022 – the north

Walter takes us on a tour of what he has been tasting in northern Italy. Tomorrow he takes us south...

21 June 2022 As anticipated below, this is now available in the UK from The Wine Society at £19.50.

Walter argues that we have it all wrong about Romagna's divine white wine grape variety.

Last October was the first...

Tasting articles Superior Romagna Sangiovese – the tasting notes

These 42 tasting notes on over-achievers and newcomers, together with producer profiles, are to be read in conjunction with Change...

Tasting articles Romagna Sangiovese and Albana – Cinderella grapes

See also our video interview with Walter published today. For wine commentators in Italy, the beginning of each year is...

Tasting articles Walter falls for Albana di Romagna

One of Italy's idiosyncrasies is its two-tier system of quality wines. While Italy has corralled every snippet of vines in...

Tasting articles Zerbina – the tasting notes

All the wines made at the outstanding Romagna estate Fattoria Zerbina described here seem to have lingering, elegant fruit flavours...

Tasting articles Zerbina – old-school precision viticulture

On my arrival at the Fattoria Zerbina in Romagna, the first thing Cristina Geminiani showed me was a pair of...

Tasting articles Convito di Romagna – the wines

In On the trail of Sangiovese di Romagna, I described the work of the leading group of producers, the Convito...

Tasting articles On the trail of Sangiovese di Romagna

See my tasting notes on some top Sangiovese di Romagna wines. Sangiovese, which is almost always associated with Tuscany, is...