Wine

First taste: Louis Roederer 2018 and new releases

The newest additions to the Brut Nature range...

Charlie Geoghegan: ‘Is all this precision leading towards a homogeneity, I wonder...’

Charlie Geoghegan on the effects of precision in Bordeaux winemaking...

Major shake-up at Porseleinberg and Boekenhoutskloof as Callie Louw departs

The winemaker sets up his own venture...

Ontario Pinot Noir: Through the looking glass

Clarity comes into focus...

The ethical drinker: Is sustainable viticulture in the UK an impossible dream?

Kate Lofthouse on sustainable viticulture in the UK...

Wine travel: It's all about balance

The 'vin yang' approach to wine travel...

Jumilla: Panel tasting results

Striking styles and shades...

How I learned to stop worrying and love Chardonnay

A journey to acceptance...

Expert's Choice: Montagne St-Emilion

Includes 18 of the best wines...

100 years of Rioja masterclass: DFWE New York 2025

A journey through the region's history, evolution and exciting future....

Chianti Classico annata new releases: The wines to buy in 2025

Michaela Morris reviews the 2023 growing season and the wines, along with a clutch of late releases from 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Decanter Cellar: 15 must-try Sauvignon Blanc

From Loire and Bordeaux, to New Zealand, Chile, the US and beyond…

DOCa Rioja elects its first female president

New leadership for Spain's oldest designation of origin as it celebrates its centenary...

Eliza Dumais: From rosé all day, to no way rosé. Has pink wine lost its lustre?

Rosé, just not all day...

Chianti Classico Riserva new releases: Top picks in 2025

Michaela Morris reports on the latest Riservas to emerge from Chianti Classico...

DO Ribeiro embraces native grapes and phases out foreign varieties

DO Ribeiro affirms its commitment to its viticultural heritage...

Baudains: ‘Natural wines don’t stink’, part 2

A further dive into the world of low intervention...

Wine investment: Taking the pulse of Bordeaux 2024 en primeur

The monthly peek into the fine wine market...

Barossa Shiraz 2023: Vintage report and 40 top-scoring wines

A year of climatic challenges produced more streamlined styles...

Walls: The joy of sand

With 11 wines from sandy soils...

Unexpected vineyards to visit in East Anglia

A true ‘taste’ of ‘old’ England, but could this region become a worthy ‘new’ face of English still and sparkling wine...