Matt Walls: Reflections on 2025 and his favourite Rhône wines of the year
Looking back on the year...
Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team.
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Joel Stein: ‘The more the person knows about wine, the more obscure your gift needs to be’
It should make the receiver think, ‘Oh, I didn’t even know this existed’...
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Editors' picks: Bonus tips on wines to watch – December 2025
Decanter editors share recent highlights...
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Six Swiss Syrah to convert the most die-hard Rhône lover
A trip to the eastern Rhône...
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Alto Adige: 24 expert-rated wines to try
Over 20 wines picked from over 20 varieties...
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The ethical drinker: Climate 'trailblazers' championed in new book
Profiling 13 wine industry climate pioneers...
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Jason Millar: The idea of terroir is sacred, but is it helping us to communicate what truly matters?
'How many people walk into a shop asking for wines grown on alluvial marls..?'
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Andrew Jefford investigates: Is Germany truly the new 'Pinot Paradise' for wine lovers?
An example of 'quiet change' in a warming climate...
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Fresh off the wine press: The ‘other’ nouveau wines bringing joyous revelry in November
Playful frivolity abounds...
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The food is fine, but what about the wine? A critique of the restaurant critic
The wine is fine too...
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From the volcano's edge: Eight smoking hot wines from Etna picked by our expert
Taste the volcano...
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‘Vieille Julienne's Réservé is Grenache in excelsis’: Matt Walls on a Châteauneuf stand out
An unforgettable Grenache – one to rule them all?
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Hugh Johnson: ‘I feel solidarity with the courageous growers who stake so much on challenging the English weather’
Flying the flag for English fizz...
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Cristina Mercuri: Wines on the edge – How Etna is redefining elegance
'On the edge of a new Italian wine identity...'
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Can mountain ageing take Valtellina's wines to new heights?
Underwater ageing may have a rival...
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The charm of wine labels: Do they matter more than what's inside?
Sometimes it's ok to judge a book by its cover...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The set of possibilities grouped under “Chenin” can dazzle’
'Farewell varietal confinement...'
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Smell: How our most overlooked sense can ground us
Exploring the rhythms of seasons and scent...
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Katherine Cole: ‘If their wine-growing is an act of resistance, I want to join the revolution’
Katherine Cole on regional pride in wine...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘What should we do? Panic? Sell the cellar and sign the pledge?’
The complexities of health and drinking...
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'I tasted over 100 Vin Santo wines, here are the ones to buy'
Richard Baudains' recommended Vin Santo wines...
