Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘While I’ve had sake and mead worth talking about, I wouldn’t call either fine wine’
A mead which breaks ‘multiple rules’...
Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team.
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Lirac & Tavel 2022: report and top-scoring wines
Find good value wines in these two appellations...
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
Overall freshness and balance to be found...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
The best-performing appellation in 2022...
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Southern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring wines
A vintage for reds...
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Rhône 2022 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines
It's worth doing your research before buying from this surprising vintage...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘At what level you start getting your claret kick is a personal thing’
Hugh Johnson on the appreciation of claret...
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Tim Atkin MW: ‘Rías Baixas’ reds are some of the most exciting in Spain right now’
Extolling the virtues of red wines from Rías Baixas...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Dirk’s an imaginer, an experimenter, a disruptor’
In tribute to Dirk Niepoort...
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Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The south
A week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...
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Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The north
A week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...
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Walls: 26 value Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines to try
Châteauneuf on a budget... if you know where to look...
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Olly Smith: ‘The surging feeling of energy across the Greek wine scene is so potent right now’
Olly Smith's 10 commandments of Greek wine...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Is there any duty on fine-wine producers to “be accessible” in some way?’
Does exclusivity mean exclusion?
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Walls: Best Rhône wine lists in the UK
Where to get your Rhône fix in the UK...
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Revisiting Languedoc's Château d'Aussières
Languedoc's Château d'Aussières joins La Place de Bordeaux...
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘In conventional terms, Arizona seems an unlikely place for vines’
Raising vines in Arizona...
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Walls: Rasteau 2020 in bottle
Not familiar with Rasteau? This is the vintage to start with...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Tight, taut severity won’t please the drinker if its grip on the wine never eases’
Andrew Jefford on whether to use ‘malo’ in increasingly hot vintages...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Château-owners’ secret, they always said, was in their special soil’
Hugh Johnson on what creates a wine’s flavour...
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Walls: Alexandre Fréguin interview, wine director of L’Oustalet
A chat with Alexandre Fréguin on his life story so far and advice for wine pairings...
