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Ostracised grape varieties long consigned to the annals of history are being rehabilitated by winemakers in south west France, who see potential solutions to climate change, high alcohol levels and disease - not to mention a point of difference for consumers.
Innovation and passion recently presented themselves to me in two opposing guises. Which one do you most relate to?
Have you ever considered running a marathon? What about one where you get to eat oysters, foie gras and steak, plus taste up to 23 top wines along the route? If this sounds like your kind of fun, there’s only one place to do it – Bordeaux, of course.
How is it possible to make wines in an area that hasn't seen rain in the last 50 years? And who on earth would want to?
Do you have romantic visions of crushing grapes with your bare feet, or is pulling the cork on a good bottle enough of an effort? If you do want to get hands-on in the wine harvest, would you pay for the experience?
President Obama has displayed his taste for liquid diplomacy by serving US wines from estates founded by African-Americans at a White House dinner for African leaders.
South Australia – and the cool-climate Adelaide Hills region in particular – has taken the lion's share of prizes in the seventh annual Mamba Awards for Australian wines on sale in the UK.
Not since Jean-Claude Rouzaud's legendary party back in 1997 have there been so many wine luminaries from around the world gathered together for an anniversary celebration.
Do official vintage charts tell you much about the wine in your glass? Or has new technology, combined with a heightened sense of regional variation and a dose of commercial realpolitik, rendered regional vintage ratings obsolete?
Washington State's rising reputation for Cabernet Sauvignon has been enhanced by a local winery winning one of the most prestigious prizes at the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Stanislas Thienot believes he has devised a way of raising the public profile of his family's namesake Champagne house without having to flog its wares in big supermarkets.
The most striking part of state prosecutors' sentencing report on Rudy Kurniawan was not their call for the convicted wine fraudster to get 14 years in prison, but their assertion that millions of dollars of his wine remains in private cellars.
Many English wine producers are optimistic for the future following a 2013 harvest that wiped memories of the 2012 wash-out and amid signs that investors are treating the sector more seriously.
A new wave of producers in California can no longer be dismissed as a 'sideshow', says Decanter columnist Jon Bonne, who pinpoints important changes taking place in the US sunshine state.
Amid the gossip and intrigue surrounding en primeur week, producers and chateaux owners recall a 2013 vintage that was a test of nerve and stamina.
Bordeaux chateaux are preparing to display their 2013 vintage for critics knowing that consumers are wary and some of their own recent back-vintages are as cheap as they have ever been.
Wine journalists descended on the bijou Companie des Vins Surnaturels in London's Covent Garden last week to hear how online retailer Vente-Privee plans to sell €2m of wine in its first year in the UK.
Two entrepreneurs in California say they have invented a table-top machine that will turn water and cheap grape concentrate into $30-a-bottle wine at the push of a button.
France's Senate has stamped its official approval on what must seem obvious to many - that the country's wines and vineyards are part of its national heritage.
Which grape varieties would be in your perfect blend? Do-it-yourself wine is emerging as a logical next step for discerning drinkers with cash to spare.
