Editors’ Column

Who is drinking Beaujolais Nouveau?

Beaujolais Nouveau may be derided as a gimmick by some wine lovers, but official figures in the Decanter graphic below show there is still plenty of consumer demand around the world.

Bordeaux 2012: Good wines say critics, but questions remain over price

Many Bordeaux 2012 wines were showing well in the bottle at the recent Unions des Grands Crus tasting in London critics reported, but prices continued to concern merchants.

Rioja's 'vintage of century' 50 years on

A tasting of the exalted 1964 Rioja vintage has shown both the potential value and the limits of this era in one of Spain’s premier wine regions.

Winemakers revive forgotten grapes in south west France

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.

Variety or terroir - whose side are you on?

Innovation and passion recently presented themselves to me in two opposing guises. Which one do you most relate to?

Medoc Marathon: an oyster in one hand, wine glass in the other

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.

Extreme winemaking in the Atacama Desert with Ventisquero

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?

Blog: Would you pay to harvest wine grapes?

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?

Obama promotes African-American winemakers at summit

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.

Shaw & Smith and Wynns scoop Mamba Awards 2014

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.

Vega Sicilia celebrates 150 years with wine world stars

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.

Burning Question: Are official vintage ratings meaningless?

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?

From the archive - Michael Broadbent's ten great Bordeaux wines

Washington State makes mark with top DWWA trophy

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.

Champagne Thienot hatches wine tourism plan

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.

Where are Rudy Kurniawan's missing fake wines?

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.

English wine industry hitting its stride

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.

California seeing a wine 'revolution', says Bonne

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.

Bordeaux 2013: 'We have never worked harder'

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 2013: En primeur week preview

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.

Vente-Privee brings online wine flash sales to UK

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.