Video: The Decanter Fine Wine Encounter 2010
Highlights from the 2010 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter held at the Landmark hotel in London
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Highlights from the 2010 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter held at the Landmark hotel in London
See all the highlights from this weekend's Decanter Fine Wine Encounter - Video - Gallery: Saturday - Gallery: Sunday - First Growths hold first joint London Masterclass & Stephen Brook's review of the masterclass
Wine-growing district, comprising a group of sites which produce wines of similar character.
Cloudy Bay winemaker Tim Heath popped into the Decanter tasting room to give us a preview of the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc and talked us through his style of winemaking
Getting your foot in the door of the world’s most exclusive wine estates generally depends on who you know. So how better to see Château Pétrus or Domaine de la Vougeraie than by joining a merchant on a bespoke tour or buying trip? John Abbot samples a new style of wine holiday
After yesterday's drama of sky high prices at the Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, today's developments began to add some context to the numbers.
We had a feeling they were going to be big - but the numbers coming out of Hong Kong today would have raised even the most reserved of eyebrows.
Demand for Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2008 shot up overnight yesterday, following the announcement that its bottles will be etched with the Chinese figure eight.
Renowned chef Ferran Adria of El Bulli talks to Decanter's Lucy Shaw about food and wine matching, as well as his decision to close El Bulli to the public in 2012.
Moet & Chandon chef de cave Benoit Gouez popped into Decanter's London headquaters for an exclusive preview of the 2002 Grand Vintage Champagne before its official London launch.
Seifried Estate winemaker Heidi Seifried talks to Guy Woodward about her DWWA award-winning wine, Sweet Agnes Riesling.
Rick Hyde, President of HDV Wines, a joint venture with Aubert de Villaine, talks to Adam Lechmere about his choice not to include a Pinot Noir in the range.
Veteran musician and wine lover Chris de Burgh talks to Adam Lechmere about his decision to sell his wine collection
Brian Julyan, Master Sommelier and CEO of the Court of Master Sommeliers, talks to Radka Slovackova about what makes a good sommelier
Vicky González-Gordon of Gonzales Byass speaks to Decanter’s Lucy Shaw about plans to release more Tio Pepe En Rama next spring, the 1982 new release and the possibility of bringing both a 40-year-old Amontillado and a Tio Pepe Fino Pasado En Rama to market.
Managing Director of AXA Millésimes, Christian Seely, talks to Amy Wislocki about Late Bottled Vintage Port.
Jean-Philippe Delmas, estate manager of Château Haut Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion, talks to Jane Anson during the Bordeaux 2010 harvest
Australian Chardonnay competes with top level Burgundy ‘effortlessly’, according to Andrew Jefford.
Decanter publishing director Sarah Kemp talks to Fabricio Portelli and Steven Spurrier about the Exclusive Malbec day held in the Sofitel Hotel in Buenos Aires
The 'Pinotgate' scandal, allegedly involving 18 million bottles of fake Pinot Noir from the Languedoc, was 'a disaster' for Californian company Gallo, it has admitted.
Nicholas Audebert, winemaker at Terrazas de los Andes in Argentina talks to Decanter's Lucy Shaw about terroir in Argentina
Giancarlo Bianchetti of Concha y Toro talks to Decanter about the company's new deal with the Manchester United football team
Serena Sutcliffe MW, head of Sotheby's wine department, talks to Decanter about upcoming auctions, including a Hong Kong sale of Bordeaux first growth Chateau Lafite
And so it begins. Barely two months after the much-anticipated release prices from the 2009 vintage, Bordeaux 2010 is almost upon us.
Highlight's from Decanter's Tastes of Argentina event at Vinopolis on 11 September 2010.
Javier Zaccagnini of Bodegas A'Alto in Ribera del Duero talks to Decanter about Spain's indigenous grape varieties
Wine academy of Spain president Pancho Campo MW talks to Decanter about Wine Future, Spain's up and coming regions and the need for wine on television
Vanya Cullen of Cullen Wines in Margaret River talks to Anthony Rose, DWWA panel chair for Australia, about the Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2007 which won the International Trophy for Chardonnay Over £10 at the 2010 Decanter World Wine Awards