Decanter Magazine March 2011

Decanter Man of the Year: Giacomo Tachis
Richard Baudains meets the ‘father of Italian winemaking’ who reinvented his country’s wines for the world

Vintage Report: Northern Rhone 2009
John Livingstone-Learmonth praises the ageworthy reds and rich whites from this ‘sweet shop’ of a vintage

Burgundy value 2009
Stephen Brook, Margaret Rand and Rosemary George MW find 2009 Burgundies priced to please, from Chablis and through the Côte d’Or to Mâconnais

Californian Cabernet
Gerald Asher considers the evolution from oaky monsters to terroir-driven reds of restraint

Champgne Salon
James Lawther MW discovers the secret of Salon, the ultimate ‘insider’s Champagne’, and its sister house Delamotte

German Pinot Noir
Benjamin Lewin MW charts the rise of red in the land of Riesling

Winemakers’ own projects
Margaret Rand meets five men and women who balance busy day jobs with crafting their own wine in their spare time