Decanter Magazine June 2011

Vintage Report: Bordeaux 2010
Steven Spurrier and James Lawther MW report on the much anticipated new vintage and discover another great year, with classic wines of prodigious ageing capacity

The rise of the underdogs
Jon Bonne predicts the next big stars of Californian wine

Elim, South Africa
Christian Eedes visits the unheralded Southern tip of Africa and unearths grassy whites and elegant reds

Interview: Alvaro Espinoza
The Chilean producer tells Anthony Rose about the seduction of biodynamics and the scepticism surrounding it

Regional Profile: Patagonia, Argentina
Andrew Catchpole discovers the pioneering producers putting this southern region on the map, and the wines to know

My life as a winemaker
Blair Walter gives a personal account of the highs and lows of being a winemaker