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Five key takeaways from Bordeaux 2025: Early, concentrated and full of promiseThe vintage in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
By Georgie Hindle Published
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Bordeaux 2025 en primeur: Everything you need to know with Decanter's expert insightsExclusive coverage not to miss...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Stone & Smoke: Italy's sensational Sauvignon BlancsTerroir focus and freshness across the Italian boot...
By Tom Hyland Published
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Vintage Armagnac: What difference does a year make?And a great bottle to try...
By Joel Harrison Published
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Lafite 1870 magnums smash estimates in 'immortal' Bordeaux auctionThirst for rare Bordeaux drives total sales above $2m...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Meet the sommelier: Award-winning Dani Giganto Arias on top pairings and go-to winesTop pairings, go-to wines and my 'pet hate'...
By Dani Giganto Arias Published
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New book on Japanese wine offers 'comprehensive guide'Our reviewer finds a self-published gem...
By Sophie Thorpe Published
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Get to know South Africa’s old vines in six winesA rare and precious resource...
By Julie Sheppard Published
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Salon’s Cristian Rimoldi: ‘Champagne is one of the easiest wines to pair with food’A chat with Champagne Salon and Delamotte's Cristian Rimoldi...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Wine investment: Top-end Tuscan wines buck the trendThe Super Tuscans prove their worth...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Celebrities and wine quiz: Can you get a perfect score?Test your knowledge of wine-loving A-listers...
By Amy Wislocki Published
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£49k – what it would cost you to buy the wines served at Rory McIlroy’s Masters Champions DinnerFancy recreating the Northern Irish golfer’s record-breaking evening? Decanter costs up the retail price of the four wines served.
By Tina Gellie Published
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Sommelier secrets: The invisible art of wine serviceWine service behind the scenes...
By Marisa Finetti Published
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‘If the Bordeaux 2025 campaign isn't successful, then En Primeur is dead’ – Edouard MoueixWe are used to Bordeaux’s movers and shakers dressing up each new vintage with a positive spin. But as the region gears up for a pivotal En Primeur season, one of its highest profile names is taking a more forthright approach.
By Guy Woodward Published
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Best Manhattan restaurant wine lists: 10 venues to tryOur insider guide on where to eat and drink...
By Vicki Denig Last updated
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Decanter's first taste of the Bordeaux 2025 En Primeur samples, plus a reminder of the growing season and its impact on quality and quantityA taste of things to come...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Barbaresco 2023 & Riserva 2021: Our expert recommendationsDiscover how this rollercoaster vintage yielded deliciously drinkable Barbarescos.
By Michaela Morris Published
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Riserva wine, what does the term mean? We explore...The realities of Riserva...
By Michaela Morris Published
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Our Barolo Riserva 2020 recommendations: ‘Immediate harmony and instant enjoyment’With some stellar late releases...
By Michaela Morris Published
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Barolo 2022: Our top value findsGoing back to the classics...
By Michaela Morris Published
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Offbeat wines to pair with lambA different take for the season...
By Fiona Beckett Published
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Barolo 2022: Our guide to the ‘against-all odds’ vintageGetting to grips with a tricky vintage...
By Michaela Morris Published
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Stars of Bordeaux 2023 in-bottle tastings: 600 wine reviewsGeorgie Hindle assesses the first growths, up-scorers from En Primeur and value stars from over 600 new tasting notes from the Bordeaux 2023 in-bottle tastings.
By Georgie Hindle Published
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Cru Bourgeois 2023: Value stars to seek out in the MédocSome of Bordeaux's best value wines...
By Georgie Hindle Published
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Serving wine quiz: 10 questions to test your knowledgeFrom key skills to fun facts...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Understanding the science of wine tasting will allow us to disrupt the status quoThrow away the conventions of wine tasting...
By Tim Hanni MW Published
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Baijiu basics: Get to know the world’s most valuable spiritNever heard of baijiu? You’re not alone. Adele Irimiea meets Ben Salguero, who is on a mission to bring China’s national spirit into the Western mainstream.
By Decanter Staff Published
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Rise of the Dirty Martini: Why it's popular and how to make oneCocktail lovers are increasingly dirty-minded...
By Alicia Miller Published
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Galician Mencía, Moroccan Syrah and Corsican Muscat – 14 wines for a cracking Easter feastWines for lamb, wines for cake, wines for hot cross buns...
By Rupert Millar Published
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Wine and music quiz: From UB40 to DebussyCan you get a pitch-perfect score?...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Wine investment: Eyes turn to Bordeaux 2016 once moreA famed Bordeaux vintage hoves back into view...
By Chris Mercer Published
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What wines to pair with Malaysian foodAn unlikely relationship...
By David Sly Published