Isa Bal MS: DWWA 2014 Regional Chair
Find out more about the world-renowned names that make up the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards judging line-up in this Q&A series.
Interviews with winemakers, winery proprietors and key members of the wine industry
Find out more about the world-renowned names that make up the 2014 Decanter World Wine Awards judging line-up in this Q&A series.
A new £15m London restaurant is set to stock a 60,000-bottle wine cellar with decades-old vintages of the world's most famous wines, including 100 vintages of Bordeaux's Chateau d'Yquem. Owner Leonid Shutov talks to decanter.com about his grand plan.
Champagne producers risk losing a generation of younger drinkers if they are complacent about the rise of Prosecco and other sparkling wines in major markets, the sales director of Nicolas Feuillatte has said.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Philippe Guigal after the E Guigal masterclass at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Herve Berland after his Chateau Montrose masterclass at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Kathleen Heitz Myers, Cathy Corison and Philip Ross after their masterclass on Napa Valley Cabernet – Library Wines at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Ian D'Agata, Decanter's World Wine Awards Regional Chair for Piedmont, speaking after his Barolo 1997 and 2001 masterclass at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger after the Champagne Taittinger masterclass at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Francesca Planeta of Planeta Wines talking about their new winemaking project on Mount Etna in Sicily...
Watch our exclusive video interview with Edouard Moueix after the Château La Fleur-Pétrus masterclass at the 2013 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Hugh Crichton winemaker at Vidal Estate, New Zealand, talking about two of their Syrah wines; the 2009 Legacy Series and the 2010 Reserve Series from the Gimblett Gravels in Hawke's Bay.
New Zealand wineries' confidence in global demand has kick-started fresh vine plantings in Marlborough after a five-year lull, but space will increasingly be at a premium, the chief winemaker for Pernod Ricard's Brancott Estate has said.
Watch our exclusive video with Jackson Estate's head winemaker Matt Patterson-Green talking about their range of wines including their signautre Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir...
Watch our exclusive video interview with Matthew Day, winemaker at Klein Constantia talking about their sweet wine Vin de Constance ahead of their latest release, Vin de Constance 2008.
Jackson Family Wines' chairman, Barbara Banke, is still keen to add vineyards to her haul of the past two years, with owners across Oregon and California more willing to consider offers than in the past.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Julian Chivite of J. Chivite Pagos & Estates S.L., talking about the range of Chardonnay wines they are making with wine consultant and oenologist Denis Dubourdieu in northern Spain.
Eloquent, smart, hardworking and fun, Mr Dom Pérignon did his best to shrug off his family's Champagne-making heritage before destiny caught up with him. 'I thought I could do better – and I was right,' he tells Margaret Rand.
Argentina's winemakers need to build on their success with Malbec by showing that the country can do more than a single varietal, according to two leading boutique producers.
With only three years’ experience of winemaking behind him, back in 1969 Paul Draper took on a small, historical vineyard in California, turning it into a legend and himself into an icon in the winemaking world. Jeannie Cho Lee MW meets the reigning Winemakers’ Winemaker
The director of Château Mouton-Rothschild shuns the pomp and circumstance that goes with being at the helm of a Bordeaux first growth, preferring to remain immersed in the vineyards and the winery, finds Stephen Brook. As published in Decanter's January 2013 issue.
Wine is fighting back in India as increasing numbers of women and young adults opt for grape over grain, the chief executive of Indian winery Sula Vineyards has told decanter.com.
Watch our exclusive video interview with Juan Pablo Michelini, winemaker alongside his two brothers at Zorzal Winery in Gualtallary located in the Uco Valley in Argentina...
A wave of vine plantings in new regions is making Chile one of the most dynamic wine producing nations in the world, Concha y Toro winemaker Marcelo Papa has argued.
Nyetimber head winemaker Cherie Spriggs talks to Decanter about the new 2009 Tillington Single Vineyard, as well as the challenges of managing Nyetimber's diverse vineyards.
Mendoza-based winemaker Jeff Mausbach of TintoNegro spoke to Decanter about the region's diverse terroirs and discussed Malbec's potential for producing premium wines
Owner of Kapcsandy Family Winery in Napa Valley and self-proclaimed francophile Lou Kapcsándy discusses his thoughts and opinions on fine wine with Kyle Schlachter.
Shafer Vineyards CEO Doug Shafer tells the story of his family’s winery in his recently published memoir, A Vineyard in Napa. In an exclusve interview with Decanter, he discusses the book, and his views on the wine industry.
Amy Wislocki caught up with Bernard Hickin during the Wimbledon Championships, where he showed current and past vintages of Rieslings from the portfolio. Jacob's Creek has been the official wine at Wimbledon since 2011, the third year in a five-year sponsorship deal.
Stephane Derenoncourt talks to Kyle Schlachter about the controversy surrounding En Primeur samples - and suggests that yes, he would leave the system if he could.
Scallops and lobster...