The Decanter interview: Jamie Kutch
From former New York trader and ‘wine geek’ to fully fledged California winemaker...
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Jeffrey Patterson was hired as Mount Eden's assistant winemaker in 1981 and was promoted two years later. Credit: mounteden.com Mount Eden Vineyards: Comparing the Cabernets 1990-2000
Eleven vintages of Mount Eden's two Cabernets...
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Vineyards at Cade Estate Credit: Robert Fried / Alamy Stock Photo Regional profile: Howell Mountain
The 'wild child' of Napa Valley...
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Credit: Matthieu Joannon / Unsplash Comment: The evolution of the tasting room
How the tasting room experience has transformed....
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Carole Meredith with her vines, which include Syrah and Mondeuse Noire, rather than the typical Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Credit: Priscilla Upton The Decanter interview: Carole Meredith
Who changed the way that winemakers think about the history of grapes...
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Credit: domainecarneros.com Domaine Carneros: Tasting Le Reve
Including tasting notes...
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Visit Chateau Montelena and feel the history of the 1976 Judgement of Paris in its 40th anniversary year. Credit: Chateau Montelena Chateau Montelena: Profile and top wines
Including Cabernets spanning 50 years...
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Credit: Decanter Elin McCoy: ‘What is fine wine, anyway, and what will it be in the future?’
Elin McCoy explores some of the 'wine world’s unglamorous realities'...
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Domaine de Chevalier is owned by the Bernard family Bordeaux: The next generation
Helping to shape the future of Bordeaux....
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Sunrise in Napa Valley wine country. Credit: Della Huff / Alamy New names to know on the Napa wine scene
Eight projects and how the wines taste...
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Fires lit in the vineyards of Bordeaux to prevent frost damage on 27 April 2017. Credit: Jean-Bernard Nadeau / Alamy Tackling climate change in Bordeaux
What is being done?...
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The Central Otago landscape. Credit: From Decanter magazine Think you know New Zealand wine? Think again, says Elin McCoy
The pace of change is breathtaking...
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David Ramey and his wife Carla David Ramey interview
With an early career influenced by some of the most respected names in the world of French wine, this classically minded innovator went on to become one of the key figures in wine in California. Elin McCoy meets the Ramey Cellars founder
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Ramey's first estate vineyard, Westside Farms. Credit: rameywine.com California’s Ramey wines: Latest releases tasted
See tasting notes and scores...
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Trefethen: Profile and wine ratings
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Some of the wines previously on show at Raw Fair in London. Credit: Raw Wine Fair Comment: The rise of natural wine
Natural wine is now a lifestyle choice...
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Newton’s vineyard in the Yountville appellation Reviving Napa Valley's Newton Vineyard
This Napa Valley winery has had a rollercoaster journey...
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Elin McCoy - ‘The pleasures of German wines get lost among the umlauts’
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Arcane restaurant, Hong Kong. Credit: Arcane. Rise of the super sommeliers
How things have changed...
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A sommelier takes a bottle of wine in cellar at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. Credit: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo Who are the ‘super sommeliers’?
Some of the names to know...
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Column: English sparkling takes on New York wine scene
What New Yorkers think of English wine...
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Babbo in New York Credit: www.babbonyc.com The best Italian wine lists in New York
Where's best for Italophiles in New York...
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Mount Eden Vineyards in California. Credit: Ellie Patterson Love Burgundy? Try these Californian Chardonnays...
The evolution of Chardonnay in California continues...
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Chanin Wine Company, Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley 2013
Gavin Chanin, one of the state’s hot young winemakers...
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Sandhi, Bentrock Chardonnay, Sta Rita Hills 2013
Rajat Parr and winemaker Sashi Moorman are behind this...
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Rhys Vineyards, Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains 2012
All four Chardonnays made at owner Kevin Harvey’s spare-no-expense winery are terrific...
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Littorai, BA Thieriot Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2013
Ted Lemon, who spent time as a winemaker in Burgundy...
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Mount Eden Vineyard, Estate Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains 2012
Jeffrey Patterson has been making vivid, intense, ageworthy wines...
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Cheerful father and son having red wine while walking in park Does getting older change our sense of smell and taste?
Grey hair and wrinkles are unavoidable consequences of age, but what does the passing of time do to our senses of smell and taste? Elin McCoy demystifies the science and looks at what we can do to ensure wine remains as enjoyable as ever
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Naples Winter Wine Festival 2016 auction gets underway. Credit: Naples Winter Wine Festival / Naples Children & Education Foundation / Twitter Naples Winter Wine Festival 2016: Rolls Royce Dawn takes top spot
Fast cars, flash holidays and top wine means the Naples Winter Wine Festival 2016 charity auction has made more than $10m so far, reports Elin McCoy...
