
James Button
James Button is Decanter’s regional editor for Italy, responsible for all of Decanter's Italian content in print and online.
Like many others, he started his wine career at Majestic Wine, giving him a strong grounding in the subject before successfully completing the WSET Level 4 Diploma in 2010. From 2014 to 2016 he managed the fine wine department of a startup wine company in London, before joining Decanter as digital sub-editor.
Outside of wine, James enjoys cooking, skiing, playing guitar and cycling.
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New pastures for New Zealand Sauvignon
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What makes a wine collectible?
Wines you need in your cellar...
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Top single-varietal wines to try
For when a blend just doesn't cut it...
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David & Nadia: Swartland’s finest Chenins?
Some of the best wines coming out of South Africa...
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How good is the Game of Thrones wine?
We tasted the red blend...
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Best wedding wines: Top picks and buying guide
How to do it without bursting a blood vessel...
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Dönnhoff: Profile and top wines rated
Some of Germany's top Rieslings...
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Austrian Grüner Veltliner
Decanter's Tasting team pick out some Austrian Grüner Veltliner you really should try...
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Foie gras ban imminent in California
Foie gras is set to be outlawed in California as a raft of A-list stars urge the state governor to ban the delicacy.
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Around the world in six Cabernets
Inspiration for putting together a global Cabernet tasting...
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Loire vs Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc: Can you tell the difference?
Discover the differences between the two key Sauvignon-producing regions...
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Understanding Grosses Gewächs Riesling and wines to look for
High scoring wines and what GG means on labels...
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Best Burgundy premier cru wines from 2017
See the top rated wines...
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Five delicious Barolo alternatives
Think you need Barolo in your life? Here are five reasons to think again...
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Great value South African wines
Most of these forward-looking wines cost less than £20...
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Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2018: Ten wines to look out for
How the wines were showing at a pre-auction tasting...
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Report: Planeta Carricante launch
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UK sparkling wine tasting highlights challenge to high street Champagne
English sparkling wine has shown that it has the potential to challenge highstreet Champagne, a Decanter tasting has proved.
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Greywacke: Ten years on
Tasting old and new vintages of all seven wines in the range...
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Great value magnums for Christmas and New Year
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De Bortoli – Producer profile
Expansion has seen De Bortoli become one of Australia's most successful wineries...
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Producer profile: Château Pavie
Pavie has courted controversy on its way to the top...
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Have you tried Txakoli wines?
Looking for an alternative to Vinho Verde or Picpoul de Pinet?
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Salon 2006 marks the Champagne house’s 40th vintage
See what Michael Edwards thinks of Salon's latest release...
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