
John Stimpfig
John Stimpfig is an award-winning wine writer who served as Decanter’s content director from 2014 to 2019. He previously worked as a contributing editor for Decanter.
He has been writing about wine since 1993 and his work has appeared in the Financial Times, The Observer, The Sunday Times, Food&Wine and How To Spend It Magazine - to name a few.
His wine writing has won numerous accolades, including three Louis Roederer Feature Writer of the Year Awards.
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Mouton Rothschild tasting of top vintages held by Philippe Dhalluin
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First taste: Six top Spanish wines to try
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New £200 ‘concept’ wines from Bordeaux
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Farr Vintners co-founder joins Bordeaux Index
Farr Vintners' co-founder Lindsay Hamilton has come out of retirement to join Bordeaux Index as a board director.
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New London wine club plans to list top chateaux at ‘low mark-ups’
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Vinexpo 2015: Domaine de Chevalier party offers wine treasure trove
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Bordeaux admits prices must reflect depressed market
The proprietors and negociants of Bordeaux admit that prices must be ‘realistic’ on the 2011 vintage – while insisting its quality should not be downplayed.
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Roland Rudd: my passion for wine
Profits rule this financial PR guru’s day, so when there’s time to indulge in wine, it all comes down to pleasure, discovers john stimpfig
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Baroness Neuberger: My Passion for Wine
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Collectors’ news August 2011
Smart money on '05, not 2010
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An interview with Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle
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Strictly Private – Interview with Grant Burge
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Mouton, Beaucastel, Krug in charity auction
Krug, Mouton and Latour – as well as a day in the kitchen with Café Anglais chef Rowley Leigh – are up for grabs at a charity auction in November.
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Wine investment seminars in London
Two seminars to be held in London demonstrate wine’s continuing fascination as an investment vehicle.
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Fine wine prices continue decline
Fine wine prices continue to fall, heard delegates at a conference on 2 December.
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Century of Cheval Blanc for sale
A century of vintages sourced directly from St-Emilion superstar Château Cheval Blanc is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s next month.
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Mouton 2007 artist revealed – but what about 2008?
Speculation that the 2008 Mouton label will be designed by a Chinese artist has overshadowed the announcement of the artist for the 2007.
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Haut-Brion celebrates 75th anniversary with celebrity dinner
The 75th anniversary of the acquisition of Chateau Haut-Brion by the US financier Clarence Dillon was celebrated last night at the Foreign Office’s historic Lancaster House within St James’ Palace.
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How to invest in wine
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‘Call My Wine Bluff’ returns for third year
For the third year running, Action Aid are organising a celebrity 'Call My Wine Bluff' dinner in London to raise funds for the charity’s international development work for poor and vulnerable people.
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Collectors’ news: December 2010 issue
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Collectors’ News: October 2010 issue
One of the first reactions of the trade following the ultra-high release prices of the 2009s was to laser in on the best value back vintages. For many, that was the not-yet-bottled 2008.
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Collectors’ News: August 2010 issue
Fine wine merchants and wine fund managers are expecting an influx of UK wine investors following the Government’s proposals to amend Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on non-business assets.
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Collectors’ News: July 2010 issue
UK merchants and commentators have come out in an unusual show of agreement with Robert Parker’s assessment of Bordeaux 2009, which appeared in the Wine Advocate at the end of April.
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