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Matt Walls

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Decanter's Rhône coresspondent, and DWWA Regional Chair for the Rhône.

Matt Walls is an award-winning freelance wine writer and consultant, contributing regular articles to various print and online titles including Decanter, where he is a contributing editor. He has particular interest in the Rhône Valley; he is chair of the Rhône panel at the Decanter World Wine Awards and is the owner of travel and events company www.rhoneroots.com.

He writes about all areas of wine, but specialises in the Rhône.

Matt's latest book, The Smart Traveller's Wine Guide to the Rhône Valley, was published in September 2025.

Walls: Memento Mori

Matt Walls on patience, hope and future happiness...

Matt Walls: My top 10 wines of 2024

The most memorable bottles revealed...

By Matt Walls Last updated 3 January 25
Rhône 2023 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring wines

An excess of both rain and sun in this tricky vintage...

By Matt Walls Last updated 20 December 24
2023 Rhône Vintage Report on Decanter Premium

Coverage of the 2023 Rhône vintage begins in earnest on Decanter Premium today...

By Matt Walls Last updated 20 December 24
Crozes-Hermitage 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Crozes-Hermitage gets back on track...

By Matt Walls Last updated 10 December 24
Hermitage 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Whites have the edge once more...

By Matt Walls Published 6 December 24
Cornas & St-Péray 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

A welcome return to wines of finesse...

By Matt Walls Published 5 December 24

Northern Rhône 2023: The connoisseur’s guide

A troublesome climate leads to varied success...

By Matt Walls Last updated 4 December 24
Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Make this the year to discover these crus...

By Matt Walls Last updated 4 December 24
St-Joseph 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Approach on a wine by wine basis...

By Matt Walls Published 4 December 24
From hill and vale: A South Australian homage to Syrah and the Rhône

The New World threaded with the Old...

By Matt Walls Last updated 3 December 24
Lirac & Tavel 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

A very drinkable crop of wines...

By Matt Walls Last updated 28 November 24
Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Ripe reds with lighter tannins and fresh, impactful whites...

By Matt Walls Last updated 28 November 24

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2023: Report and top-scoring wines

Keep an eye out for the whites this year...

By Matt Walls Last updated 28 November 24
Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet

Looking for finesse and purity? Don't overlook Sablet...

By Matt Walls Last updated 27 November 24
Southern Rhône 2023: The connoisseur’s guide

A vintage of immediate pleasure...

By Matt Walls Last updated 26 November 24
Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine La Cabotte in Massif d’Uchaux

A top estate tucked away...

By Matt Walls Last updated 12 November 24
Walls: A Côte-Rôtie with a Burgundian flourish

Does the future of the Rhône taste like Burgundy?

By Matt Walls Last updated 22 October 24
A most curious variety: Roussanne around the world

Top picks from a capricious but rewarding variety...

By Matt Walls Last updated 22 October 24

Walls: A tale of two Gallets

Leaving no stone unturned...

By Matt Walls Last updated 9 October 24
A place in the sun: The Rhône’s white grapes take root in Australia

Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier on the rise Down Under...

By Matt Walls Last updated 24 September 24
Walls’ hidden gems: Domaine de Piéblanc

The Cornas native who went south to make wine...

By Matt Walls Last updated 24 September 24
Laudun becomes the 18th cru of the Rhône Valley

The newest cru of the Rhône Valley...

By Matt Walls Published 23 September 24
Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Saint-Andéol

Matt Walls lifts the lid on this pearl of the Ardèche...

By Matt Walls Last updated 6 September 24
Rhône ranging: The evolution of Australia’s red Rhône varieties

Grenache leads the charge as Rhône grapes take root...

By Matt Walls Last updated 6 September 24