Matt Walls
Decanter Premium, Decanter Magazine, Rhône Expert and DWWA 2019 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 publishes the blog mattwalls.co.uk, for which he was named the 2015 International Wine & Spirit Competition Blogger of the Year.
His first book on wine, Drink Me!, won Best Newcomer at the 2013 Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards. In addition to writing, Walls advises restaurants on wine lists, hosts tastings and judges at food and wine competitions.
He was previously fine wine manager at UK importer Mentzendorff, and bought wines for the flagship store of London’s The Sampler.
He writes about all areas of wine, but specialises in the Rhône, for which he was Regional Chair at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2019.
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Rhône producer to know: Domaine Chaume-Arnaud, Vinsobres
Drinkable and age-worthy wines worth seeking out...
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Southern Rhône white wines: how do they compare?
There is fascinating diversity among the Southern Rhône's white wines despite only making up 4% of production
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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires 2020
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Get to know Southern Rhône: Good, better, best
Dominated by Châteauneuf-du-Pape at its heart, but there are 40 more appellations to explore...
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Aged Condrieu – how it develops plus 40 wines tasted
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Walls' hidden gems: Domaine du Banneret, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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Walls: Top-quality and great-value Côte-Rôtie alternatives
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Walls: The magic of mature Gigondas
Matt Walls examines seven mature vintages of Gigondas wines and reports on what is drinking well now and what should be kept cellared for a little while longer.
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Rhône discovery: 10 exciting producers to know
Matt Walls highlights 10 of his favourite Rhône producers...
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Matt Walls' hidden gems: Domaine Burgaud, Côte-Rôtie
Matt Walls shines the light on this under-the-radar producer, Domaine Burgaud.
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Walls: Why Syrah is the most adaptable grape in the world
Matt Walls explores Syrah's guises from around the world...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2018 in bottle: the top 50 wines
Matt Walls finds an approachable vintage that’s largely drinkable now with a number of delicious wines he'd be happy to have in the cellar.
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Walls: Henri Bonneau and the estate today
Matt Walls visits the Henri Bonneau estate to meet the new owners...
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Walls: Tasting the first five vintages of Delas’ Hermitage ‘Ligne de Crête’
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Matt Walls: My two years in Provence writing Wines of the Rhône
Matt Walls looks back on his two year research project for his latest book Wines of the Rhone, and the trials and tribulations of moving his family to France...
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Matt Walls: Tasting Jaboulet La Chapelle from 1991 to 2019
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Matt Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of 2020
Our Rhône correspondent reveals the best 10 bottles from the region he's opened this year...
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Rhône 2019: Top 25 white wines
There are some superb wines in this Top 25
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Rhône 2019: Best-value wines under £20/$25
There's value to be found in 2019 if you know where to look
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Lirac & Tavel 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Saint-Joseph 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Condrieu and Château-Grillet 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Côte-Rôtie 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Cornas 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring wines
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Crozes-Hermitage 2019: Report and top scoring wines