Peter Richards MW
Decanter Magazine & Retailer Awards Chairman
As a broadcaster, writer and Master of Wine, Peter Richards is a familiar face to many, known for his unique blend of enthusiasm and erudition. His credits include more than a decade on BBC1 plus Sky One, ESPN, Financial Times, The Guardian, ITV1, Radio 4, BBC2 and The Sunday Times.
He is a regular Decanter contributor as well as chairman of the Decanter Retailer Awards and regional chair at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Together with his wife, Susie Barrie MW, he co-hosts the acclaimed Wine Blast podcast, a top-10 show in worldwide charts including the US and UK. The pair also host the annual Wine Festival Winchester, described as, ‘the finest wine festival in the country’.
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Decanter travel guide: Casablanca & Valparaíso, Chile
The latest recruit to the Great Wine Capitals provides the perfect way to experience the exciting Chilean wine scene, says Peter Richards MW.
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Chile's boutique hotels
From Relais & Chateaux luxury to family-run guest houses, Chile’s hotel scene is more dynamic, and eclectic, than ever. Regular visitor Peter Richards MW recommends where to stay in the wine regions.
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Can wine lovers make a good match?
Which is the better recipe for marriage success – wine nut & wine nut, or wine nut & wine novice, ponders Peter Richards
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Colchagua - in focus
Colchagua is the most dynamic wine region in Chile – with many of the big names rushing to buy up new land, says Peter Richards
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Cachapoal Valley - Chilean Wine
Chile’s Cachapoal Valley is sometimes described as the wallflower of Chilean wine. But its unusual terroir is finally attracting ambitious winemakers, keen to maximise the region’s unique potential, says PETER RICHARDS
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Maipo: The Road Less Travelled
The Maipo Valley is the beating heart of the Chilean wine industry, known for its distinctive style of Cabernet, writes PETER RICHARDS. But today its producers are moving beyond their comfort zone to work with new varieties, terroirs and styles.
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Best of Chile's Wine
Chile’s producers have gained in confidence, earning it a reputation as one of the New World’s most dynamic wine regions. PETER RICHARDS, a regular visitor to Chile over the past year, summarises what’s new and exciting, and recommends his top white wines, while Decanter’s CHRISTELLE GUIBERT picks her favourite reds.
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Wineries Building An Image
More and more wine lovers are taking trips to visit the wineries of favourite producers. And as PETER RICHARDS discovers, it’s not just the wines that are making an impression.
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Chilean Way of Standing Tall
Chile has established its reputation as a producer of good-value, gluggable wines. Now its top winemakers are setting out to prove that their wines can achieve greatness, says PETER RICHARDS
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Catalonia: Taking on the Giants
Catalonia is best known for its three super-producers: Torres, Codorniu and Freixenet. However, a selection of boutique wineries producing high-quality wines are winning the fight to get their voices heard, writes PETER RICHARDS
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Warm welcomes from Chile wineries
The Chileans are only just beginning to unearth the prospects of wine tourism. PETER RICHARDS tests the facilities at 96 wineries 'Sink your arm into it, feel the warmth, the sheer energy in the texture.' The pile of manure looms large in front of me. It sizes me up. I hedge.