Richard Woodard
Decanter Magazine, Wine & Spirits Writer
Richard Woodard is a freelance wine and spirits writer based in the UK. Aside from Decanter, he writes for several wine trade and media outlets including Imbibe, The Drinks Business, Harpers and Drinks International.
Since 2015 he has been the magazine editor of Scotchwhisky.com. He has formerly worked as a wine news reporter at Imbibe and a feature writer for Halycon Magazine.
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The best VSOP Cognacs: eight to try
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Luxury whisky: latest market report and tasting notes
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Glenlivet whisky auctions for a record US$193,000
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The best VS Cognacs: eight to try
Don't underestimate this popular Cognac category...
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Understanding single cask whiskies
'For the whisky purist, this simplicity is hugely attractive...'
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Villa Maria Estate set to be sold to Indevin
Villa Maria Estate is set to be sold to Indevin, the country’s largest contract winemaker...
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'Fantastic outcome' as UK government scraps Brexit red tape wine forms
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Penfolds Grange 1951 sets new auction record
It has become the most expensive Australian wine sold at auction...
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World’s ‘oldest known whiskey’ sold at rare auction
Rare bottling fetches more than $130,000...
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Flavourful vodkas: A matter of taste
Think vodka is a bland spirit with no flavour? Think again...
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New law forces Champagne to be relabelled as 'sparkling wine' in Russia
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Best American whiskeys: Eight to try
American whiskey has never been as varied and fascinating as it is today
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Château Le Pin 2020 releases at €1,700 a bottle
The 2020 Bordeaux en primeur campaign has edged almost to a close...
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Vieux Château Certan 2020 released at €240 a bottle
A ‘concentrated and seductive’ 2020 wine...
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Cos d’Estournel and La Fleur-Pétrus release 2020 prices
A ‘long hauler’ of a Cos d’Estournel and a ‘brilliant’ La Fleur-Pétrus...
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Oldest single malt Scotch ever bottled to go on sale
An 80-year-old whisky from Speyside’s Glenlivet distillery will be released
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Lafite Rothschild 2020 release: 'This should soar'
The first of the first growths...
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UK gin sales hit record 80 million bottles
UK gin sales in retail stores and online hit a record high of 80 million bottles over the past year...
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Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Clerc Milon 2020 release as campaign picks up pace
A flurry of releases...
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2020 releases: Alter Ego de Palmer and Grand-Puy-Ducasse prices
A tantalisingly priced Alter Ego de Palmer...
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The best XO Cognac - eight bottles to try
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Over 17,000 people signed up for Hebridean whisky sale ballot
More than 17,000 whisky lovers signed up for the chance to buy the single malt...
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World's first 'purple wine' expands range
A purple wine made from a Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc blend...
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Owners of Bordeaux’s grands crus urged to save football club
Pinault made a plea for château owners to rally round FC Girondins de Bordeaux
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Rare Black Bowmore whisky collection sells for over US$563,000 at auction
The collection has set ‘a new landmark price’ at auction in Hong Kong, fetching HK$4.375m (US$563,000).
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Champagne and Cognac sales grow for LVMH in 2021
Moët Hennessy bounced back from the impact of COVID-19 with a 36% sales hike in the first three months of 2021
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What's the difference between Cognac and Armagnac? Ask Decanter
How do you tell Armagnac apart from Cognac?
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Whisky for investment: Eight of the best
Buy what you enjoy and use trusted sellers...
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LVMH acquires 50% of Jay-Z's Armand de Brignac Champagne
Rap star and entrepreneur Jay-Z has sold a 50% stake in his luxury Champagne brand Armand de Brignac