
Tim Atkin MW
Tim Atkin is an award-winning wine journalist, author, broadcaster, competition judge and photographer. He joined Decanter as a contributing editor in 2018, specialising in Burgundy.
Aside from Decanter, he writes for an array of publications, including Harpers, The Drinks Business and Imbibe, plus his own website, TimAtkin.com.
Alongside Oz Clarke and Olly Smith, he is one of the Three Wine Men, who organise wine tasting events across the UK.
He has won over 30 awards for his work in journalism and photography. Notably, in 2018 he won his sixth Roederer Award as Online Communicator of the Year.
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Top Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon: Panel tasting resultsSee our expert panel's favourite wines...
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Tim Atkin MW: ‘Rías Baixas’ reds are some of the most exciting in Spain right now’Extolling the virtues of red wines from Rías Baixas...
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Rías Baixas: Regional profile plus 10 wines worth seeking outTim Atkin explores Spain’s ‘top left corner’...
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Burgundy 2018 en primeur: Full reportA vintage where it pays more than ever to know your producer and choose carefully...
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South Africa’s black winemakers; building a futureMeet six black winemakers making their name in South African wine...
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Rioja’s rising stars: the winemakers to watch out forThe bright talents to look out for...
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Rosa Kruger: Decanter Hall of Fame 2022Read the full interview with Rosa Kruger...
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French influence in Argentina plus 12 wines to seek outTim Atkin MW traces a long and mutually beneficial relationship...
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Francisco Barona: producer profileThe background of one of Spain's most promising winemakers...
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Ribera del Duero: eight producers to watchEight top producers and their wines to look out for...
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50 Best Value Red Wines
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Single-vineyard Rioja – is the new category working?Tim Atkin MW rates Spain's best single-vineuard wines
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Uruguay’s great ascentRevisiting the country after two decades, Tim Atkin MW reflects on the remarkable progress made by Uruguay’s winemakers
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Peace, love and PinotThe 14th International Pinot Noir Celebration took place in Oregon and TIM ATKIN went along to join the love-in
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Bordeaux: quality controlIn response to increasing criticism – and falling sales – the Bordelais have taken a step towards improving standards and Bordeaux quality especially at generic level. Tim Atkin reports
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Burgundy quality: Bad To The BeauneThe climatic conditions were unkind to Burgundy quality in 1998 and producers had to run the gamut of vinous afflictions from rot to powdery mildew and even sunburn. In spite of it all, many growers managed to make the best of a bad year. Tim Atkin, Stephen Brook and Steven Spurrier wade through the sea of new-releases to bring you the cream of the crop
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Beard and Bard from the Boys up North
Three decades on, Oregon wine growers may still have a reputation as leftover hippies, but it doesn't stop them from taking their wine very seriously, as TIM ATKIN discovers
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The Grapes of Galicia
Spain may not have a vast array of great white grapes to boast about, but it has every right to go into rapture about its finest, Albariño. TIM ATKIN does just that
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Climate change in Burgundy: Slowing the impactWhat do rising temperatures mean for the future of the region’s finest wines?
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First taste: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2017 winesTim Atkin MW attends the first UK showing of the new Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines...
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Best value 2018 red Burgundy en primeur to buyThe red Burgundies offering the best value from the 2018 vintage...
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Best value 2018 white Burgundy en primeur to buyThe 2018 vintage for white wines is 'good to very good' says Tim Atkin MW...
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Best Burgundy 2018 premier cru winesSee the top rated wines...
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Best Burgundy 2018: Top scoring winesAnd they're not all grand cru...
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