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How to pair wine with sushi

Sushi comes in myriad styles, so choose your wine pairing carefully

Recioto della Valpolicella vs Amarone: What's the difference?

They are both made from dried grapes.

German Grosses Gewächs new releases: Top wines

Is 2018 a Riesling vintage for non-Riesling drinkers?

Wines with scallops: What sommeliers drink

These delicate molluscs match with a surprising variety of wines...

Wine Legend: Montes, Alpha M, 1999

Why is Touriga Nacional a rising star? Ask Decanter

Known for making darkly coloured, rich, tannic and complex wines...

Travel shock: Myth or reality?

Does wine taste different after a long journey?

Summer Spritz cocktails: Recipes to try

Ideal for soaking up the final days of summer...

How to pair wine with burgers

Ditch the IPA and reach for the Côte Rôtie...

What makes a wine collectible?

Wines you need in your cellar...

What is a noble grape? Ask Decanter

Is there an official list of the 'noble grapes'...?

Siddùra: 'A true gift of nature’

Promotional feature. Platinum and Gold medals for a Sardinian star producer

Barolo 2010 Vintage Guide

Quality is the watchword for Barolo 2010, Ian D’Agata finds the vintage already displaying real density of textures and vibrant acidities.

What is Freisa? Ask Decanter

A close but little-known relative of Nebbiolo...

Ideas for using up rosé - Ask Decanter

Ideas for bottles of rosé that may be past their best drinking days...

What wines are drunk on private jets?

What do people drink on private jets, and how are the wines chosen...?

What is over-extraction? Ask Decanter

What does it mean when a wine is over-extracted?

Hermitage vintage guide

Wine Legend: Domaine Leroy, Richebourg 1999

How to cool wine in a hurry - ask Decanter

What's the quickest way to cool a bottle of wine?

Protos pioneers turn their attention to Rueda whites

Promotional feature. Pushing new frontiers...

Decanted white wine serving temperature - Ask Decanter

How can I make sure it still eventually gets served at the right temperature?

What makes a 100-point Hermitage?

Matt Walls considers how a 100-point Hermitage achieves a 'perfect' score...

How long can you keep wine in the fridge? - Ask Decanter

How long your bottle of wine will last if it's in the kitchen fridge...

California and Prohibition: Collateral damage

Quiz: Best way to serve wine

Serving wine is a fine art: different glasses for different wines, to decant or not to decant. See this quiz on the best way to serve wine.

What’s the perfect serving temperature for red wine? Ask Decanter

Wine Legend: Torres, Gran Coronas Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 1970

What makes it a wine legend...

Is pale rosé wine better quality? - ask Decanter

Always pick the lightest...?

Port 2017: Vintage guide and what to buy

Over 25 recommendations to buy from this top vintage...