Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team, including Andrew Jefford and Jane Anson
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How is Bordeaux 2009 stacking up against 2005 and 2010? Credit: Katerina Solovyeva / Alamy Anson: How Bordeaux 2009 wines taste now
Has Bordeaux 2009 lived up to its initial hype?...
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Domaine de l’Hortus Credit: Andrew Jefford Domaine de l’Hortus: Introducing the Naked Venus
Andrew Jefford tastes ‘the enduring classics of a recovered tradition’
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The bottles from the masterclass. Credit: Isaac Hu/Ukonphoto / Decanter Anson: Tasting Léoville Las Cases wines back to 1989
Getting into this Bordeaux estate's DNA...
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The Petersham, London Credit: Paul Craig Romantic restaurants for Valentine's Day dinner
Ten romantic restaurants that we love in the UK...
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The cellars at Ch. Siran in Margaux, which hosted the tasting of 2011 and 2012 vintages. Credit: Ch. Siran Anson: Margaux 2011 vs 2012 - How the wines taste now
It's time to think again about these vintages...
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Credit: Anna Ivanova / Alamy Stock Photo Jefford: Challenge Burgundy
Andrew Jefford is brought to book...
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Credit: Matthieu Joannon / Unsplash Comment: The evolution of the tasting room
How the tasting room experience has transformed....
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Bottles in the Angélus masterclass at the Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter. Credit: Ben Hu / Decanter Anson: Tasting Château Angélus wines back to 1996
How the wines have evolved...
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What do wine and coffee have in common? Credit: Nathan Dumlao / Unsplash Jefford: Waking up the new year
There are a mass of fascinating facts on wine and coffee, finds Andrew Jefford...
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What will you be drinking in 2019? Credit: Elisha Terada / Unsplash Wine trends to watch in 2019
How is the wine world shaping up in 2019?
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A preview of the new Decanter.com. The Year Ahead for Decanter Online
Exciting changes to come in 2019...
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Are acacia barrels best for white wine? Credit: Thomas Martinsen / Unsplash Are acacia barrels the future for white wine?
The difference acacia wine barrels can make...
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Château Branaire Ducru, St Julien Anson: Tasting Château Branaire-Ducru
Jane Anson re-visits this St-Julien estate....
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Wines to go with key 'themes' of 2018 Credit: JManuel Murillo / Alamy Stock Photo Jefford on Monday: The Past, The Future, Four Themes, Four Wines
Andrew Jefford looks back on the old year and forward to the new...
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Credit: Cath Lowe/Decanter Hugh Johnson: 'Sheer curiosity drives me to taste every English bubbly I come across'
Should Champagne be worried?
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Are we turning into 'label drinkers'? Credit: Cath Lowe/ Decanter Jefford: Are you a label drinker?
Is social media turning us all into 'label drinkers'?
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What will the Decanter team be drinking with their turkey? Credit: Olena Danileiko / Alamy Stock Photo What the Decanter team are eating and drinking this Christmas
What they will open on the day...
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What are you drinking this Christmas? Credit: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo Jefford on Monday: Christmas wine
What are you drinking for Christmas..?
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Credit: Derek Wong / Alamy Stock Photo The Decanter interview: Paul Symington, CEO Symington Family Estates
Why the Douro must change...
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Credit: www.chateau-talbot.com Anson: Tasting 100 years of Château Talbot wines
From the historic 1919 vintage to the lauded 2010...
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A worker during the 2016 Touriga Nacional harvest at the Quinta do Noval winery. Credit: David Silverman/Getty Images Jefford on Monday: Drinking with the Valkyries - young vintage Port
Why vintage Port should (also) be sampled in its youth...
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Stephen Brook's top scoring wines tasted this year. Credit: : Chris A Crumley / Alamy Stock Photo Stephen Brook's top scoring fine wines of 2018
His end of year highlights...
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Lafite Rothschild poured at the Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter Credit: Decanter Jane Anson's top fine wines of 2018
See which wines made the list...
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Le Chiuse in the Montosoli sector of North Montalcino. Credit: Andrew Jefford Jefford on Monday: Brunello’s breakthrough
Andrew Jefford gauges the challenges facing Montalcino...
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The line up of wines at the tasting in Shanghai in November 2018. Tasting 40 years of Domaine de Chevalier white wines
Re-writing the rules for Bordeaux white wine...
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The vineyards at Simpsons Wine Estate, in Kent. Credit: Ellie Douglas/ Decanter Jefford on Monday: English wine - Look east
Looking at the insights of a new climate study for future UK plantings...
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Credit: www.aristawinery.com/ Anson: Why slow fermentation pays off...
A strong belief in quality over quantity...
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The vineyards at Stratus Credit: www.stratuswines.com Jefford on Monday: Ontario’s wild ride
Andrew Jefford returns to the Niagara Escarpment...
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2015 was a 'hugely acclaimed' vintage at the time of its release, but there were more challenges in this part of the Médoc than on the right bank, says Jane Anson. Credit: lucentius / Getty Images Understanding Pauillac through the 2015 vintage
From the 'hugely acclaimed' 2015 vintage...
