Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team.
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Walls: Tasting five vintages of Domaine Gonon St-Joseph
The rise of St-Joseph's Domaine Gonon...
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Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021
Best bottles from the year's tastings...
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Clare Tooley MW: My top 10 wines of 2021
The wines that were 'the most alive and the most joyful'…
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Best wine gifts for Christmas 2021: A Decanter guide
Twenty gift ideas for the wine lover in your life...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Choose carefully when buying Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020 wines...
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Lirac & Tavel 2020: report and top-scoring wines
2020 is a great year to get to know Lirac and Tavel wines...
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Careful research into the best estates will be rewarded ...
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Vacqueyras and Beaumes de Venise 2020 are good for early drinking...
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Decanter at Home masterclass: Tasting the La Las with Philippe Guigal
The three LaLas tasted from 2017, 2016 and 2012...
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Walls: My top 10 Rhône wines of 2021
Sometimes atypicity, combined with charisma and personality, is what makes a wine stand out..
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St-Joseph 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Matt Walls discovers great value and early-drinking capacity for the 2020s...
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Decanter at Home: Château Angélus masterclass - a philosophy of excellence
Six Château Angélus wines were tasted in this exceptional masterclass...
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Crozes-Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Roussanne stands out in 2020...
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Hermitage 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Impressive balance, precision and structure across both red and white Hermitage in 2020...
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Cornas & St-Péray 2020: report and top-scoring wines
2020 marks a return to a more focused, classic style...
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020: report and top-scoring wines
Drink these fairly young and save the 2019s for long-term ageing...
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Column: Christmas Day drinks - a 'real-world' guide
A light-hearted take on your Christmas day running order...
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Southern Rhône 2020: full report and top scoring wines
Despite a hot year, wines are fresh and accessible when young with whites particularly exceptional.
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Northern Rhône 2020: full report and top-scoring wines
Fresh but slightly less ageworthy wines. Look out for both reds and whites...
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Rhône 2020 En Primeur: full vintage report and top-scoring wines
Expert verdict plus the top-scoring bottles...
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Château Angélus: producer profile
Behind this acclaimed St-Emilion estate...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’
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Join Decanter for our first Decanter at Home event
Virtual fine wine masterclasses and exclusive on-demand videos
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Wine lover: The climate needs you!
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Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on
Twenty years is a long time to wait, so is it worth it?
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Hugh Johnson: ‘What can irritate me is change for change’s sake’
Hugh Johnson's latest column on the wine world...
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Investing in California wine: slow but steady gains
The latest sales activity for top-end California wines...
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Ten years on: Chinese wine's breakthrough moment at DWWA
Wine writer and judge CH'NG Poh Tiong looks at the decade since Jia Bei Lan's historic win...
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Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls
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