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Average vine age – Ask DecanterHow can the average vine age remain the same across different vintages of the same wine?
By Decanter Staff Published
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Condrieu ageing- Ask DecanterWhen is best to drink your Condrieu wine?
By Matt Walls Published
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What is stuck fermentation? Ask DecanterAnd why is it a problem?
By Ellie Douglas Published
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Burgundy premier cru vs grand cru vineyards – Ask DecanterWhat are the official differences?
By Stephen Brook Published
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What is Icewine? Ask DecanterAnd how it is made...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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Can you taste amphora ageing? Ask DecanterCan you taste that a wine has been aged in amphora when tasting blind...?
By Simon Woolf Published
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What makes Los Carneros AVA suitable for sparkling wine? – ask DecanterBy Ellie Douglas Last updated
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What is green harvesting? Ask DecanterAnd why is it important?...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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What does it mean when a wine ‘tastes green’? – ask Decanter
What does it mean?...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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The life cycle of a vine – ask DecanterSee this simple guide using WSET graphics...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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Birthday vintage challenge – ask DecanterCan James Lawther MW help our reader out?
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Alsace wine route – ask DecanterFor a wine getaway...
By Sue Style Last updated
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Double decanting: When should you do it? – ask DecanterWhen to double decant wine, and why...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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Pinot Noir blends – Ask DecanterWhy don't we see more of them...?
By Andy Howard MW Published
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Does too much wine cause gout? Ask DecanterWe get expert advice based on a recent study...
By Chris Mercer Published
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How to prepare your palate for wine tasting – ask DecanterHow to get the most from your tasting...
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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Bordeaux drinking windows – Ask DecanterWhy do young Bordeaux wines appear to have a narrower drinking window...?
By Decanter Staff Published
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Investment uncertainty – Ask Decanter
How can you tell whether or not to trust a wine investment company...?
By Jim Budd Published
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Bacchus: grape or god? – Ask DecanterThere are references to Bacchus before the grape was developed...
By Decanter Staff Published
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Serving wine at Christmas – dilemmas solvedGet your wines right this Christmas...
By Ellie Douglas Published
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Toning down the tannins – Ask DecanterFor an early-drinking style...
By Decanter Staff Published
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What happens to old wine barrels? – ask DecanterWhere do they go?...
By Sally Easton MW Published
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Decanting mature double magnums – Ask DecanterHow long should it breathe...?
By Jane Anson Published
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What is volatile acidity? Ask DecanterWhy is it in your wine, and is it a bad thing?
By Ellie Douglas Published
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What is a good ‘birth year wine’ from 2017? – ask DecanterTips on where to look...
By Anthony Rose Last updated
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What is carbonic maceration? Ask DecanterWhat kind of flavours does it produce in a wine?
By Ellie Douglas Last updated
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What does it mean when a wine tastes ‘soupy’ – ask DecanterIt's generally not a compliment...
By Ellie Douglas Published
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Could there be new fine wine grape varieties? Ask DecanterAre there any future stars on the horizon?...
By Decanter Staff Published
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Does TCA develop after bottling? Ask DecanterWhen does it occur...?
By Decanter Staff Published
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Wine tasting order: Is there a right way to do it? – Ask DecanterDoes the order matter?
By Andy Howard MW Published
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When is a Carruades not a Lafite? Ask DecanterA riddle posed to diners during a Lafite Rothschild 150th anniversary dinner...
By John Stimpfig Last updated
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Champagne bubbles mystery: Where’s the sparkle? – ask Decanter
Why might one glass have more sparkle than another?...
By Michael Edwards Last updated