Magazine: May 2018 Issue

Steven Spurrier: Fine wines for the cellar and dinner table

From our consultant editor...

Anything but oak: Is Italy's love affair with 'barriques' turning sour?

In-depth report and wines to try...

Steven Spurrier’s wines of the month

Comment: 'Non-interventionism should not mean non-winemaking'

Wine Legend: Jermann Vintage Tunina 1997

What makes this a wine legend...?

World’s best Pinot Gris: 35 top wines

Recommendations from around the world...

Interview: Alois Lageder

Italy’s biodynamic champion is a fourth-generation winemaker who flirted with economics before finding his true calling among the vines...

Soave revival: Producers to know

Northeast Italy’s classic dry white has come on in leaps and bounds in the past few decades. Michael Apstein gets to the heart of this hilly region, highlighting six of his favourite producers and selecting 12 of the best wines to try

Italy: We need to talk about Calabria

Little known by tourists and wine lovers alike, Calabria is emerging as a source of distinctive wines made from unique local grapes. Walter Speller shines a light on the area’s pioneering producers

Ten Sicilian wineries at the top of their game

This volcanic Mediterranean island is also home to a thriving wine industry...

Chianti Classico 2013 & 2014 top tiers: Panel tasting results

Read the report and see the tasting notes and scores for 165 wines...

Poderi Aldo Conterno – Profile and wine reviews

Stephen Brook explores the history of this perfectionist estate...

Top Valpolicella Superiore: Panel tasting results

Decanter's expert panel tasters rate and discuss Valpolicella Superiore...