Wine News

Barossa Wine Auction 2020: Imperial of Penfolds Grange 2016 sells for AU$50,000

Total sales at the auction came to $139,000.

Luczy: California Sauvignon Blanc and the top wines to buy

Three distinct European-influenced styles have emerged…

UK pub body upset over calorie labelling reports

British Beer & Pub Association criticises the idea...

US deports convicted wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan

Kurniawan deported after being released from prison...

Champagne and Cognac sales grow for LVMH in 2021

Moët Hennessy bounced back from the impact of COVID-19 with a 36% sales hike in the first three months of 2021

What do Tannat wines taste like?

Why not pour yourself a glass for Tannat day this 14th April?

Update: France declares 'disaster' as frost hits vineyards

Fears of damage to emerging 2021 crop as temperatures plunge...

Matt Walls' hidden gems: Domaine Burgaud, Côte-Rôtie

Matt Walls shines the light on this under-the-radar producer, Domaine Burgaud.

Glenturret whisky distillery hires Michelin-starred chef

The first fine-dining restaurant at a Scotch whisky distillery

Comment: How the US fine wine market looks in 2021

Key trends in the market in 2021...

Bollinger family to buy Oregon winery Ponzi 

Bollinger family agrees deal for Oregon Pinot specialist...

Anson: What’s new in Bordeaux in 2021?

From new owners to winemaking changes, Jane Anson has the inside track...

Decanter magazine latest issue: May 2021

Find out what's inside the latest issue of Decanter magazine...

Paris police probe 'clandestine' luxury dinner parties claim

Paris police have been investigating claims of ‘clandestine’ luxury dinners...

Antinori begins Friuli white wine venture with Jermann

Tignanello owner Marchesi Antinori has marked a new chapter in its long family history

Wine tasting: an expert guide

Valentin Zusslin: Riesling Grand Cru Pfingstberg vertical

Vertical tasting: seven vintages of grand cru Riesling from Domaine Valentin Zusslin

Top 10: Sotheby's lists best-selling wine estates of 2020

Methuselahs of DRC wines keep the vaunted Burgundy estate ahead of the pack...

Luczy: a chat with Bill Harlan – and six wines back to 1992

Meeting the man behind Harlan Estate, Napa's 'first growth'…

Anson: How the Bordeaux 2008 first growths taste now

A vintage that changed Bordeaux...

Ornellaia 2018 released for the first time

Ornellaia's 2018 vintage makes its debut...

Austrian winery hails underwater ageing success

Austrian winemaker Josef Möth now hopes to start a new trial...

China wine tariffs 'completely unjustifiable', says Australian minister

New tariffs of up to 218% 'completely unjustifiable', says trade minister...

Brexit: 'Huge relief' as wine import papers delayed

But trade officials in the UK say the government should go further...

Anson: Petrus 2000 in space - how it tastes now

Jane Anson reports on an exclusive tasting in Bordeaux...

Petrus revealed as Bordeaux wine aged in space

The wines spent 14 months in orbit as part of a research project...

Rare Irish whiskey and Fabergé case sold for $2m

Luxury case includes 30-year-old single malt and 'Celtic' Fabergé egg...

Château Latour 2013 released for first time

Latour 2013 and Les Forts de Latour 2015 make their market debut...

Walls: Why Syrah is the most adaptable grape in the world

Matt Walls explores Syrah's guises from around the world...

Last chance to enter the Decanter World Wine Awards 2021

Entries have opened for the eighteenth edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards...