Guest Column
View opinions on wine news, wine tastings and wine issues from Decanter guest columnists
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The ethical drinker: How the understated Loire became an environmental pioneer
Could this be the sustainability example wine regions need?
By Helena Nicklin Published
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Ned Goodwin MW: ‘Later-ripening Syrah represents an exciting new frontier for Tasmania as the climate warms’
The changing face of Tasmanian wine...
By Ned Goodwin MW Last updated
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Amber Gardner: ‘We are seeing a shift back towards the known, the familiar and, ultimately, the comforting’
A return to 'well-trodden paths'...
By Amber Gardner Last updated
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Katherine Cole: ‘Is the real question whether wine regions could shield the rest of us from wildfires?’
Katherine Cole on handling wildfires...
By Katherine Cole Last updated
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Joel Stein: ‘The more the person knows about wine, the more obscure your gift needs to be’
It should make the receiver think, ‘Oh, I didn’t even know this existed’...
By Joel Stein Last updated
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Jason Millar: The idea of terroir is sacred, but is it helping us to communicate what truly matters?
'How many people walk into a shop asking for wines grown on alluvial marls..?'
By Jason Millar Published
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The food is fine, but what about the wine? A critique of the restaurant critic
The wine is fine too...
By Eliza Dumais Published
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Matt Walls: ‘Since we can only consume a bottle once, it needs to be memorable’
Matt Walls on what constitutes quality in wine...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Hugh Johnson: ‘I feel solidarity with the courageous growers who stake so much on challenging the English weather’
Flying the flag for English fizz...
By Hugh Johnson Published
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Cristina Mercuri: Wines on the edge – How Etna is redefining elegance
'On the edge of a new Italian wine identity...'
By Cristina Mercuri Published
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Dariusz Galasiński: ‘Is wine a message that extends beyond its agricultural site?’
The relationship between wine and culture...
By Dariusz Galasiński Published
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Laura Taylor: ‘We need to change the wine-collecting rhetoric’
Where are all the women wine collectors..?
By Laura Taylor Published
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Katherine Cole: When wine met tariffs, history rarely went according to plan
Katherine Cole on wine tariffs...
By Katherine Cole Last updated
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Joel Stein: ‘Show up to that dinner with a 3-litre of anything and you are Dionysus’
What size bottle should you take to a dinner party...
By Joel Stein Published
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Roger Jones: ‘Recent experiences have reignited my enthusiasm for NZ Sauvignon’
Roger Jones with a guest column on this iconic category...
By Roger Jones Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Labels, of course, play the key role’
Hugh Jonhson on wine's 'real worth'...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Katherine Cole: ‘The surest way to ensure wine’s demise is to politicise it’
Mixing politics and wine? Katherine Cole comments...
By Katherine Cole Published
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Victoria Moore: ‘We’re more sensitive to certain odours when hungry’
Exploring your senses when wine tasting...
By Victoria Moore Published
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The failure of the Surgeon General: Eliza Dumais on the irrelevance of warning labels
Eliza Dumais is dubious about the impact of warning labels on alcohol...
By Eliza Dumais Published
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Dariusz Galasiński: ‘The amateur wine lover sees wine as a source of experience’
How do you define your wine..?
By Dariusz Galasiński Published
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Katherine Cole: ‘I have had it with stemware – enough already’
The trouble with too much stemware...
By Katherine Cole Last updated
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Is January still dry? Eliza Dumais on an alcohol-free month
New Decanter columnist Eliza Dumais tackles Dry January...
By Eliza Dumais Published
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Chris Losh: ‘2023: It’s bound to happen (obviously)’
Chris Losh muses on what's in store this year...
By Chris Losh Last updated
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Pascaline Lepeltier: ‘The nose can be deceived, but the mouth much less so’
A different approach to wine tasting...
By Pascaline Lepeltier Last updated
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Tom Hewson: ‘Dosage is like a sprinkle of salt’
What's the dosage in your glass of fizz...?
By Tom Hewson Last updated
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Almudena Alberca MW: ‘A revolution is underway: Spain is at an exciting moment in its history’
The value of traditional varieties in Spain...
By Almudena Alberca MW Last updated
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Jason Millar: ‘What’s actually wrong with a little throaty roar in a 15% Roussillon red?’
Jason Millar makes the case for ‘simplicity and purity’...
By Jason Millar Last updated
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Fizz comes very high on my comfort list’
Hugh Johnson's 'comfort list' of wines...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Filippo Magnani: ‘Wine enthusiasts are eager to explore the more off-the-beaten-path areas’
Filippo Magnani on wine tourism in Italy...
By Filippo Magnani Last updated
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Katherine Cole: ‘I think of moulded plywood and feel hopeful’
Katherine Cole on the wine trends of 2024...
By Katherine Cole Last updated
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Melody Wong: ‘There is still a long way to go to fix the industry’
Life as a female sommelier...
By Melody Wong Last updated
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Drinking wine with meals linked to better health outcomes
Michael Apstein reports on a recent study...
By Michael Apstein Last updated