Guest Column

Remembering Steven Spurrier: A tribute

Former Decanter MD Sarah Kemp remembers a wine world legend who never lost his enthusiasm...

The rise of US urban wineries

Urban wineries: the London scene

Inside London's urban wineries…

Elin McCoy: Why wine matters

The many ways wine is woven into the lives and memories of so many people across the globe...

Great Father’s Day wines: Which wine persona does your dad have?

Give your dad the bottle he deserves...

Hints of jazz piano? Krug talks Champagne and music pairing

Olivier Krug discusses the Champagne house’s project to 'translate' its wines into music

Hugh Johnson: Dreaming of my perfect restaurant

Hugh Johnson considers his restaurant 'wish-list'...

Sommelier's view: how Covid-19 has changed my world

Matthew Luczy talks frankly about how the pandemic has altered both the working and social lives of sommeliers like him

Five fine wine trends for collectors to know

Some key market trends to consider....

Elin McCoy: Look at the 'cultural values that lurk behind the label'

Beyond what goes in the glass...

Steven Spurrier’s wines of the month - March

Fine wines to drink now and others to lay down...

Insight: How Japan is defining its own wine culture

Reporting on Japan's wine culture...

Minerality in wine: Where are we now?

Are scientists any closer in understanding what causes us to perceive these characteristics in a wine’s aroma?

Wine in 2020: What to look out for

Things to look out for in the wine world in 2020...

How to serve wine to a president

What it's like hosting a wine tasting for two presidents...

Our tips for the 2019 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter

How to make the most of your wine tasting experience…

Jacques Chirac, the beer lover who upgraded Mouton

The ex-president will be at least partially remembered as the man who officially upgraded Mouton Rothschild to first growth status...

Elin McCoy: Should Japan go beyond Koshu?

The new global wine hot spot...?

Are hybrid and ancestral wines on the rise?

A handful of growers are quietly bringing a new set of wines to market...

Ten exciting dry and off-dry German Riesling wines

Things are changing, says Margaret Rand...

Auction Napa Valley: Why everyone should go at least once

The glitz, glamour and fine wine inside this annual Napa Valley showpiece...

Event: Decanter's Great Sparkling Exploration - How to make the most of your experience

Make the most of your time at our tasting...

Comment: Time to look beyond what you know

Romantic restaurants for Valentine's Day dinner

Ten romantic restaurants that we love in the UK...

Comment: The evolution of the tasting room

How the tasting room experience has transformed....

Hugh Johnson: 'Sheer curiosity drives me to taste every English bubbly I come across'

Should Champagne be worried?

Ten exciting Virginia wines to try

Producers to watch and latest developments in this US region...

Burgundy 2018: A vintage to rival the mythical 1947?

Optimism is running high for the newest Burgundy vintage...

Our tips for the 2018 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter

First taste: Avignonesi single vineyard wines in Montepulciano

A new cru-based era for Vino Nobile de Montepulciano?...