Guest Column

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?...

Somm 3 film review: How it compares to the first two

Looking at the people who shaped the wine world...

Comment: Saving the heartland of Chilean wine

The fight against industrial pine forests in Chile's south...

Médoc Marathon: The race with breaks for wine, steak and ice cream

Where the drinks stations serve classified Bordeaux...

Historic ‘German’ Riesling from 1811 uncorked

How this legendary vintage tastes after 200 years...

Comment: Is 'fear of the unknown' costing you money?

Just because it's rare, doesn't mean it's good...

Think you know New Zealand wine? Think again, says Elin McCoy

The pace of change is breathtaking...

Hugh Johnson: When bottles surprise you

Wine can be hard to predict...

Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it

Comment: The rise of natural wine

Natural wine is now a lifestyle choice...

Comment: Has wine quality improved?

Are wines today better than past greats?...

The risk-takers: The realities of buying a vineyard

The people who gave up jobs to make wine...

Brunello 2013 vintage: A sneak preview

Stephen Brook gives you a head-start on the vintage...