Guest Column
View opinions on wine news, wine tastings and wine issues from Decanter guest columnists
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The Petersham, London Credit: Paul Craig Romantic restaurants for Valentine's Day dinner
Ten romantic restaurants that we love in the UK...
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Credit: Matthieu Joannon / Unsplash Comment: The evolution of the tasting room
How the tasting room experience has transformed....
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Credit: Cath Lowe/Decanter Hugh Johnson: 'Sheer curiosity drives me to taste every English bubbly I come across'
Should Champagne be worried?
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Barboursville Vineyards in Virginia. Credit: parkerphotography / Alamy Ten exciting Virginia wines to try
Producers to watch and latest developments in this US region...
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Working Bonneau du Martray vineyards in Corton-Charlemagne in the autumn sun. Temperatures were 15 degrees Celsius on 9 November. Credit: Tim Atkin Burgundy 2018: A vintage to rival the mythical 1947?
Optimism is running high for the newest Burgundy vintage...
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Our tips for the 2018 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter
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Avignonesi owner Virginie Saverys, who has spearheaded a shift to organic and biodynamic winemaking. Credit: TIZIANA FABI / Stringer / Getty First taste: Avignonesi single vineyard wines in Montepulciano
A new cru-based era for Vino Nobile de Montepulciano?...
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Somm 3 is set for release later this year. Credit: Brandon Lee Wise / Forgotten Man Films Somm 3 film review: How it compares to the first two
Looking at the people who shaped the wine world...
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Forest plantations in Chile's Maule region. Credit: Jose Luis Stephens / Alamy Comment: Saving the heartland of Chilean wine
The fight against industrial pine forests in Chile's south...
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Médoc Marathon runners in the vineyards. Credit: Georgina Hindle Médoc Marathon: The race with breaks for wine, steak and ice cream
Where the drinks stations serve classified Bordeaux...
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Old and rare wines in the cellars of Bassermann-Jordan in Pfalz. Credit: Morningstar / Alamy Historic ‘German’ Riesling from 1811 uncorked
How this legendary vintage tastes after 200 years...
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Vineyards near to Collioure in Roussillon. Credit: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo Comment: Is 'fear of the unknown' costing you money?
Just because it's rare, doesn't mean it's good...
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The Central Otago landscape. Credit: From Decanter magazine Think you know New Zealand wine? Think again, says Elin McCoy
The pace of change is breathtaking...
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Credit: Nina Assam / Decanter Hugh Johnson: When bottles surprise you
Wine can be hard to predict...
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The cellar room at Château Pavie. Buying wine en primeur: How to approach it
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Some of the wines previously on show at Raw Fair in London. Credit: Raw Wine Fair Comment: The rise of natural wine
Natural wine is now a lifestyle choice...
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Credit: Decanter Comment: Has wine quality improved?
Are wines today better than past greats?...
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Kutch vineyards in Sonoma. Credit: Kutch The risk-takers: The realities of buying a vineyard
The people who gave up jobs to make wine...
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A wine shop in Montalcino in the heart of Brunello country. Credit: Kim Petersen / Alamy Brunello 2013 vintage: A sneak preview
Stephen Brook gives you a head-start on the vintage...
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Rhône 2017 set to produce smaller quantity but high quality, say producers. Credit: Malcolm Park food and drink / Alamy Rhône 2017 harvest: Small but perfectly formed?
Great quality but some appellations struggling for grapes...
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Book Review: Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker
Bianca Bosker's helter-skelter journey through wine...
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Fin des Vendanges at Romanée-Conti Credit: Paul Miller Burgundy 2017: When Côte d’Or prayers were answered?
William Kelley's first take on the Burgundy harvest...
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Merlot vines in St-Emilion. Credit: Ian Shaw / Alamy Stock Photo Alcohol in Bordeaux wine: Global warming is no excuse
John Salvi MW on alcohol in Bordeaux...
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A still from new film Back to Burgundy. Credit: Back to Burgundy production team Back to Burgundy - Film review
A tale of family and land politics in Burgundy wine...
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Why you should explore the fringes in France... Credit: Alchimy restaurant, Gaillac Hugh Johnson: When in France, drink lesser-known wines
Wine stands tall amid gastronomic decline, says Hugh Johnson...
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'For most people, wine is part of a lifestyle that includes food and conviviality, rather than being a goal in itself.' Credit: Michael Browning / Wiki Commons Comment: MW's warning to the wine trade
'Ditch the pinstripes' is the battle cry of Natasha Hughes MW...
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Five of Stephen Brook's favourite Barolo 2013 wines, tasted in 2017. Barolo 2013: Top wines and vintage review
Stephen Brook's vintage report and top wines...
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Credit: Cath Lowe/Decanter My earliest wine memory - from the sommeliers
Do you remember your first sip?...
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Judges pretend to be restaurant diners at the 'world's best sommelier' competition in Mendoza, Argentina, 2016. Master of wine vs Master sommelier: What’s the difference? – ask Decanter
We ask Gerard Basset MW MS OBE, who holds both...
