Opinion
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Fresh off the wine press: The ‘other’ nouveau wines bringing joyous revelry in November
Playful frivolity abounds...
By Amber Gardner 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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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2023: Report and top-scoring wines
Best of the far north...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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‘Vieille Julienne’s Réservé is Grenache in excelsis’: Matt Walls on a Châteauneuf stand out
An unforgettable Grenache – one to rule them all?
By Matt Walls 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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How Tablas Creek went on a quest to bottle Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s hidden grapes
A taste of the Rhône from Paso...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Why Gioia del Colle is Italy’s best region for Primitivo you need to know about
Think all Primitivo is jammy? Think again...
By Richard Baudains Last updated
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Walls: The best wines to buy from Gigondas in 2022
Here are the wines to try from an extreme vintage...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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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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Can mountain ageing take Valtellina’s wines to new heights?
Underwater ageing may have a rival...
By Richard Baudains Published
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The charm of wine labels: Do they matter more than what’s inside?
Sometimes it's ok to judge a book by its cover...
By Eliza Dumais Published
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Eight top Rhône wines to buy in the supermarket
Don't miss these great value buys...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The set of possibilities grouped under “Chenin” can dazzle’
'Farewell varietal confinement...'
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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‘I tasted over 100 Vin Santo wines, here are the ones to buy’
Richard Baudains' recommended Vin Santo wines...
By Richard Baudains Last updated
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Katherine Cole: ‘If their wine-growing is an act of resistance, I want to join the revolution’
Katherine Cole on regional pride in wine...
By Katherine Cole Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘What should we do? Panic? Sell the cellar and sign the pledge?’
The complexities of health and drinking...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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The healing nature of wine harvest: A journey through manual labour and friendship
There's peace in getting your hands dirty...
By Eliza Dumais Last updated
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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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Postcard from the boulevards: Finding a sunny spot for a drink in the city of light – and shade
Table-hopping is a national past-time...
By Rupert Millar Last updated
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Postcard from the boulevards: Moving from London to Paris has shown me which is the real wine capital
Which is the real wine capital?...
By Rupert Millar Last updated
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Why the hate for sweet wines?
Examining the overlooked delights...
By Eliza Dumais Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Clairette is the brother of Grenache, and the perfect variety for revealing terroir here’
Andrew Jefford on the Clairette grape variety...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘1975: the wine world was about to blossom like a cherry tree’
Andrew Jefford reflects on 50 years of wine...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Italy’s mission to preserve its wine culture
Addressing the wine industry's most critical challenges...
By Isobel Salamon 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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Walls’ hidden gems: The delicious originality of Château Boucarut
Vibrant and drinkable wines from Lirac and Tavel...
By Matt Walls Published
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Hugh Johnson: ‘Among wine lovers the goal should be simply appreciation’
Hugh Johnson looks back to the birth of Decanter...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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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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Pursehouse: Cool climate is the future of wine
Stay cool...
By Clive Pursehouse Published
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Who even is ‘the sommelier’?
Has the term's meaning been muddied..?
By Eliza Dumais Last updated
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Baudains: Montalcino’s quiet revolution
Brunello's younger sibling is stepping out from the shade...
By Richard Baudains Published