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Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team.
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From the volcano's edge: Eight smoking hot wines from Etna picked by our expert
Taste the volcano...
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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?
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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...
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Cristina Mercuri: Wines on the edge – How Etna is redefining elegance
'On the edge of a new Italian wine identity...'
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Can mountain ageing take Valtellina's wines to new heights?
Underwater ageing may have a rival...
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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...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The set of possibilities grouped under “Chenin” can dazzle’
'Farewell varietal confinement...'
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Smell: How our most overlooked sense can ground us
Exploring the rhythms of seasons and scent...
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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...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘What should we do? Panic? Sell the cellar and sign the pledge?’
The complexities of health and drinking...
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'I tasted over 100 Vin Santo wines, here are the ones to buy'
Richard Baudains' recommended Vin Santo wines...
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Eight top Rhône wines to buy in the supermarket
Don't miss these great value buys...
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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...
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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...
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Dariusz Galasiński: ‘Is wine a message that extends beyond its agricultural site?’
The relationship between wine and culture...
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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...
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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...
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Why the hate for sweet wines?
Examining the overlooked delights...
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Walls: The best wines to buy from Gigondas in 2022
Here are the wines to try from an extreme vintage...
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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...
