Opinion

The Year Ahead for Decanter Online

Exciting changes to come in 2019...

Are acacia barrels the future for white wine?

The difference acacia wine barrels can make...

Anson: Tasting Château Branaire-Ducru

Jane Anson re-visits this St-Julien estate....

Jefford on Monday: The Past, The Future, Four Themes, Four Wines

Andrew Jefford looks back on the old year and forward to the new...

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

Should Champagne be worried?

Jefford: Are you a label drinker?

Is social media turning us all into 'label drinkers'?

What the Decanter team are eating and drinking this Christmas

What they will open on the day...

Jefford on Monday: Christmas wine

What are you drinking for Christmas..?

The Decanter interview: Paul Symington, CEO Symington Family Estates

Why the Douro must change...

Anson: Tasting 100 years of Château Talbot wines

From the historic 1919 vintage to the lauded 2010...

Jefford on Monday: Drinking with the Valkyries - young vintage Port

Why vintage Port should (also) be sampled in its youth...

Stephen Brook's top scoring fine wines of 2018

His end of year highlights...

Jane Anson's top fine wines of 2018

See which wines made the list...

Jefford on Monday: Brunello’s breakthrough

Andrew Jefford gauges the challenges facing Montalcino...

Tasting 40 years of Domaine de Chevalier white wines

Re-writing the rules for Bordeaux white wine...

Jefford on Monday: English wine - Look east

Looking at the insights of a new climate study for future UK plantings...

Anson: Why slow fermentation pays off...

A strong belief in quality over quantity...

Jefford on Monday: Ontario’s wild ride

Andrew Jefford returns to the Niagara Escarpment...

Understanding Pauillac through the 2015 vintage

From the 'hugely acclaimed' 2015 vintage...

What wines are the experts drinking at Thanksgiving?

From winemakers to sommeliers...

Jefford on Monday: Languedoc-Roussillon’s eventful year

It's been a challenging 2018 but there is still untapped potential here...

Ten exciting Virginia wines to try

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

Bordeaux 1983 versus 1982: Top Left Bank wines re-tasted

How the wines have aged and where '83 can rival the fabled '82...

Burgundy 2018: A vintage to rival the mythical 1947?

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

Comparing the last five great Bordeaux vintages

And a look at price movements since primeur release...

Jefford on Monday: The Echézeaux enigma

A profile of this 'puzzling grand cru'...

Best value Bordeaux 2016 wines: 16 to look for

Wines with the potential to offer particularly good value on both Left and Right Banks...

Château de Chambord plants ‘first vines since French Revolution’

This 16th Century estate is preparing to release wines...

Jefford on Monday: Bordeaux notebook

Our columnist reports on recent trip to Bordeaux...

Our tips for the 2018 Decanter Fine Wine Encounter