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Katherine Cole: ‘Steiner’s biodynamic viticulture thrives, despite outrageous statements that have come to light’
Katherine Cole on the mixed legacy of Rudolf Steiner...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Is this California’s Mediterranean wine lab?’
Versatility in California...
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Walls: Roussillon’s old vines are its best drought defence
The old vines effect: romanticism or reality?
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Walls: A vertical of a great Cornas cuvée
A vertical tasting of this great Rhône cuvée...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The suggestion: Different wines leave you in different altered states’
Do different wines possess different emotional watermarks...
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Artémis Domaines attracts spotlight over Burgundy plans
Recent reports suggest a rejig of some wine operations...
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Walls: Chasing freshness in Ventoux
With over 30 wines tasted...
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Baudains: Italy’s frizzante tradition returns
With 10 bottles to try...
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Elin McCoy: ‘Vertical tastings are tantalising: they carry us into the past’
Vertical tastings provide an unparalleled insight into a wine...
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Baudains: ‘Natural wines don’t stink’
With tasting notes & scores for 10 Italian natural wines...
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Karen MacNeil: ‘2023 was as perfect as any Napa vintage in living memory’
Karen MacNeil on a vintage 'no one will ever forget'...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘A Hermès tie calls for a plain shirt’
Hugh Johnson on choosing wine in a restaurant...
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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier’s Sélections Parcellaires 2023
What do they tell us about the 2023 vintage...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Barcelona declared a drought emergency on 1 February’
Andrew Jefford on the impact of drought in viticulture...
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Matt Walls: My top wines of 2023
Our Rhône correspondent's top picks of 2023...
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Walls: How to find value in the Rhône
Five tip-offs you need to know about...
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Walls: The importance of drinking windows over scores
Matt Walls on how important the drink date is...
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Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Séguret
Including 22 reds and whites to try...
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Walls: Domaine Bonnefond’s inspiring next generation
Exceptional wines from Léa Bonnefond...
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Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d’Uchaux
Massif d'Uchaux is one of the Côtes du Rhône's more obscure villages, but this small appellation is a consistent over-performer.
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Aldo Fiordelli: ‘Deep historical reasons connect Italians to the bitter taste in wine’
Aldo Fiordelli on the Italian love for bitterness...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Without the younger generation we’ll lose farming as it exists here’
Andrew Jefford on a new enterprise in Napa...
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Walls: Domaine Danjou-Banessy, rising star of Roussillon
Wines to make your heart race...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Serious wine glasses are intimidating: They’re a prelude to silence and endeavour’
Andrew Jefford on a lighthearted choice of wine glass...
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Walls: Vertical tasting of Château Mont-Redon 1961-2022
Tasting some of the Rhône's longest-lived wines across six decades...
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Decanter Bookmarks: Things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers
The best books, podcasts, films and more for wine lovers...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Global warming appears to have lurched Bordeaux forward into a changed state’
The effect of reliably hot summers in Bordeaux...
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Katherine Cole: ‘Yes, we are all doomed to die. But wine won’t do us in’
Katherine Cole on alcohol in moderation...
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Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Top scoring wines
The top scoring wines, all rated 98 and above...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’
Andrew Jefford on chemicals in wine...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘There is real excitement to be found among neglected grape varieties’
Hugh Johnson on the merits of forgotten varieties...
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Report and top-scoring wines
The best-performing appellation in 2022...
