Opinion
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Decanter Bookmarks: Things to read, watch and listen to for wine loversThe best books, podcasts, films and more for wine lovers...
By Decanter Staff Published
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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...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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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...
By Katherine Cole Published
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Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Top scoring winesThe top scoring wines, all rated 98 and above...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Biodynamically grown, artisanally crafted – and free of chemicals, of course. Not so’Andrew Jefford on chemicals in wine...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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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...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2022: Report and top-scoring winesThe best-performing appellation in 2022...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Walls: The next step for Jaboulet’s Hermitage La ChapelleA new chapter for Hermitage La Chapelle...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Rhône 2022 en primeur: Full vintage report and top-scoring winesIt's worth doing your research before buying from this surprising vintage...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘For an emerging region, success with a grape like Chardonnay proves tricky’Winemaking in Virginia...
By Elaine Chukan Brown Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Places and origins build the architecture of scent, shape and flavour in a wine’Place and origins are critical in wines...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Matt Walls: M Chapoutier Chante-Alouette vertical tasting14 vintages of Chapoutier's majestic white Hermitage...
By Matt Walls Published
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Joe Warwick: ‘Come Christmas, there’s a painfully challenging spike in the tired and emotional drinker’Joe Warwick on coping with the ‘festive fatigue’...
By Joe Warwick Published
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Crozes-Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring winesWhile reds can be varied, whites are a solid choice...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Hermitage 2022: Report and top-scoring winesMore majestic than elegant this year...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Northern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring winesA stark contrast to 2021, and all the better for it...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Cornas & St-Péray 2022: Report and top-scoring winesKnow your producers...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Andrew Jefford: ‘The wine was so refined and choice that I swallowed, greedily’Adventures in Canada’s Prince Edward County, Pinot and beyond...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2022: Report and top-scoring winesIt could take a while for the Côte-Rôties to come round...
By Matt Walls Published
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St-Joseph 2022: Report and top-scoring winesAn excellent vintage for reds and whites...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Lirac & Tavel 2022: report and top-scoring winesFind good value wines in these two appellations...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Rasteau, Cairanne & Vinsobres 2022: Report and top-scoring winesDon't overlook Rasteau this year...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Gigondas, Vacqueyras & Beaumes de Venise 2022: Report and top-scoring winesOverall freshness and balance to be found...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Southern Rhône 2022: Full report and top-scoring winesA vintage for reds...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Serving Thanksgiving wine: Expert tipsMake the most of any bottles you plan to open this Thanksgiving...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘While I’ve had sake and mead worth talking about, I wouldn’t call either fine wine’A mead which breaks ‘multiple rules’...
By Elaine Chukan Brown Published
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Revisiting Languedoc’s Château d’AussièresLanguedoc's Château d'Aussières joins La Place de Bordeaux...
By Andrew Jefford Last updated
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Walls: Best Rhône wine lists in the UKWhere to get your Rhône fix in the UK...
By Matt Walls Last updated
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Hugh Johnson: ‘At what level you start getting your claret kick is a personal thing’Hugh Johnson on the appreciation of claret...
By Hugh Johnson Last updated
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Tim Atkin MW: ‘Rías Baixas’ reds are some of the most exciting in Spain right now’Extolling the virtues of red wines from Rías Baixas...
By Tim Atkin MW Published
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Dirk’s an imaginer, an experimenter, a disruptor’In tribute to Dirk Niepoort...
By Andrew Jefford Published
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Rhône 2022 en primeur diary: The northA week in the life of a Rhône correspondent during en primeur...
By Matt Walls Published