Opinion

Katherine Cole: ‘Steiner’s biodynamic viticulture thrives, despite outrageous statements that have come to light’

Katherine Cole on the mixed legacy of Rudolf Steiner...

Baudains: How biodynamics let Lageder's Löwengang Chardonnay find its voice

Biodynamic wines from Alto Adige...

Charlie Geoghegan: ‘If Bordeaux got out of its own way, more people might see what they’re missing’

Charlie Geoghegan on his love of Bordeaux...

Walls: A vertical of a great Cornas cuvée

A vertical tasting of this great Rhône cuvée...

Matt Walls: ‘Since we can only consume a bottle once, it needs to be memorable’

Matt Walls on what constitutes quality in wine...

Andrew Jefford: ‘The suggestion: Different wines leave you in different altered states’

Do different wines possess different emotional watermarks...

Artémis Domaines attracts spotlight over Burgundy plans

Recent reports suggest a rejig of some wine operations...

Walls: Chasing freshness in Ventoux

With over 30 wines tasted...

Baudains: Italy's frizzante tradition returns

With 10 bottles to try...

Karen MacNeil: ‘2023 was as perfect as any Napa vintage in living memory’

Karen MacNeil on a vintage 'no one will ever forget'...

Elin McCoy: ‘Vertical tastings are tantalising: they carry us into the past’

Vertical tastings provide an unparalleled insight into a wine...

Hugh Johnson: ‘A Hermès tie calls for a plain shirt’

Hugh Johnson on choosing wine in a restaurant...

Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier's Sélections Parcellaires 2023

What do they tell us about the 2023 vintage...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Barcelona declared a drought emergency on 1 February’

Andrew Jefford on the impact of drought in viticulture...

Baudains: ‘Natural wines don't stink’

With tasting notes & scores for 10 Italian natural wines...

Walls: Exploring Côtes du Rhône Villages Massif d'Uchaux

Aldo Fiordelli: ‘Deep historical reasons connect Italians to the bitter taste in wine’

Aldo Fiordelli on the Italian love for bitterness...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Without the younger generation we’ll lose farming as it exists here’

Andrew Jefford on a new enterprise in Napa...

Walls: Domaine Danjou-Banessy, rising star of Roussillon

Wines to make your heart race...

Walls: Vertical tasting of Château Mont-Redon 1961-2022

Tasting some of the Rhône's longest-lived wines across six decades...

Decanter Bookmarks: Things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers

The best books, podcasts, films and more for wine lovers...