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Expert advice on cooking with wine

What should you choose and how much should you spend?...

Anson: How the 1985 Bordeaux first growths taste now

Jane Anson reports on a rare tasting of the 1985 first growths side-by-side...

Decanter magazine latest issue: March 2021

Uber to buy alcohol delivery start-up Drizly for $1.1bn

Uber makes major move into on-demand delivery of wines...

Top online wine courses to try

Want to improve your wine knowledge while you’re spending more time at home?

South Africa lifts alcohol sales ban

Controversial ban is partially lifted as wineries face supply headache for 2021 vintage...

Best value 2019 white Burgundy en primeur to buy

Charles Curtis MW's top 10 value white wines from Burgundy's 'hedonistic' 2019 vintage

Decanter appoints new Editor-in-Chief

Chris Maillard has been announced as Editor-in-Chief of Decanter.

St-Emilion to get hail defence 'launch' system

Wineries to pay for 'launchers' that use helium balloons to prevent hailstorms...

Anson: L’Eglise Clinet moves into the future

Jane Anson meets the next generation of the Durantou family, and tastes the 2018 wines...

Meet the ‘new’ Bordeaux wine grapes

Do you know your Marselan from your Castets?

Fine wine market prices hold firm, say analysts

Figures suggest prices have been stable in the past year, as some merchants and auction houses report strong results...

Italian wine investment: Tuscany and Piedmont

Michelin 2021: Three stars for chefs Clare Smyth and Hélène Darroze

Two London restaurants join Michelin's three-star club...

Matt Walls: My two years in Provence writing Wines of the Rhône

Matt Walls looks back on his two year research project for his latest book Wines of the Rhone, and the trials and tribulations of moving his family to France...

Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

If you're planning a Burns supper this year...

Luczy: Why it's time to revisit California Chardonnay

Matthew Luczy questions why, even though the style of California Chardonnay has evolved, many perceptions of the wines have not

Anson: The brilliance of 1996 Pauillac wines

How the wines taste now, and why it was a special vintage...

Bordeaux: Château du Tertre sold in Margaux

The fifth growth estate in Margaux faces a new chapter...

Top 2019 Côte de Beaune en primeur wines

Look out for superb whites and reds from the 2019 vintage

Michelin France 2021: Château Angélus owners' restaurant awarded star

More than 50 restaurants get first star in new guide, launched despite Covid-19 restrictions...

Burgundy 2019 en primeur: Full report plus top-scoring wines

The vintage takes its place alongside other exceptional recent years in Burgundy.

Top scoring 2018 Bordeaux dry whites: Re-tasted in the bottle

Bordeaux 2018 wines in bottle: Best-value wines under £20/$28

There's value to be found in the Bordeaux 2018 vintage

Best 2018 Bordeaux second wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

All scored 93 points or more when tasted in bottle.

Top Sauternes & Barsac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle

2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.

Top wine trends for 2021: countries, varieties and styles worth exploring

What will be the wine trends for 2021? We reveal the 10 exciting wine styles, grape varieties and regions to explore and delight in this year

French wineries to get aid as new US tariffs bite

New US import tariffs have been imposed this week...

Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 open for entries

Entries have opened for the eighteenth edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards...

Anson: Where are the diverse voices in Bordeaux wine?

Jane Anson shines a light on Bordeaux diversity...