Food-&-Beverage
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Distilled
Your guide to the latest trends in spirits and cocktails
3 min |
August 2025
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MARGAUX A wine lover's guide
Home to more classified growth estates than anywhere else in the Médoc, Margaux is a must-visit for Bordeaux collectors and enthusiasts. A former resident gives his insider advice for aspiring visitors
7 min |
August 2025
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Why food & wine pairing is a load of bunk
Thinking about, talking about, writing about, and - God help us - actually attempting food and wine pairing is the single greatest waste of time and energy in the entire world of wine.
2 min |
August 2025
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The next Great White Grape?
Albariño. It's easy to grow and full of racy acidity, and there's a lot of love for it among consumers. It's no wonder this Galician super-grape is making converts of winemakers the world over
10+ min |
August 2025
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Chianti Classico latest releases
It can be hard to navigate the annual Tuscan Sangiovese releases, which span different vintages and styles. Start here, with our expert's view, and her pick of 30 recommended wines
10+ min |
August 2025
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Market watch
News from the world of investments and auctions
3 min |
August 2025
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'We need to change the wine-collecting rhetoric'
My first en primeur purchase was deeply uncool; from a terrible Bordeaux vintage (1997) and an unfashionable appellation (Canon-Fronsac) it was the best I could afford, but I still remember the thrill of my first investment in my future drinking.
3 min |
August 2025
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What to pair with salads
When all you want for dinner is a what's-in-the-fridge salad, matching wines with it can be surprisingly challenging – we come to the rescue with some essential pointers...
3 min |
August 2025
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Why food & wine pairing matters
Every so often, some wine writer - and it generally is a wine writer - will look up from their tasting notes and have a pop at food and wine pairing.
2 min |
August 2025
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'Among wine lovers the goal should be simply appreciation'
So Decanter is 50. Early summer 1975, west London: the first issue of Decanter is taking shape, all scissors and the smell of Cow gum. The concept is new; a colourful consumer magazine for people serious about their wine but not claiming to be experts. I'm drafting an article (sadly I've lost it) intended to entertain first and enlighten second. And just down the road more scissors and Cow gum are putting together another new magazine: The Garden.
2 min |
August 2025
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Does affordable Champagne still exist?
Sometimes only Champagne will do. And if budget's a factor, where do you go for a great-value, great-tasting buy at up to £40 a bottle?
2 min |
August 2025
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Decanter 50th anniversary party
Surrounded by unparalleled views of the London skyline, the great and good of the wine world joined us to toast Decanter's 50th anniversary at a spectacular evening full of history, highlights and, naturally, a host of iconic bottles
4 min |
August 2025
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Ginebra Gin with Spanish style
Gin may be a British invention, but distillers in Spain have put a distinctly Iberian spin on their spirits and serves
2 min |
August 2025
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Trait Wines
The reputation of this boutique Margaret River producer has risen fast in the last few years, thanks to the powerful combination of an historic site and its fully committed custodians
3 min |
August 2025
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The ethical drinker Labour of love? Not aalways
The romantic idea that wine is a labour of love can veil the truth that many of those involved in the backbreaking tending of vineyards live a life far removed from any romance.
3 min |
August 2025
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'1975: the wine world was about to blossom like a cherry tree'
Happy 50th, Decanter! I was 19 when the magazine first appeared. I bought my first copy shortly afterwards, and my earliest published text in Decanter was a letter.
2 min |
August 2025
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EDITORS' PICKS
Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here's our in-house pick of other great wines we've tried
4 min |
August 2025
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Books etc
Our regular reviewer peruses three introductory wine books with very contrasting styles
2 min |
August 2025
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PIQUETTE 101
Is piquette 'crazy water' or a 'summer wine for everyone'? As interest in lower-alcohol options evolves, this little-known drink could be on the verge of making it big on UK shores
7 min |
August 2025
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Fridge door favourites
Summer's here and the fridge is working overtime, but when it comes to wine, it doesn't have to stop at white and rosé. We asked five experts to inspire us by sharing their go-to bottles for chilling.
6 min |
July 2025
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American single malt: it's official
After years of campaigning, American single malt is now an official category of US whiskey – and it’s proving how important provenance is in modern whiskey-making
1 min |
July 2025
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A whiter shade of Rioja
Exploring the white wines of Rioja with celebrated producer Bodegas Izadi
10+ min |
July 2025
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What to pair with asado
Move over barbecue: today's 'live fire' cooking is all about nuance - and the kinds of wine best suited to such cooking may not be the ones you think...
3 min |
July 2025
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Books etc
Our regular reviewer enjoys a new book that debunks the minerality myth
2 min |
July 2025
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Ribera del Duero
In late May I spent a week in Ribera del Duero in northern Spain tasting, alongside Almudena Alberca MW, the region's new releases for Decanter's upcoming report (part of our October 2025 issue).
1 min |
July 2025
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'Show up to that dinner with a 3-litre of anything and you are Dionysus'
While there are many ways to judge wine - depth, balance, structure, expression of terroir - the most important factor is bottle size.
3 min |
July 2025
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PATAGONIA Where the wild things are
Where the wild things are
8 min |
July 2025
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Sincere SANCERRE
A focus on terroir has raised the white wines of this special part of the Loire valley to new heights
8 min |
July 2025
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Against the GRAIN
Having acquired its own cooperage, Napa’s Silver Oak has been quietly and scrupulously revolutionising the use of American oak in winemaking
8 min |
July 2025
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'Clairette is the brother of Grenache, and the perfect variety for revealing terroir here'
It comes into flower at February's end each year, our mimosa. The little tree explodes as thousands of tiny lemon-yellow pincushions cluster its spindly branches.
2 min |