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OREGON PINOT NOIR
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OREGON PINOT NOIR

The Willamette Valley, with its distinctive soils and generally mild climate, has found great success with this temperamental, traditionally Burgundian variety. Charles Curtis MW shares his top selections

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9 mins  |
February 2021
Distilled by Decanter
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Distilled by Decanter

A new guide to the latest trends in spirits and cocktails.

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5 mins  |
February 2021
GROSSET WINES
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GROSSET WINES

Four decades on, this pioneering Clare Valley producer’s commitment to making world-class Riesling is unwavering – a goal that’s led its founder to embrace biodynamics, blockchain projects and more. By David Sly

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7 mins  |
February 2021
BURGUNDY 2019
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BURGUNDY 2019

After 16 days in Burgundy tasting 1,177 wines in all, Charles Curtis MW recommends 67 of his top-scoring whites and reds from this heat-affected but very well-received vintage

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10+ mins  |
February 2021
Lockdown Stories: View From The Vines
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Lockdown Stories: View From The Vines

As our lives and horizons suddenly closed in around us, growing more limited in the year of Covid-19, it was perhaps difficult to appreciate what other people ‘out there’, elsewhere in the world, were experiencing and feeling. Peter Richards MW spoke to winemakers in six different nations to find out how they and their teams coped as events developed

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10 mins  |
January 2021
Anniversary Buys: The Decanter Guide
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Anniversary Buys: The Decanter Guide

Whether you’re toasting an 18th birthday with a birth-year Bordeaux or marking a golden wedding anniversary with a 50-year-old fizz, major milestones deserve a magnificent wine to match. Anthony Rose went in search of the best bottles to help your 2021 celebrations go with a bang

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10 mins  |
January 2021
VIRGINIA STATE, USA
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VIRGINIA STATE, USA

Virginia is a wine region that is beginning to see the fruits of its perseverance. Adventurous winemakers in this eastern state, close to Washington DC, have learned to adapt, and the proof is in a smartly deployed array of grapes and styles. Jason Tesauro takes a tour and highlights producers to watch and a selection of its distinctive wines to try

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
PETRUS
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PETRUS

Icon: it’s a word that is much overused, in wine as elsewhere. But in the context of the world’s greatest wines, none could be more deserving of the descriptor than this sought-after and convention-defying estate on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. Jane Anson gets to the heart of the enigma that is Petrus

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
SWEET AND FORTIFIED WINES: how to serve and preserve
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SWEET AND FORTIFIED WINES: how to serve and preserve

They’re among the best value, and most delicious, wines in the world. But there can still be uncertainty among wine lovers around how best to enjoy these classic and characterful styles. Anne Krebiehl MW asks the experts for their food-pairing tips

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5 mins  |
January 2021
SWEET BORDEAUX: looking beyond the obvious
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SWEET BORDEAUX: looking beyond the obvious

It’s not all about Sauternes, you know – there are other, lesser-known Bordeaux areas that produce top-notch dessert styles using botrytised grapes. Andy Howard MW explores these outlying and often great-value appellations, and recommends 12 top wines to try

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
AGEING GRACEFULLY
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AGEING GRACEFULLY

Matured for at least 10 years in oak casks, XO Cognac is one of life’s affordable luxuries. Laura Foster explains how it’s made and recommends top XOs to buy

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4 mins  |
January 2021
BILLECART-SALMON, CUVEE NICOLAS FRANCOIS 1959 Champagne, France
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BILLECART-SALMON, CUVEE NICOLAS FRANCOIS 1959 Champagne, France

DECANTER WINE LEGENDS

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3 mins  |
January 2021
Andrew Jefford
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Andrew Jefford

‘The jolts of 2020 have been an education – the lesson is care’

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3 mins  |
January 2021
2020: the year that was
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2020: the year that was

2020: the year that was Celebrity wines, counterfeit SuperTuscans and paper bottles. We look back at Decanter news coverage from a year to remember – and not just for Covid-19. Compiled by Chris Mercer

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5 mins  |
January 2021
MY SINGAPORE
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MY SINGAPORE

This vibrant city-island-nation can be something of a sensory overload, with the humid climate, multiple languages spoken and a plethora of gastronomic options. Resident Ch’ng Poh Tiong is the ideal local guide

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6 mins  |
December 2020
ROYAL TOKAJI, NYULASZO ASZU 6 PUTTONYOS 1993
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ROYAL TOKAJI, NYULASZO ASZU 6 PUTTONYOS 1993

Tokaj, Hungary

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3 mins  |
December 2020
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RIVER CRUISES: world's best for wine lovers

There’s something especially relaxing about gliding through a vine-covered landscape on the smooth waters of a river or canal. Lewis Nunn highlights five great options to combine your love of the grape with a superb boat-based escape

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8 mins  |
December 2020
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MY TOP 10: SINGLE QUINTAS

Visitors to the region are invariably stunned by the beauty of Portugal’s Douro Valley, with its deep but serene river and dramatically terraced slopes. Richard Mayson selects 10 great Port properties and explains what makes them and their wines so memorable

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10+ mins  |
December 2020
WOMEN OF CHAMPAGNE
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WOMEN OF CHAMPAGNE

A woman, in charge of production at a Champagne house? Not so long ago, the idea would have raised many an eyebrow in this traditional region. Happily the wine world has moved on and female chefs de cave and consultants are firmly in place at some of the most prestigious producers. Anne Krebiehl MW highlights the work and philosophies of eight of them

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December 2020
THE STANDISH WINE CO
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THE STANDISH WINE CO

Born with Barossa in his blood, the studious work of this publicity-shy winemaker has propelled his wines quietly to the top of the Australian ranks, with his powerful yet detailed Shiraz styles winning fans among wine lovers and collectors alike. Sarah Ahmed reports

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7 mins  |
December 2020
A WORLD OF WHISKY: FIND YOUR STYLE
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A WORLD OF WHISKY: FIND YOUR STYLE

The whisky scene is more exciting than ever before. So where do you start if you want to find your perfect dram? Richard Woodard introduces the main production areas and eclectic styles on offer, with recommendations of bottles to try from Scotland, Ireland, Japan, the US and beyond

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10 mins  |
December 2020
Marketwatch
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Marketwatch

All the important fine wine investment news

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2 mins  |
December 2020
Andrew Jefford
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Andrew Jefford

'The fruit is the fulcrum through which all the other elements must pass’

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3 mins  |
December 2020
A month in wine
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A month in wine

All the important issues affecting you across the globe, compiled by Chris Mercer

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6 mins  |
December 2020
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THE FUTURE OF WINE CELLARING

No cobwebbed old brick cellar to fill with dusty bottles and boxes? Technology is putting a different spin on wine storage: not so much hiding it away as centrepiece of your home decor, says James Button

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5 mins  |
November 2020
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TEQUILA: A TASTE OF TERROIR

As spirits connoisseurs show an increasing appreciation of premium sipping tequilas, the concept of terroir is starting to be explored with single-site bottlings. Laura Foster heads to Mexico to find out more

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6 mins  |
November 2020
SMITH-MADRONE
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SMITH-MADRONE

The antidote to California bling, this Napa Valley pioneer is known for its well-priced and ageworthy wines. Elin McCoy ventures up into the Spring Mountain District AVA to taste

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6 mins  |
November 2020
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FAMILIA TORRES: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS

Founded in 1870, today Familia Torres is Spanish wine royalty with a global reach that includes wineries in Chile and the US. Sarah Jane Evans MW looks at what the company has achieved, including its current projects to restore ancient grape varieties and combat climate change

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6 mins  |
November 2020
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A CHEF'S TOUR OF ANDALUCIA

Celebrated Spanish chef José Pizarro has been visiting Andalucía in southern Spain since he was a small boy. Julie Sheppard joins him in the region to discover his food and wine inspirations

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5 mins  |
November 2020
Semillon Gris: South Africa's Old-Vine Oddity
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Semillon Gris: South Africa's Old-Vine Oddity

Growers in the Cape are nurturing this red mutation of the green Semillon Blanc grape. Malu Lambert investigates the unusual phenomenon, first identified in vineyards here back in the 1800s

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8 mins  |
October 2020