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Sarah Jane Evans MW is an award-winning journalist who began writing about wine (and food, restaurants, and chocolate) in the 1980s. She started drinking Spanish wine - Sherry, to be specific - as a student of classics and social and political sciences at Cambridge University. This started her lifelong love affair with the country’s wines, food and culture, leading to her appointment as a member of the Gran Orden de Caballeros de Vino for services to Spanish wine. In 2006 she became a Master of Wine, writing her dissertation on Sherry and winning the Robert Mondavi Winery Award. Currently vice-chairman of the Institute of Masters of Wine, Evans divides her time between contributing to leading wine magazines and reference books, wine education and judging wines internationally.
This tiny corner of Spain is on fire...
What are the best wines to try near Malaga...?
A tour of Catalonia’s centres of sparkling wine production is an unbeatable way to immerse yourself in the region...
Spend the perfect day exploring cava country...
Sarah Jane Evans MW picks out the best cava restaurants, hotels and shops to plan your visit...
Is this true that vanilla notes in a wine are a sign it has been aged in American oak? Sarah Jane Evans gives her view to Decanter
Find out more about Spain's sparkling wines
Priorat seems to have come a long way since our last tasting...
Don’t forget the high-end Cava wines that offer all the quality and style of Champagne, says Sarah Jane Evans MW....
Sarah Jane Evans MW and Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW explain how to build the perfect Spanish cellar.
This Andalucian jewel offers modern restaurants and inviting Sherry bars, not to mention unmissable bodegas. Sarah Jane Evans MW leads the way
In less than 16 years, Javier Zaccagnini and Mariano Garcia have achieved their aim – to make a wine in Ribera del Duero equal to the world’s best. Sarah Jane Evans MW meets the duo and discovers the secrets of their success
Rioja is all things to all wine lovers: from simple unoaked wines, through traditional Tempranillos aged in American oak, to more modern blends and terroir-driven examples. Sarah Jane Evans MW examines the styles
As the term 'minerality' becomes ever more fashionable, so the search for a definition gathers momentum. Sarah Jane Evans MW canvasses opinion from winemakers and researchers around the globe.
Spanish wine expert Sarah Jane Evans MW looks ahead to meeting some of her favourite producers at Decanter's flagship Encounter in London on 15th & 16th November in her guide to navigating the famous Grand Tasting...
Hemmed in between some of Spain’s top red wine regions, it seemed this enclave of white had no hope. But Rueda’s success has been swift – leading to potentially even greater problems. Sarah Jane Evans MW considers its future...
Whether you're already a fan of Torres or want to discover some of the best single-vineyard wines Spain has to offer, next month's London tasting is set to be exceptional. Sarah Jane Evans MW previews what the masterclass has in store, and introduces the nine featured wines...
Sarah Jane Evans MW explains how styles have shifted as Rioja producers move away from the official classifications, and suggests the vintages, and wines, to look out for.
One of the most highly respected elder statesmen of Sherry, Mauricio Gonzalez-Gordon y Diez, Marques of Bonanza, has died aged 89 in Jerez.