Cockburn’s 200th anniversary tasting
Decanter recently attended an event to mark the 200th anniversary of Cockburn's port, tasting not only the cask sample of the 2014, but also past vintages going back as far as 1863.
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Can a new Cava classification win over consumers?
Cava producers are gearing up to launch a new classification rank for single estate wines, but will it be enough to change consumer attitudes to Spain's best known sparkling wine? Amy Wislocki reports from a recent tasting in London.
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Torres to launch 'second wine' to Grans Muralles
Decanter recently attended an event hosted by Miguel Torres Senior to unveil Purgatori, conceived as a second wine to Grans Muralles, as well as to show vintages of Grans Muralles dating back to 1996.
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Symington family releases luxury 1882 Port
Port houses are seeking to improve their appeal to wealthy drinkers worldwide after the Symington family became the second producer to release a 19th Century single harvest Port within a month.
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Vente-Privee brings online wine flash sales to UK
Wine journalists descended on the bijou Companie des Vins Surnaturels in London's Covent Garden last week to hear how online retailer Vente-Privee plans to sell €2m of wine in its first year in the UK.
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Should Champagne flutes be outlawed?
There is a groundswell of opinion in the wine trade behind the chief executive of glass maker Riedel Crystal, who recently told decanter.com that he wishes to see the back of the Champagne flute.
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Stars reunite for 30 years of Decanter Man of the Year award
Decanter managing editor Amy Wislocki reports on a special dinner held in London last night to mark the 30th anniversary of the Decanter Man of the Year award.
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Val d'Argan: Rhone, with a North African edge
Decanter managing editor, Amy Wislocki, meets Frenchman Charles Melia, who left his family's winery in Chateauneuf-du-Pape to create boutique winery Val d'Argan in Morocco.
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Hospices de Beaune: Christie's preview tasting
Bidders hoping for softer prices at this year's Hospices de Beaune auction, following a high sales total in 2012, could be disappointed judging by the mood during this week's preview tasting at Christie's London.
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Spanish Chardonnay rivals finest Burgundy, says consultant Denis Dubourdieu
How refreshing to sit next to someone who enjoys such stratospheric success in their world that they attach no concern to staying on message.
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Q&A: Bernard Hickin, Chief Winemaker, Jacob's Creek
Amy Wislocki caught up with Bernard Hickin during the Wimbledon Championships, where he showed current and past vintages of Rieslings from the portfolio. Jacob's Creek has been the official wine at Wimbledon since 2011, the third year in a five-year sponsorship deal.
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'The Britpack: winemaking Brits in France' - Charles Simpson
The Languedoc may not have the prestige and grandeur of Bordeaux and Champagne, but it makes up for it with aspiration, value and variety, making it one of 2012's regions to watch. Amy Wislocki profiles four Brits who have moved to the Languedoc to make wine.
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English wine community split over new names for sparkling
Two new generic names coined for English sparkling wine have had a very mixed reception in the English wine community.
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New World Discovery Theatre: Chenin Blanc
South Africa’s signature white grape variety, Chenin Blanc, has seen plantings fall but it's still enormously popular... By Amy Wislocki
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The rise and rise of Majestic
Who thinks wine staff are intimidating? Amy Wislocki finds out why Majestic deserved its Decanter Wine Merchant of the Year award
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Julian Sands' passion for Bordeaux
The English actor and keen wine lover has lived in California since the 1990s, but his heart belongs to Bordeaux
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One third of Italian vines should be grubbed up: Antinori
One third of Italy’s vines should be replanted or pulled out because they are making unmarketable wines, Marchese Piero Antinori says.
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Max Beesley: My Passion for Wine
What actor Max Beesley lacks in knowledge, he more than makes up for with passion. AMY WISLOCKI meets a keen wine enthusiast
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Cheap Cotes du Rhone edged out of UK market
UK sales of sub-£4 Rhône wines tumbled by 73% in 2009, according to new figures from Inter Rhone.
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Rioja: the rise of indigenous grape varieties
Tempranillo will always be Rioja’s anchor, but Amy Wislocki finds producers looking to other indigenous grapes in a bid to offer alternative styles
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There can be only one
What does it take to be crowned UK Sommelier of the Year? AMY WISLOCKI helps judge the finals in London
