Charles Heidsieck: The original 'Champagne Charlie'
A profile of Charles Heidsieck, plus five Champagnes to seek out...
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Expert’s Choice: Red Sancerre
The Loire is also a source of delightful Pinot Noirs that are worth tracking down...
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Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle - Tasting the three-vintage blends
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Chateau Musar - Defying time
Wines stretching back to 1974...
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Isole e Olena: Cepparello wines to drink and to keep
One of the first 'Super Tuscans'...
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The 75 most exciting wines of 2017
Find a new wine to try this festive season...
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Château de Beaucastel wines for your cellar
Including five vintages of rare Hommage à Jacques Perrin...
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Weekday wines
Decanter’s tastings director Christelle Guibert picks out 25 exciting and accessible wines available in the UK for £25 or less...
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Producer profile: Foradori
Christelle Guibert headed up into the Dolomites to visit Elisabetta Foradori, a key figure in Italian winemaking, who put Trentino and its native grapes on the map...
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Booths wine to try: Decanter's Supermarket of the Year 2017
Decanter's Supermarket of the Year 2017 has been crowned. Here, we recommend six of their wines to try...
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Why are wax capsules used and is there a trick to removing them? - Ask Decanter
Why are they used...?
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How many wines can a professional taster taste in a day? - ask Decanter
What is the limit...?
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Clos des Cazaux, Les Clefs d'Or Blanc, Vacqueyras, Rhône 2014
White Vacqueyras represents just 4% of the appellation's output, which may explain why it is hard to fine, but it can offer excellent value so is worth searching for. ..
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Pasqua, Passimento Bianco, Veneto 2015
Grown in the Valpolicella area, these Garganega grapes are partially dried, losing 20 to 30% of their weight, before fermentation...
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Rojalet, Negre, Montsant 2015
20 and 30 year old Carignan and Garnacha vines are overseen by Carlos Escolar - a young winemaker who coaxes extraordinary flavours from the harsh landscape of Montsant, which almost completely encircles the more famous Priorat...
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Bodegas Juan Gil, Can Blau, Montsant 2014
A blend of Carignan, Syrah and Grenache from slatey soils - the 'llicorella' made famous by neighbouring Priorat. This wine has lots of fresh, juicy fruit...
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Jean-Paul Thévenet, Tradition Le Clachet, Morgon, Beaujolais 2015
Jean-Paul Thévenet needs little introduction in Beaujolais; he is one of the gang of four (the others being Guy Breton, Jean Foillard & Marcel Lapierre) to start the natural wine movement in the region...
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Domaine de la Voûte des Crozes, Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais 2015
Trained as an oenologist in Beaune followed by a brief internship in California, Nicole Chanrion returned to her roots in Beaujolais and took over the 6.5 hectare domaine from her father in 1988...
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Abbotts & Delaunay, Merlot, Languedoc 2015
This is a joint venture between two winemakers from different sides of the world: Nerida Abbot from Australia and Laurent Delaunay from Burgundy...
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Cantina di Negrar, Corvina, Verona 2016
This is a brand new single varietal from this co-operative, located in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico area, just a few kilometres from Verona...
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Kangarilla Road, Montepulciano, McLaren Vale 2014
Not a grape often associated with this part of the world, Montepulciano seems to enjoy the Mediterranean-style climate of McLaren Vale...
