John Abbott

Vintage Video: How to handle a wine - episode 3

A youthful Hugh Johnson talks you through opening a bottle of Champagne in the correct manner in the third episode of this 1980s series, re-published as part of Decanter's 40th anniversary build-up.

Gallery: Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards 2014

Decanter Men of the Year 2014: Perrin Brothers

Viña Maipo faithfully expresses its Chilean origins

Viña Maipo was founded in 1948 in Maipo Valley, home of Chile's most prestigious wines. It is Chile's fourth largest wine exporter and since 2007 the Head Winemaker, Max Weinlaub, has develop high-end wines with a fresh and elegant style. The flagship of the winery is the reserva line VITRAL which represent its origin, Chile.

DWWA 2014: Veneto judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Veneto judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Richard Baudains plus Alex Hunt MW, Andrea Briccarello, Ben Robson, Chris Murphy, Daniele Cernilli, Emilio Del Fante, Emily O’Hare, Igor Ryjenkov MW, Michael Garner, Rebecca Palmer, Rémi Cousin, Sebastian Payne MW and Sergio De Luca.

DWWA 2014: USA & Central America judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 USA & Central America judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Jon Bonné plus Arvid Rosengren, Bob Betz MW, Mark Andrew, Pierre Mansour and Virginia Philip MS.

DWWA 2014: UK judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 UK judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Stephen Skelton MW plus Andrew Shaw, Oz Clarke, Rebecca Palmer, Richard Hemming and Sue Daniels.

DWWA 2014: Tuscany judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Tuscany judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Monty Waldin plus Alex Hunt MW, Andrea Briccarello, Ben Robson, Clément Robert, Emily O’Hare, Gerd Stepp, Gordon Lawrence, Jean Reilly MW, Kathrine Larsen MS, Meiyu Li, Sergio De Luca, Simon Woods and Theresa Paopao.

DWWA 2014: Southern Italy judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Southern Italy judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Jane Hunt MW plus Alessandro Torcoli, Antony Moss MW, Charles Curtis MW, Daniele Cernilli, Jean Reilly MW, Luciana Lynch, Margaret Rand, Nick Bielak, Peter Nixson and Sebastian Payne MW.

DWWA 2014: Southern and Eastern Mediterranean judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Southern and Eastern Mediterranean judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Isa Bal MS plus Ana Emilia Sapungiu, Dimitar Nikolov, Jo Ahearne MW, Serdar Balkaya and Totte Steneby.

DWWA 2014: South Africa judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 South Africa judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Lynne Sherriff MW plus Adrian Garforth MW, Angela Mount, Anthony Barne MW, Carmel Kilcline MW, Cathy van Zyl MW, Fiona McDonald, Janet Dorozynski, Johan Larsson, John Hoskins MW, Madeleine Stenwreth MW, Matt Smith, Michael Harrison, Nancy Gilchrist MW, Simon Woods, Susan McCraith MW and Winifred Bowman.

DWWA 2014: Sherry & Spain judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Sherry & Spain judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chairs Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW and Sarah Jane Evans MW plus Allan Cheesman, Ana Maria Martinez Terol, Annette Scarfe MW, Antony Moss MW, Aristide Spies MS, Arvid Rosengren, Barbara Philip MW, Ben Henshaw, Ben Llewelyn, Beverley Blanning MW, Beverly Tabbron MW, Bruno Murciano, Chris Murphy, Christine Parkinson, David Round MW, Dominique Vrigneau, Ed Adams MW, Ferran Centelles, Helen McEvoy, Jamie Hutchinson, Jean Marc Sauboua, Jo Ahearne MW, Juan Carlos Rincon, Luz Divina Merchán Díaz, Maria Antonia Fernandez-Daza, Matthieu Longuère, Melanie Jones MW, Nick Room, Peter Nixson, Pierre Mansour, Rhys Pender MW, Rut Cotroneo, Simon Woods, Stephen Skelton MW, Tom Forrest and Ulf Sjödin MW.

DWWA 2014: Rhone judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Rhone judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair James Lawther MW plus Antony Moss MW, David Roberts MW, David Round MW, David Vareille, Gearoid Devaney MS, Jamie Hutchinson, John Switzer, Jonathan Kinns, Laurent Chaniac and Mark Williamson.

DWWA 2014: Regional Italy judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Regional Italy judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Ian D’Agata plus Andrea Briccarello, Andrea Sturniolo, Andrew Shaw, Andy Howard MW, Ben Robson, Bruno Besa, Charles Curtis MW, Christy Canterbury MW, Dawn Davies, Ezio De Bernardi, Jane Parkinson, Marcia Waters MW, Margaret Rand, Michael Garner, Peter Nixson, Simon Woods and Tuomas Meriluoto MW.

DWWA 2014: Regional France judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Regional France judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Andrew Jefford plus Alex Hunt MW, Ben Llewelyn, Dawn Davies, Dominique Vrigneau, Jamie Hutchinson, Jean-Michel Valette MW, Nicolas Clerc MS, Paz Levinson and Rebecca Palmer.

DWWA 2014: Portugal judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Portugal judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Sarah Ahmed plus Anne Forrest, Beatriz Machado, Ben Campbell-Johnston, Claudio Martins, Danny Cameron, Godfrey Spence, Jane MacQuitty, Joanna Locke MW, João Pires MS and Nick Oakley.

DWWA 2014: Port & Madeira judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Port & Madeira judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Richard Mayson plus Ben Campbell-Johnston, Godfrey Spence, Igor Ryjenkov MW and James John MW.

DWWA 2014: Piedmont & Switzerland judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Piedmont & Switzerland judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Paolo Basso plus Arvid Rosengren, Bruno Besa, Claire Thevenot MS, Daniele Cernilli, David Round MW, Emilio Del Fante, Emily O’Hare, Ezio De Bernardi, Igor Sotric, Laurent Richet MS, Luigi Buonanno and Matt Walls.

DWWA 2014: New Zealand judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 New Zealand judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Bob Campbell MW plus Adrian Garforth MW, Allan Cheesman, Arvid Rosengren, Carmel Kilcline MW, David Jean, Dee Blackstock MW, Isa Bal MS, Jan Konetzki, Justin Liddle, Laurent Chaniac, Melanie Brown, Philip Tuck MW, Sebastian Braun and Susan Hulme MW.

DWWA 2014: Middle East, Far East & Asia judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Middle East, Far East & Asia judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Poh Tiong Ch’ng plus Annette Scarfe MW, Dimitri Mesnard MS, Serdar Balkaya, Susan Hulme MW and Ulf Sjödin MW.

DWWA 2014: Loire judging panel

Find out about our Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 Loire judging panel with biographies of the Regional Chair Jim Budd plus Andy Howard MW, Beverley Blanning MW, Chris Hardy, Chris Kissack, Margaret Rand, Rebecca Palmer and Stephen Skelton MW.