Magazine: January 2019 issue

34 top festive wines under £30

Stock up for Christmas...

Comment: The evolution of the tasting room

How the tasting room experience has transformed....

Decanter’s guide to anniversary buys 2019

In search of that special bottle to mark a celebration in 2019?

On rocky ground: The science of soil and wine taste

Professor Alex Maltman questions the new orthodoxy...

Decanter's top wines of 2018: Most exciting picks

Re-tasted and rated after being chosen by staff and contributors...

International Festive Feasts

If Christmas is always the same in your household you might be intrigued to know how they spend it Down Under – or in places even colder than the UK. Fiona Beckett asks four New World winemakers what makes a traditional Christmas for them and how they eat and drink

Alpine appeal: 10 Swiss wines worth seeking out

Its wines may be little known beyond its borders, but Switzerland boasts a wealth of characterful viticultural areas and many native grapes. Robin Kick MW introduces four key varieties and recommends 10 excellent wines to try

Champagne: What happens when a new chef de cave takes over?

What happens when it is time to hand over the art of blending to a newcomer?

Steven Spurrier’s wines of the month

For drinking now and for the cellar...

Top 20 sweet & fortified wines for Christmas

It's the ideal time to break out those delightful liquid treats....

Haut-Médoc 2010 & 2014 panel tasting results

Good wines for drinking now...

The Decanter interview: Château Palmer's Thomas Duroux

Thomas Durouz tells Jane Anson about his quest for quality...

Wine Legend: Szepsy, Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 1999

What makes this a wine legend...?

South American Riesling: Expert's Choice

Panel tasting: Best Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadenes