Katherine Cole: ‘I think of moulded plywood and feel hopeful’
Katherine Cole on the wine trends of 2024...
Guest Column
View opinions on wine news, wine tastings and wine issues from Decanter guest columnists
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Melody Wong: ‘There is still a long way to go to fix the industry’
Life as a female sommelier...
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Drinking wine with meals linked to better health outcomes
Michael Apstein reports on a recent study...
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New and expanded Burgundy winemaker projects to watch
Charles Curtis MW reports on high-profile changes in 2024...
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Robert Joseph: ‘Why not embrace multi-vintage blends, as Penfolds did with its G3?’
A place for multi-vintage wines...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘I let the essence of Musigny weave its spell around me’
Notes from a memorable Burgundy dinner...
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Katherine Cole: ‘Steiner’s biodynamic viticulture thrives, despite outrageous statements that have come to light’
Katherine Cole on the mixed legacy of Rudolf Steiner...
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Charlie Geoghegan: ‘If Bordeaux got out of its own way, more people might see what they’re missing’
Charlie Geoghegan on his love of Bordeaux...
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Matt Walls: ‘Since we can only consume a bottle once, it needs to be memorable’
Matt Walls on what constitutes quality in wine...
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Artémis Domaines attracts spotlight over Burgundy plans
Recent reports suggest a rejig of some wine operations...
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Karen MacNeil: ‘2023 was as perfect as any Napa vintage in living memory’
Karen MacNeil on a vintage 'no one will ever forget'...
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Elin McCoy: ‘Vertical tastings are tantalising: they carry us into the past’
Vertical tastings provide an unparalleled insight into a wine...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘A Hermès tie calls for a plain shirt’
Hugh Johnson on choosing wine in a restaurant...
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Aldo Fiordelli: ‘Deep historical reasons connect Italians to the bitter taste in wine’
Aldo Fiordelli on the Italian love for bitterness...
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Katherine Cole: ‘Yes, we are all doomed to die. But wine won’t do us in’
Katherine Cole on alcohol in moderation...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘There is real excitement to be found among neglected grape varieties’
Hugh Johnson on the merits of forgotten varieties...
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘For an emerging region, success with a grape like Chardonnay proves tricky’
Winemaking in Virginia...
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Joe Warwick: ‘Come Christmas, there’s a painfully challenging spike in the tired and emotional drinker’
Joe Warwick on coping with the ‘festive fatigue’...
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Elaine Chukan Brown: ‘While I’ve had sake and mead worth talking about, I wouldn’t call either fine wine’
A mead which breaks ‘multiple rules’...
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Hugh Johnson: ‘At what level you start getting your claret kick is a personal thing’
Hugh Johnson on the appreciation of claret...
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Tim Atkin MW: ‘Rías Baixas’ reds are some of the most exciting in Spain right now’
Extolling the virtues of red wines from Rías Baixas...
