Ned Goodwin MW: In pursuit of regional identity in Australian Chardonnay
With 12 wines showing exceptional regionality to try...
Opinion
Opinion – views and debate on the biggest wine news stories from the Decanter team.
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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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Baudains: Career-change winemakers
Two winemakers in Tuscany who have left their previous careers to pursue a passion for wine...
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Walls: Roussillon’s old vines are its best drought defence
The old vines effect: romanticism or reality?
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Is this California’s Mediterranean wine lab?’
Versatility in California...
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Walls: The secret to Roussillon's stunning whites
Brilliant southern French whites that deserve more attention...
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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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Baudains: How biodynamics let Lageder's Löwengang Chardonnay find its voice
Biodynamic wines from Alto Adige...
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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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Walls: A vertical of a great Cornas cuvée
A vertical tasting of this great Rhône cuvée...
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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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Andrew Jefford: ‘The suggestion: Different wines leave you in different altered states’
Do different wines possess different emotional watermarks...
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Artémis Domaines attracts spotlight over Burgundy plans
Recent reports suggest a rejig of some wine operations...
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Walls: Chasing freshness in Ventoux
With over 30 wines tasted...
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Baudains: Italy's frizzante tradition returns
With 10 bottles to try...
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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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Walls: Exclusive first taste of M Chapoutier's Sélections Parcellaires 2023
What do they tell us about the 2023 vintage...
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Andrew Jefford: ‘Barcelona declared a drought emergency on 1 February’
Andrew Jefford on the impact of drought in viticulture...
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Baudains: ‘Natural wines don't stink’
With tasting notes & scores for 10 Italian natural wines...
