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Top 10 whiskies for Christmas
A Christmas top 10 you won't want to miss. Richard Woodard picks his top 10 whiskies for you - or Father Christmas - to enjoy ... Read More
English sparkling wines for Christmas
Pick one of these English sparkling wines to serve to family and friends this Christmas... Enjoy an English sparkling this Christmas Credit: Cath Lowe/ Decanter ... Read More
How good is canned wine?
Eduardo Dingler explores the growth in canned wine sales in the USA - and at $25 dollars a can in some cases, it's not just ... Read More
LVMH cements wine distribution network with $3.2 billion Belmond acquisition
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is set to acquire the London-based high-end travel and hospitality company extending its luxury goods supply channels around the world. ... Read More
Jefford on Monday: Drinking with the Valkyries – young vintage Port
Andrew Jefford says that vintage Port should (also) be sampled in its youth... A worker during the 2016 Touriga Nacional harvest at the Quinta do ... Read More
Stephen Brook’s top scoring fine wines of 2018
See the wines that have made Stephen Brook's end-of-year highlights, with exclusive tasting notes for Decanter Premium members... Stephen Brook's top scoring wines tasted this ... Read More
Celebrated winemaker and consultant Patrick Léon dies
Patrick Léon, who worked with many of the world's top wine estates, including Mouton Rothschild, Opus One and Château d’Esclans, has died in Bordeaux. Patrick ... Read More
Best Burgundy premier cru wines from 2017
Even many of the best premiers crus can be swamped by the near-100-point scores of the grands crus. So below, we've highlighted the top premier ... Read More
Best Burgundy premier cru wines from 2017
Even many of the best premiers crus can be swamped by the near-100-point scores of the grands crus. So below, we've highlighted the top premier ... Read More
Mouton Rothschild reveals 2016 label by William Kentridge
Château Mouton Rothschild has commissioned South African artist William Kentridge to design the label for its 2016 vintage grand vin. See the design in full ... Read More
Jane Anson’s top fine wines of 2018
See the wines that have made Jane Anson's end-of-year highlights, with exclusive tasting notes for Decanter Premium members... Lafite Rothschild poured at the Decanter Shanghai ... Read More
Best Christmas Champagne: vintage and non-vintage bottles to buy
Yohan Castaing picks out a range of Champagnes for Christmas, ranging from money-no-object Champagnes to good quality non-vintage choices... Champagne often plays a leading role ... Read More
Yealands Estate fined NZ$400,000 for breaching wine rules
Major New Zealand producer Yealands Estate and its ex-owner have been fined after pleading guilty to previously breaking the rules on wine destined for the ... Read More
Christmas Champagne deals
We've sourced some top Champagne deals this Christmas... Keith Jackson / Alamy Credit: Keith Jackson / Alamy Christmas is a great excuse to drink Champagne, ... Read More
Historic Madeira bottling fetches nearly $16,000 at auction
A cache of centuries-old Madeira discovered in New Jersey during renovation work has been auctioned by Christie’s, with one bottling from the late 1700s selling ... Read More
Best value white Burgundy 2017 en primeur to buy
Tim Atkin MW selects his top value white wines from the 2017 Burgundy vintage... Harvesting Corton-Charlemagne grand cru grapes in Pernand-Vergelesses. Credit: PHILIPPE DESMAZES / ... Read More
Jefford on Monday: Brunello’s breakthrough
Andrew Jefford gauges the challenges facing Montalcino... Le Chiuse in the Montosoli sector of North Montalcino. Credit: Andrew Jefford Jefford on Monday: Brunello’s breakthrough ‘We ... Read More
Wines to pair with duck and goose for Christmas
Rich, fatty meats such as duck and goose demand more from a wine than the traditional turkey. See our recommendations and tips for a perfect ... Read More
Steven Spurrier’s wines of the month
Decanter’s long-standing consultant editor hand-picked fine wines for drinking now and for the cellar, based on tastings that he has attended recently. Read More
Top Côte de Beaune 2017 en primeur wines
Tim Atkin MW continues our Burgundy 2017 coverage by taking a look at the Côte de Beaune region in the southern part of the Côte ... Read More
Top 20 sweet & fortified wines for Christmas
It’s the ideal time to break out those delightful liquid treats. Andy Howard MW picks 20 of his favourites, arguing that we should all make ... Read More
34 top festive wines to buy now
Time to stock up for Christmas... Read More
Third of Britons ‘re-gift’ wines at Christmas – survey
Wine has been named the favourite drink to take to a Christmas party, but nearly one third surveyed said that they have passed on wine ... Read More
Mouton Rothschild to release limited edition Versailles cases
Château Mouton Rothschild has worked with the Palace of Versailles to create 75 limited edition cases containing five vintages of the Bordeaux first growth’s wines, ... Read More
Top Côte Chalonnaise & Mâconnais 2017 en primeur wines
Tim Atkin MW kicks off our Burgundy 2017 coverage by taking a look at these two subregions to the south of the Côte d'Or. Scroll ... Read More
Tasting 40 years of Domaine de Chevalier white wines
Jane Anson enjoys an incredible vertical of Domaine de Chevalier white wines - read her report and and see full tasting notes for 20 vintages ... Read More
Haut-Médoc 2010 & 2014 panel tasting results
It’s the perfect time to take an in-depth look at these two vintages, says Jane Anson, as they’re both entering a good early-drinking phase – ... Read More
Mar de Frades launches Atlantic Godello from Rías Baixas
Leading Albariño producer, Mar de Frades, has launched its first 100% Godello wine from coastal vineyards in Rías Baixas, Galicia, in the northwest corner of ... Read More
The Decanter interview: Thomas Duroux
Since his arrival at Château Palmer in 2004, this instinctive winemaker has converted the Margaux estate to biodynamics and created a second wine. He tells ... Read More
Chateau Montelena: Profile and top wines
In 1976, the famous Judgement of Paris Tasting pushed Napa Valley’s Chateau Montelena into the wine world’s consciousness, bestowing lasting fame... Visit Chateau Montelena and ... Read More