Alcohol in Bordeaux wine: Global warming is no excuse
It's up to Bordeaux winemakers to curb alcohol in their wines and global warming should not be an excuse for allowing levels to rise too ... Read More
The Lufthansa Trachtencrew takes off
On the occasion of the Munich Oktoberfest, the Lufthansa Trachtencrew will once again be flying Bavarian tradition around the world. Today, at 9:35 am local ... Read More
Chateau Musar: New world or Old world?
Find out what Marc Hochar would class the acclaimed Lebanese winery… Join Marc Hochar at the Landmark Hotel in London as he showcases his family’s ... Read More
Booths wine to try: Decanter’s Supermarket of the Year 2017
Decanter's UK Supermarket of the Year 2017 has been crowned and the winner is Booths, a much-loved retailer in its northern England heartlands. Here, we ... Read More
Anson: Is English Pinot Noir really getting better?
Jane Anson goes beyond the recent cache of international awards to see what's been happening on the English Pinot Noir scene, and whether Burgundy should ... Read More
Hawaii Food & Wine Festival: Competition to crown next iconic Hawaiian cocktail
The seventh annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival (HFWF) will raise the bar for featured mixologists with a new competition to crown the next iconic ... Read More
Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards 2017: See the winners
See which UK supermarkets, wine merchants and independent retailers won prizes in the Decanter Retailer of the Year Awards 2017... Prohibition Wines Decanter Retailer of ... Read More
Delicious Deutschland: German National Tourist Board announces ‘Culinary Germany” campaign
The German National Tourist Board UK and Ireland (GNTO) has announced its main editorial and marketing campaign for 2018 as Culinary Germany. The aim of ... Read More
Winners revealed at Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2017
See this year's winners of the annual Roederer Awards, announced at the Royal Academy of Arts in London last night (12 September), including another accolade ... Read More
Opus One 2014 flies out of the blocks, say merchants
Strong early demand for Opus One 2014 has added to signs that the market for top California wines remains buoyant in 2017. Opus One 2013 ... Read More
Best places for Oktoberfest celebration in 2017
With Oktoberfest soon to kick off and the cost of attending the celebration in Munich, Germany, totaling an estimated $5,000 for Americans, WalletHub took a ... Read More
Brexit pain as wine prices rise further, says trade
There has been no let-up in the run of price rises on wine since the UK voted to leave the European Union and the pain ... Read More
Hurricane Irma: Rapid response team ‘rescues’ fine wines
Some Florida residents reportedly made hurried calls to wine removals specialists in an attempt to protect valuable bottles from Hurricane Irma, which has left a ... Read More
First taste: Krug 2004 vintage release
Michael Edwards was among the first group of journalists in the UK to taste Krug's latest vintage release, the 2004, but was truly wowed by ... Read More
English wine makes up half of UK Government’s cellar purchases
The UK government has defended its record on English wine by saying that it buys more homegrown wines for its hospitality events than from any ... Read More
Jefford on Monday: The ethnologist in the cellar
Andrew Jefford visits an ‘artisanal co-operative’ in Languedoc, and learns how it saved its village. Montpeyroux in Languedoc. Credit: Andrew Jefford Co-operatives are such a ... Read More
Brussels: The 2017 eat!
The 2017 eat! Brussels, drink! BORDEAUX festival ends this evening with positive results. Starting on Thursday lunchtime, over 25 000 dishes and 90 000 tastings ... Read More
Four Seasons Pop Down first in Toronto
With all eyes on Toronto during the city’s annual film festival, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts staged a surprise four-day experience highlighted by a one-night ... Read More
Boutique hotels: What makes them special (or not)
I recently attended the Boutique Hotel Investment Conference (BLLA) in Manhattan, and joined hundreds (thousands?) of hotel investors, designers, vendors, bankers and new product developers ... Read More
Croatia’s Istria: The first “Wine & Walk by the Sea” gourmet festival
The calendar of events of the gourmet festival in Istria, Croatia, starts on September 23, 2017, with the first affair being “Wine & Walk by ... Read More
Back to Burgundy – Film review
A newly released film in the UK throws the spotlight on family politics and ever-rising land prices in the world of Burgundy wine, wrapped in ... Read More
Hugh Johnson: When in France, drink lesser-known wines
Why Hugh Johnson goes for wines on the fringes when travelling in France... Why you should explore the fringes in France... Credit: Alchimy restaurant, Gaillac ... Read More
Director of Tourism onTurks and Caicos after Irma: Tourism, visitors, hotels current status
Resilient, powerful, strong and faithful. This is how Ramon Andrew described the people of Turks and Caicos. Ramon Andrews, the outspoken director of Tourism for ... Read More
Comment: MW’s warning to the wine trade
Natasha Hughes MW took to the podium of wine boxes at the Institute of Masters of Wine's ninth international symposium, which gave attendees three minutes ... Read More
Hawaii’s Kailua-Kona makes Best American Foodie Towns list
Kailua-Kona on the “Big Island of Hawaii,” was named the #2 top 5 foodie town to visit in the Pacific West in the 2017 report ... Read More
Anson: Growing pains for Bordeaux’s Chinese investors?
Chinese investment in Bordeaux vineyards has continued apace in 2017, yet there’s talk that some buyers are looking to leave. It hasn’t all been plain ... Read More
Would you bake with wine flour?
Decanter.com speaks to a US company that has started making ‘wine flour’ out of leftover grapes and skins and claims that the finished product retains ... Read More
Bordeaux: Château Phélan Ségur sold to Belgian investor
Phélan Ségur in Bordeaux's St-Estèphe appellation has been sold by the Gardinier family to a Belgian investor for an undisclosed fee. Château Phélan Ségur is ... Read More
Coravin launches new system for screw cap wines
A new accessory released by Coravin claims to keep screw cap wines fresh for up to three months once the original seal has been broken. ... Read More
Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2017 judging week begins
Some of the best palates from across Asia have gathered in Hong Kong to judge more than 3,000 wines in the Decanter Asia Wine Awards ... Read More