Judgement of Paris star Winiarski donates $3m to wine library
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars founder Warren Winiarski has pledged US$3.3m to help maintain and improve the world-leading collection of wine writing at the library of ... Read More
Top 30 Californian white wines for summer
There's a new wave of quality coming out of the Golden State, enthuses Ronan Sayburn MS, who has selected 30 of the best classic and ... Read More
White wine emoji campaign gathers pace
US winery Kendall-Jackson has thrown its weight behind calls for a white wine emoji, submitting a 15-page proposal for review by authorities. Do you want ... Read More
Jefford on Monday: Torres and the existential struggle
Andrew Jefford finds a company in constant reinvention... Spirit of renewal: Young vines planted by Torres at 750 metres above sea level on llicorella soils. ... Read More
Cinsault: It’s not just a backing singer
Regarded for decades as simply a useful blending grape, is hardy Cinsault finding favour again? Alistair Cooper MW feels its wines are deserving of a ... Read More
Kevin Begos: Wine links past to present
“Eat, drink and be merry, for everything else is not worth that.” (Inscription on tomb of Hittite king, 1400 BC) – for the love of ... Read More
Kevin Begos: Wine links past to present
“Eat, drink and be merry, for everything else is not worth that.” (Inscription on tomb of Hittite king, 1400 BC) – for the love of ... Read More
Top Loire Cabernet Franc: Panel tasting results
Cabernet Franc from the Loire is often good value and doesn't only come in a light, fruity style. Read this report on 53 wines tasted ... Read More
Incredible India exhibits again at OTDYKH Leisure
OTDYKH Leisure Once again the Tourism Ministry of India comes back to the leading Russian fair, OTDYKH Leisure, with its main theme Incredible India, to ... Read More
Beyond Sauvignon: Top New Zealand white wines – Panel tasting results
Sauvignon Blanc reigns supreme and Chardonnay is well established, but an exciting range of other white grape varieties is taking root in NZ, reports Rebecca ... Read More
Sir Ian Botham launches new wine range
Former England cricket star Sir Ian Botham OBE has launched a new range of Australian wines and said that there will be more to come ... Read More
Peak Prosecco? Don’t be so sure, says Bisol president
There is still plenty of scope to promote the quality image of the best Prosecco wines, according to Bisol's management team, which has revamped its ... Read More
Best Lidl wines to try this summer
Decanter's tasting team recommends great value wines to buy from Lidl after tasting the retailer's latest summer range... See Amy Wislocki’s pick of the best Lidl ... Read More
Burgundy grand cru vineyard prices double in 10 years – figures
A single hectare of a Burgundy grand cru vineyard could have cost up to 14 million euros last year, according to the latest report from ... Read More
Comparing Cos d’Estournel wines: 2000 to 2016
Jane Anson reports on the second growth's evolution in style and provides fresh tasting notes on wines going back to the Bordeaux 2000 vintage - ... Read More
Don’t miss a chance to enjoy top August events in San Francisco!
Eat Drink SF event It’s true, San Francisco is a land of things full of diversity. You can spend weeks in San Francisco and not ... Read More
Coppola’s Inglenook signs deal with Bordeaux merchants
Francis Ford Coppola has decided to give international distribution rights for his Inglenook Napa wines to three Bordeaux négociants. Bordeaux's Place de la Bourse. Credit: ... Read More
Qatar Airways’ A350-1000 touches down in U.S. for the first time
Qatar Airways brings the A350-1000 to the United States Qatar Airways is delighted to bring the world’s most technologically advanced passenger aircraft, the A350-1000, to ... Read More
Pichon Baron owner buys Outpost Wines in Napa Valley
The owner of Château Pichon Baron, AXA Millésimes, has made its first foray into Napa Valley with a deal to buy Outpost Wines for an ... Read More
Jefford on Monday: Burgundy’s great question
... and Andrew Jefford asks it (eventually)... Clos Vougeot with Musigny, Grands Echézeaux and Echézeaux behind. Credit: Andrew Jefford A word of advice, first: if ... Read More
Steven Spurrier: Fine wines for the cellar and dinner table
Decanter’s long-standing consultant editor reports on a re-visiting of the fabled Judgement of Paris, as well as recommending fine wines for drinking now and others ... Read More
Pineau des Charentes: Cognac’s little brother – arrives in red and white
Cognac Where is Charente Charente is a small department in South West France, approximately 1 hour north of Bordeaux and 1 hour from the Atlantic ... Read More
Pineau des Charentes: Cognac’s little brother – arrives in red and white
Where is Charente Charente is a small department in South West France, approximately 1 hour north of Bordeaux and 1 hour from the Atlantic coast. ... Read More
Bordeaux châteaux test algae to fight mildew
Tests at 10 vineyards in Bordeaux and Cognac aim to discover whether wine producers could use algae from the Atlantic ocean to prevent fungal infections ... Read More
Château Beychevelle: New ratings and why it’s one to watch
A quiet revolution has taken place at this St-Julien fourth growth, reports Jane Anson, who recently tasted a decade of its vintages. Premium members can ... Read More
Italy: Not just wine – beer in solidarity
Italy beer A new beer of solidarity is being produced in Italy by prisoners who wish to learn a trade in order to return to ... Read More
Best Business Class lounge in the U.S. named
Best Business Class lounge in the U.S. named The United Polaris lounge at Chicago O’Hare International Airport has been voted Best Business Class Lounge in ... Read More
Cornas pioneer Pierre-Auguste Clape dies
Pierre-Auguste Clape, a leading figure of the Cornas appellation in northern Rhône, has died at the age of 93. A pioneer for the Cornas region. ... Read More
Anson: Here are the latest Bordeaux vineyard prices
Vineyard buyouts reached a 25-year high in France in 2017, according to the latest figures from France's land agency. Here is what has been happening ... Read More
Marriott International joins Starbucks, will ditch plastic straws by July 2019
Marriott International joins Starbucks, will ditch plastic straws by July 2019 Marriott International today announced that it is following the Starbucks’ lead and is planning ... Read More