The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal.

The highest scoring wines of the Decanter World Wine Awards...

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16 June 2022 Rescued from the vaults, this article about fashions in German wines 14 years ago, which is interesting to read in conjunction with Julia's report on a recent visit to the Kellers of Rheinhessen to taste their latest releases, also published today. 5 May 2008 As anyone who has been following the debate here knows, a low-key holy war

The Kellers of Rheinhessen celebrate the past and react to what's likely to happen in the future – Julia's in-depth report on a weekend there. See also K P Keller's recent, useful contributions to our Members' forum. Klaus Peter and Julia Keller are some of the most positive and encouraging people I know: always working with Nature rather than

From left: Hayes Drumwright, Susana Cueva Drumwright, Sam and Nancy Kaplan.

Sam Kaplan co-launches a new philanthropic venture...

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Place de la Bourse.

The first New Zealand producer to join the historic network...

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Ashling Park

The long-running bid has resulted in success for Sussex...

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Sebastian Payne MW on how the Bordeaux 2012 vintage is drinking now...

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James Mayor reports from northern Portugal on a brave attempt to solve the problems of the Douro, against which too many odds are stacked. Any visitor to the Douro Valley in Portugal is struck by the timeless peace and apparent calm of this extraordinarily beautiful mountainous vineyard region. However, beauty can deceive. The Douro is currently

In search of the very special character of wines from this area on the border of Oregon and Washington. At the beginning of March, when Elaine and I embarked on our Washington road trip, we stopped in an AVA that lies entirely within Oregon and yet is familiarly associated with Washington. The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater (colloquially

A selection of wineries and restaurants to enjoy...

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Château Margaux.

We look at initial reaction to the First Growth releases...

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Domaine Alain Voge

What's changed and where is the domaine now?

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Jensen was famed for producing elegant, silky Pinot Noirs at Calera Wine Company on the Central Coast...

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For the first time in our history, join us in New York this Saturday 18 June and share the unmissable experience of the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in one of the best cities in the world. Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC is taking over the 60th floor Bay Room at Manhatta in Manhattan for an […]

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Elizabeth Gabay's 25 picks of full-bodied rosés...

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The top St-Émilions from 2011 to 2018 tasted blind – 48 in all. Above, Jean-Philippe Delmas, responsible for the wines of the Haut-Brion stable, takes part in this landmark event at Oswald's. Just before Britain’s four-day Platinum Jubilee celebrations, along with 26 other wine professionals, I spent 14 hours incarcerated in Oswald’s wine-themed

In response to this request on our Members’ forum, Walter tracked down one of Barolo’s hidden heroes. In my search for Barolos from staunch traditionalists it didn't take long for me to come across Lorenzo Accomasso, but making an appointment with the estate turned out to be less straightforward. Accomasso does not use a computer nor a mobile

There are going to be some utterly splendid wines to taste at our New York Fine Wine Encounter...

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Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc, owned by Bernard Magrez since 1999

Stephen Brook reflects on recent changes in Bordeaux...

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World-leading fine wine shipment and storage services from the Justerini & Brooks team.

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