Psychologists believe that much of the benefit of a holiday lies in its anticipation – start planning your southern hemisphere summer odyssey now| Decanter
Food & wine: Writers Alder Yarrow and Fiona Beckett go head to head in a debate about the importance (or not) of matching food with your meal.| Decanter
It’s a safe bet (for Decanter readers) that the pleasure of wine will play a part in your holiday plans. Andrew Jefford on wine travel.| Decanter
Wine lab: It was Covid that did it. April 2020: some 16,518 entries were sitting patiently in the DWWA warehouse... as the world locked down.| Decanter
Andrew Jefford explores the changing face of the Sherry world and tells us about the 2022 Sotovelo he's been drinking this month.| Decanter
Andrew Jefford takes a in-depth look at the wine-growing region of Collioure and introduces us to a 'wine of the south' he's recently enjoyed.| Decanter
Georgia: In 2024 I judged in two Georgian wine competitions – the International Saperavi Competition and International Qvevri Wine Competition.| Decanter
Fourth-generation Barolo producer Enrico Rivetto speaks to Andrew Jefford about why winemakers need to listen to nature, 'the best teacher in the world'| Decanter
Katherine Cole on wine tariffs: 'On a recent trip to Boston, I got to thinking about how absurdly important beverage tariffs can be.'| Decanter
Dinner party wine: While there are many ways to judge wine – depth, balance, structure, expression of terroir – the most important factor is bottle size.| Decanter
Andrew Jefford explores Clairette, including its use in the new Gigondas Blanc appellation, Clairette du Languedoc and de Bellegarde.| Decanter
Laura Taylor explores the world of wine collecting for women. I 'was naively surprised to learn that many women still feel that buying wine is a ‘blue job’.| Decanter
It was a year of extreme summer temperatures and devastating forest fires for Chile. Early ripening led to logistical challenges.| Decanter
Continued drought conditions caused concern for Chile’s producers this year. Decanter talks to winemakers across the country to discover which regions fared best| Decanter
Planning a Sideways-style wine road trip? Harry Fawkes offers up the Napa and Sonoma wineries to visit next time you're in California.| Decanter
California winter: Historic levels of rain were delivered to California in the form of atmospheric rivers, which are expected to continue to bring rain.| Decanter
Mainly in Washington but crossing into Oregon too, the Walla Walla Valley AVA is a great place to explore. We pick out some of the best tasting rooms.| Decanter
As veraison begins across Napa and Sonoma, five producers weigh in on what the growing season in their respective regions has looked like.| Decanter
Alejandro Iglesias offers a guide to Uco Valley wines - the region, its grapes and wine styles – and recommends a dozen bottles to try| Decanter
Argentina offers fantastic Malbecs across all price ranges, from value choices to fine wines. Ahead of Malbec Day on the 17th April, here is a selection of 18 top bottles chosen by the Decanter team from recent tastings.| Decanter
Vint, a US-based firm focused on wine investment, has launched 'Vint Marketplace' to offer clients opportunities to purchase rare wines and spirits...| Decanter
September wine auction sales indicate continued strength in the market for collectible wine, as most international houses report good results.| Decanter
To celebrate the launch of Château d’Yquem 2020, today March 23, Jonathan Cristaldi reports on his experiences of the US Lighthouse Programme...| Decanter
Burgundy's promising 2022 vintage helped the Hospices de Nuits-St-Georges 2023 auction achieve 'staggering' sales, said organisers...| Decanter
Wines sourced direct from Domaine Ponsot featured in a special Christie's auction to mark the famous Burgundy estate's 150th anniversary...| Decanter
Decanter magazine August 2025: Our August issue celebrates Decanter's 50th birthday. We also look at the growing popularity of Albariño beyond Iberia| Decanter
Can Italy show France the way? Andrew Jefford on how Bordeaux could learn from Tuscany's free thinking in its approach to the future| Decanter
Readers respond: A selection of Decanter readers have their say in response to Andrew Jefford’s October article about Bordeaux and its problems.| Decanter
For the wine market, 2024 oozed gloom. Headlines and statistics alike left it bruised. Wine seems under siege.| Decanter
Andrew Jefford on what we want from a fine wine: 'When you treat yourself to a special bottle, what do you hope you’ll find?'| Decanter
Chile harvest: A mild winter impacted Chile’s northern and centre/southern regions quite differently. Overall, yields are lower, but quality remains high| Decanter
Harvest 2024 in Napa Valley began this week with wineries picking for sparkling wines. Pauline Lhote of Chandon speaks with Decanter's Clive Pursehouse| Decanter
There is optimism for harvest 2023 in the Pacific Northwest, as picking begins in Washington and vineyards enter the final stretch in Willamette Valley| Decanter
Argentina harvest: Decanter reports on the conditions from Mendoza to southern Patagonia to the high-altitude vineyards of Argentina’s northwest.| Decanter
The 2022 Argentina harvest presented challenges. Decanter reports on the conditions in Uco Valley, San Juan, the Calchaquí Valleys and Patagonia| Decanter
Prices for some top Burgundy grand cru wines on the secondary market have fallen in 2023, following strong gains in recent years, suggests Liv-ex data...| Decanter
Christie’s Hong Kong beat estimates by 116% when it auctioned off a collection of celebrated Bordeaux vintages at its first live auction of 2023.| Decanter
Andrew Jefford on Christmas wine: 'A bottle to lavish time over; a succession of glasses to share with those we love; and a path back to happy memories'| Decanter
Finally: an ambition fulfilled. I’d reached the intricate hilltop town of Montefalco. Now I could explore its dark secret.| Decanter
French harvest: An updated official forecast for the 2024 harvest predicts France will produce one of its smallest vintages of the past century| Decanter
California harvest: A very hot vintage in California but fruit is coming in across the state in great shape and winemakers are bullish on the 2024 vintage.| Decanter
Argentina harvest 2024: Extreme weather patterns resulted in lower-than-expected yields for the second year in a row. However, quality is high| Decanter
France has kicked off a plan to grub up nearly 9% of vineyards in Bordeaux, with winemakers able to file for aid from 20 November for a period of one month.| Decanter
A collection featuring Bordeaux wine royalty, including Petrus vintages back to 1924, has seen sales of $9.3m at a Sotheby's auction in the US...| Decanter
All 46 lots of Masseto wines sourced direct from the Tuscan winery's 'Caveau' have found buyers and beaten estimates in a Sotheby's auction...| Decanter
Best Sainsbury's wines: What bottles should you be putting in your shopping basket at Sainsbury's? Julie Sheppard selects 30 top wines.| Decanter
French winemakers plan to protest in Narbonne in November 2023, amid rising tension in the Languedoc area over a crisis facing the wine industry.| Decanter
Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried.| Decanter
harvest 2024: France has cut its forecast for this year’s wine harvest by 4.6% after heavy rain, hail, frost and mildew hit vineyards across the country.| Decanter
The French government has proposed a fresh scheme to uproot vines in the country, with a forecast cost of €120m, to help tackle an oversupply of wine...| Decanter
The French government will pay grape growers €109.8m to compensate them for uprooting 27,500 hectares of vineyards in response to an oversupply crisis.| Decanter
Burgundy wine auction: A high-profile auction in Beaune shattered multiple world records en route to achieving total sales of €2m (£1.7m) this week.| Decanter