Decanter

Published by TI Media Limited The world’s best wine magazine. It is simply the “wine bible”. Every month it provides recommendations on the world’s finest wines and tells you where you can find them. From top Bordeaux to the best value wine on the shelf, Decanter guides you through a maze of wine to help you find the right wine for you. It also offers interviews with leading wine personalities, in-depth guides to the wine regions and the latest wine news.

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IN BRIEF • Stay up to date with the latest wine news on decanter.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @Decanter

FRENCH TACKLE SURPLUS AS WINE CONSUMPTION FALLS

Tasting fees on the up at US cellar doors

DREAM DESTINATION

Women and wine

Miguel Angel Millán • After training as an artisan jeweller, Miguel Angel Millán decided to move into hospitality. The new profession turned out to be a gem: in June, the now sommelier at Michelin three-star DiverXO in Madrid was named Beronia World’s Best Sommelier at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards

VINTAGE CRIME: A SHORT HISTORY OF WINE FRAUD

THE WINE CONVERSATION

STEFAN NEUMANN’S BLIND TASTING COURSE

The Guitar Barrel Project

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‘Dirk’s an imaginer, an experimenter, a disruptor’

Bordeaux 1982 • A rare chance to taste 45 of the legendary Bordeaux 1982 wines in one sitting was too good to pass up. Our Bordeaux Editor flew to Vancouver to find out if they still live up to the myth

AMPHORA WINES Ancient and modern • They’ve been around for thousands of years, but wines made in large clay vessels have inspired a surge of interest in recent times. Here’s what you need to know about the techniques and the philosophies, along with 20 excellent wines to explore

BEAUMES-DE-VENISE The two faces of terroir • One name, two wines… Beaumes-de-Venise is one of the most enigmatic – and exciting – crus in the Rhône Valley.

Dirk NIEPOORT • The word ‘maverick’ comes up a lot in coverage of the 2023 Decanter Hall of Fame recipient, but his impact on a whole nation’s wine scene is undeniable. And for more than 30 years his influence has extended far beyond his native Portuguese shores

Brenna Quigley • To complement the annual Decanter Hall of Fame award, a Rising Star is selected each year as a recognition of up-and-coming talent. This year’s award goes to a wine-centred geologist and podcast host who works to bring the concept of terroir to new places and audiences

CAP CLASSIQUE • Many of South Africa’s top-range sparkling wines have been frustratingly out of reach to wine lovers on UK shores, but thankfully that’s changing. Here we show a selection of 20 from our expert’s recent comprehensive tasting across the category

TINAZZI IN PUGLIA

TOKAJI ASZU VINTAGES • Growing conditions need to combine in very specific ways to enable the liquid gold that is Hungary’s most famous wine to hit peak deliciousness. So take our expert advice to choose your year carefully and get the most out of this lauded sweet wine

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THE 2023 WINNERS • ‘Wine is about people, and this year we wanted to bring increased recognition of this into these awards, hence introducing gongs for wine buyers and buying teams,’ declares competition chairman Peter Richards MW. ‘We’ve also added new categories for UK Cellar Doors and Winery Wine Clubs to recognise the exciting developments on those fronts,’ he adds. ‘Browse through these names, glass of wine in hand, and it’s hard not to feel a genuine sense of excitement, pride and awe at what these outstanding people are doing for wine in the UK. We should all raise a glass to them.’

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