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Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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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A DRINK WITH… SUSANA BALBO • Argentina’s first female oenologist and owner of her eponymous winery in Mendoza, she’s been a passionate advocate for the country’s wines, heading up Wines of Argentina three times and earning the nickname ‘Queen of Torrontés’. She launched her first wine tourism project ‘Susana Balbo Unique Stays’ in February

DREAM DESTINATION

TREND WATCH: WINES FROM CYPRUS

YOUR LETTERS • Don’t be a slowcoach – email editor@decanter.com now

‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

My top 20 South American Bordeaux blends • Argentina, Chile and Uruguay have a shared formula for fine wines, taking inspiration from the Bordeaux tradition. These wines are excelling today, thanks to increasingly refined winemaking methods and exceptional vintages

2019 revisited Bordeaux in bottle • After tasting more than 800 newly bottled 2019 wines, Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent is full of praise for the vintage’s consistent and expressive wines, with successes on both Left and Right Bank

DRY WHITE & SWEET: HIGHLIGHTS

Bordeaux 2019: weather & conditions

Bordeaux 2019 revisited: an early taste and rating • Wines are listed on the Left Bank by commune, north to south, then Right Bank; then in descending order by score, then alphabetically by producer. Where no UK stockist is specified, the price guides shown are approximate at time of writing: wines are generally widely distributed, so there will be availability across the market – consult specialist merchants for latest availability, listings and prices

Southern Rhône 2020 • Following on from the northern Rhône 2020 report in our last issue, we delve into the year’s southern Rhône releases, based on a tasting of more than 1,200 wines. This vintage’s wines should be quite accessible when young, and there are some particularly noteworthy whites

An early taste of the top 2020 southern Rhônes • Wines are listed by commune, then by score, then alphabetically by producer. Some 2020s are still being aged in barrel or are not yet bottled, hence some alcohols, prices and stockists were not yet confirmed. Contact your regular specialist merchants for latest availability, prices and en primeur offers

South African Sauvignon Blanc 10 top producers • Sit up and take notice: South Africa is blazing a trail in the New World, making site-expressive Sauvignon Blanc. The local winemakers’ respect for their terroir has seen a growing number turning out Sauvignons that speak confidently of their origins. Here are 10 names to watch

My life as a personal wine consultant • It isn’t a job you’ll see advertised, so what does it take to become one? Right place, right time? Experience, qualifications, hard work, connections? All of those and more, it turns out

Wine consultant: services rendered

Biography of a wine consultant

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