"South Africa's best Pinots are now world-class." Victoria Mason MW reflects on a decade buying Cape wine, from the New Wave revolution to a new generation of grower-winemakers stepping into the spotlight. 🍷🇿🇦 decanter.visitlink.me/iqBgYO

Thomas Jefferson spent 30 years failing to make wine at Monticello, never knowing phylloxera was to blame. 250 years later, American wine beat Bordeaux and Burgundy blind in Paris. Jacopo Mazzeo charts the full story. 🍷🇺🇸 decanter.visitlink.me/2VyEqe

Petrus and Lafleur brought in just 20hl/ha in 2025, Bordeaux's driest growing season in years. Yet Pomerol's clay soils turned it into one of the vintage's quiet successes. "The wines don't carry the wounds of the vintage." 🍷 decanter.visitlink.me/v1lBEb

Small serves, big impact. Nude's new 70ml "Welcome Drink" glasses tap the mini aperitivo trend, plus a brown butter rye cocktail from Edinburgh's Vivien. 🥃 www.decanter.com/spirits/spir...

Two vintages, ten years apart. 2006 was a pivotal year. 2016 was the pinnacle of its decade. Raffaele Mosca tastes both to show how Italian winemaking has evolved, from Sassicaia to Etna Rosso. 🇮🇹🍷 decanter.visitlink.me/koFxSM

Trendy natural wine bar staple or one of the world's oldest winemaking traditions? Both, actually. Take our 12-question orange wine quiz and find out how skin-contact savvy you really are. 🍊🍷 www.decanter.com/wine/orange-...

Krug's Clos du Mesnil, Salon, Pierre Péters' Les Chétillons, some of Champagne's rarest wines all come from one small Côte des Blancs village. Tom Hewson explores what makes Le Mesnil-sur-Oger's chalk so special. 🍷🇫🇷 decanter.visitlink.me/s79ltf

"It felt like a real treat at a price point that didn't feel excessive." 25-year-old Anabel splashes out on English rosé from Kent for our Gen Z Wine Challenge. Verdict? Easy yes. 🍷🇬🇧 www.decanter.com/wine/gen-z-w...

Solaia 2023 is "perhaps the best I've ever tasted." James Button picks the Italian fine wine launches worth watching for this autumn, from Masseto to a standout Etna red. 🍷🇮🇹 www.decanter.com/wine/italy/h...

Single malt gets all the glory, but blended Scotch is having a quiet renaissance. "We're uniquely able to overdeliver on flavour, bringing elements together in harmony." 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.decanter.com/spirits/whis...

51 South American whites, all under £15, tasted blind: 4 Outstanding, 14 Highly Recommended, and a clear shift away from heavy oak towards leaner, fresher styles. 🍷🌎 www.decanter.com/wine/south-a...

Ancient termite mounds dating back 34,000 years, a leopard-populated mountain vineyard, and a vine planted in 1887 sustained by an underground river. Malu Lambert road-trips through Swartland's overlooked north. 🍷🇿🇦 decanter.visitlink.me/lynvWx

Meet Ramiro Ibáñez and Willy Pérez, joint-winners of the Decanter Rising Star Award 2026. Through archive digging, old ledgers and forgotten brands revived, the pair are rewriting what Jerez can be. 🌟🍷 decanter.visitlink.me/Bm8Kak

"Le soleil grille, les feuilles nourrissent." Lalou Bize-Leroy pioneered biodynamics in Burgundy, built Domaine Leroy and Domaine d'Auvenay into cult names, and is now Decanter's Hall of Fame recipient for 2026. 🏆🍷 www.decanter.com/wine/lalou-b...

Huge news: Lalou Bize-Leroy has been named Decanter's Hall of Fame recipient for 2026, with Jerez mavericks Ramiro Ibáñez and Willy Pérez taking this year's Rising Star award. Congratulations to all! 🏆🍷 www.decanter.com/wine/decante...

Classic Margarita or the Tommy's version (agave syrup instead of triple sec)? Either way, the tequila matters. 10 bottles worth shaking up. 🍹🇲🇽 www.decanter.com/spirits/best...

Once Piedmont's top Nebbiolo destination before Barolo and Barbaresco took over, Alto Piemonte is quietly having a moment again, helped by warming conditions and two Langhe heavyweights moving in. 5 to try. 🍷🇮🇹 decanter.visitlink.me/coH-Of

Raw scallops with sake, seared with white Rioja, baked with Champagne, or roasted with a chilled red like Trousseau. Top sommeliers share how each cooking method should dictate your wine. 🍷 www.decanter.com/learn/food/w...

Korean fried chicken with blanc de noirs Champagne, bulgogi with Nebbiolo, kimchi pancake with fino Sherry. As Korean cuisine's global moment continues, here's our guide to pairing "K-cuisine" with wine. 🍷🇰🇷 www.decanter.com/magazine/wha...

Five Italian cheeses, five Michelin sommeliers, five perfect wine matches. From Pecorino Toscano and Vin Santo to Gorgonzola and Moscato di Scanzo, our guide to Italy's best cheese pairings. 🧀🍷 decanter.visitlink.me/6Odtqg

Whiskey aged near crashing California waves, distilled at 2,135m in Utah's mountains, matured in Wyoming rickhouses surrounded by sagebrush. Is there a defining "western style" of American whiskey? 🥃 🇺🇸 decanter.visitlink.me/cOQX9S

334 years of history, seven pools, a water sommelier, and South Africa's first commercially bottled Pinotage. Our latest Dream Destination is Lanzerac in Stellenbosch. 🍷🇿🇦 www.decanter.com/wine/wine-tr...

"It was the right bottle for a goodbye." 24-year-old winemaker Tom on the Loire Chenin Blanc he shared with his oenology cohort before scattering across the world for harvest. Our latest Under 30s Wine Trade Sips. 🍷 www.decanter.com/wine/under-3...

Forget the digestif trolley. A new wave of Normandy distillers is putting Calvados in Martinis and Margaritas, "premium gin or blanco tequila, but with a crisp, green-apple soul." 🍎🥃 www.decanter.com/spirits/bran...

334 years of history, seven pools, a water sommelier, and South Africa's first commercially bottled Pinotage. Our latest Dream Destination is Lanzerac in Stellenbosch. 🍷🇿🇦 www.decanter.com/wine/wine-tr...

"They had surprisingly fine palates." Lucy Hill-Smith of Yalumba on feeding Shiraz grapes to her grandmother's kangaroos and wombats, ahead of hosting a lunch at #DecanterFWE London. 🍷🇦🇺 decanter.visitlink.me/51W8f5

Forget Puerto Banús. The other two-thirds of the Costa del Sol has 42,000-year-old cave art, mountain wineries and a chiringuito where you watch your fish grilled feet from the table. Our guide to the alternative Costa. 🍷🇪🇸 decanter.visitlink.me/8IAJAI

Smoked, seared, spiced or raw, salmon changes everything about which wine to pour. Champagne for smoked, Chardonnay for creamy sauces, chilled Pinot Noir for seared. Our full pairing guide. 🍷🐟 www.decanter.com/learn/wine-w...

"It's us humans that need to remember to smell the roses." Matt Walls on why our most overlooked sense might be the best way to connect with both nature and wine. 🍷🍂 www.decanter.com/premium/smel...

St-Emilion Grand Cru (not "Classé") is where some of Bordeaux's best value hides. Valeria Tenison picks 18 wines that prove it 🍷 www.decanter.com/wine/bordeau...