Decanter Magazine - September 2019

In this issue

Blanc De Blancs - Traditional-method fizz: we rate 89 from around the world.

Great-Value Tuscan Reds - 93 Rosso di Montalcino to enjoy now and more...

Californian premium Rhône reds

We asked Decanter’s Rhône expert Matt Walls to blind taste largely Syrah- and Grenache-based Californian wines with some from France hidden in the line-up. Here he reports on his findings and recommends his top 20 Rhône Rangers

9 mins

David Babich

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the planting of the first vines in New Zealand. Josip Babich was one of the country’s founding winemakers and today his pioneering winery is still family-run, with grandson David at the helm. Rebecca Gibb MW meets him to talk legacies and future prospects

6 mins

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