Decanter - May 2025

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Vintage report: Napa Cabernet 2022 A year for choosing carefully: Jonathan Cristaldi picks out the star performers from a tumultuous vintage. Panel tasting: Provence whites With a dozen Outstanding wines, this tasting showed that this sunny corner of France has more to offer than rosé. Expert’s choice: Santa Barbara Chardonnay Vanessa Rason picks 18 vibrant wines from the southern end of California’s Central Coast.

CRU AMERICANA

As the American wine industry matures, its standout vineyards are beginning to, well, stand out. Here we encapsulate 10 of the nation's most revered sites

10+ mins

NAPA CABERNET 2022

A cool growing season followed by an unprecedented harvest-time heatwave and unexpected rain have resulted in an early-drinking vintage of rich, fruit-driven wines, many with immediate appeal.

10+ mins

California SHAKEDOWN

Over-optimistic California wine-growers have brought about an expansion of vineyard area that has implications beyond fruit being left to rot on the vine and unwanted volumes of wine languishing in tanks. What happens next?

10+ mins

Raúl Moreno

Back in Andalucía after three decades on an international quest of self-discovery, this Seville-born sommelier-now-winemaker is producing some of Spain's most characterful and surprising wines

3 mins

CUATRO RAYAS Nine decades of collaborative evolution

As Rueda's largest producer celebrates its 90th anniversary, the cooperative reaffirms its commitment to quality, sustainability and its 300 members

2 mins

AZERBAIJAN 101

Despite a long history of wine production, this former Soviet republic in the Caucasus is a small player on the wine stage. But that could now be changing

4 mins

COCKTAIL FILES Paloma

The first in an occasional series on classic cocktails profiles the increasingly popular Paloma, with tips on mixing and finding the best ingredients for this refreshing tequila tipple

1 min

Books etc

Our regular reviewer assesses the Classic Wine Library's latest release

2 mins

What to pair with Southern food

The laidback comfort foods of the American South offer a blank canvas for a range of interesting wine matches

3 mins

A taste of THE Tamar

This Tasmanian region offers world-class wineries and mountain-flanked vistas, with the historic city of Launceston at its heart

6 mins

EDITORS' PICKS

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

4 mins

PEDRO BALLESTEROS TORRES MW

'Rioja meets the conditions to be much more than an appellation'

2 mins

Marqués de Riscal Finding new life in old vines

Focusing on old vines, organic farming and regenerative agriculture is helping Spanish stalwart Marqués de Riscal to adapt to climate change while still delighting consumers

3 mins

Joven at heart

The focus in Rioja is increasingly on terroir and individual, localised character in wines, as Rioja's talented next generation of winemakers begin to exert their influence

7 mins

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