Decanter - January 2024

In this issue

Vintage preview: Burgundy 2022
In a hot vintage, ‘an abundant crop of hugely drinkable wines’, reports Charles Curtis MW.

Anniversary wines for 2024
Anthony Rose scours the shelves and cellars for the perfect wines to mark your big celebrations in 2024..

Andrew Jefford: 'Serious wine glasses are intimidating: they're a prelude to silence and endeavour'

The Alsace town of Riquewihr was where I found them. A march up the cobbled Rue du Général de Gaulle, past the coloured, half-timbered houses, to a shop called L’Aventure. Not misnamed: it was chaos in there.

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Elaine Chukan Brown: For an emerging region, success with a grape like Chardonnay proves tricky'

Recognition of a wine region outside its own borders often depends on its success with a well-known variety or a singular style.

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Chris Losh: What's the alternative?

'Aperitivos are a really hot part of alcohol-free with complex examples where you don't miss the alcohol'

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WINES OF THE YEAR

Are you resolved to drink better in 2024 and looking for a unique list of classic wines, great buys under £20, and one-off quirky options? The Decanter team and our global experts nominated some of their favourites from 2023, which we then tasted blind to come up with a distinctive list of 113 top bottles scoring 90 points and above

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Burgundy 2022

Despite the (very) hot and dry season, 2022 wasn't a typical année solaire, according to the verdicts of Burgundy's winemakers, with quality and quantity to be found, many early-drinking options, but reds to lay down, too. Our expert's selection of 40 excellent whites and reds will point the way...

10 mins

AROUND AUSTRALIA in 20 wines

An Aussie wine advocate since the late 1980s, Matthew Jukes has recently released the 20th anniversary edition of his 100 Best Australian Wines report. Here he reflects on how the country's wine industry has changed over that time, and picks out 20 top wines from his 2023/2024 selection

5 mins

ANNIVERSARY WINES Celebrate in 2024

It's largely 'vintages ending in 4' for anyone looking for wines to mark a significant milestone this coming year. This is bad news for some based on vintage performances, though promising for others. Our annual expert selection will help you locate that ideal bottle for the perfect 2024 gift

10 mins

Distilled

Your guide to the latest trends in spirits and cocktails

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Low and no-alcohol spirits for dry January

FIVE OF THE BEST

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40-cloves-of-garlic chicken

If you need a reliable yet delicious one-pan crowd-pleaser to add to your repertoire, this Provençal-style staple is hard to beat - to match with a range of whites or rosé

3 mins

Vancouver Island A wine lover's guide

Lying just off British Columbia's west coast, this Pacific-facing island may not be Canada's best-known wine tourism draw, but it offers a bounty of hidden gems. And vying for the accolade of Canada's warmest place, it's the perfect destination for a winter getaway

6 mins

Wine wisdom

Our regular learning section helps you get more from your glass

8 mins

How we taste

Decanter has been one of the world's most trusted wine resources since 1975, with blind tasting the foundation of our panel tastings. Here we give insight into how our judges conduct their assessments and why Decanter's expert recommendations are much more than the score

4 mins

Alsace Pinot Noir

A blind tasting of 2019-vintage wines showed that this classic yet sometimes overlooked French region is now more than capable of matching better-known, quality Pinot Noir-producing areas

2 mins

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