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Patagonia: The New Frontier

With climate change pushing them into cooler territory, intrepid South American winemakers are overcoming extreme conditions to produce fresh and delicate wines at the continent’s southernmost point. Amanda Barnes finds out more

Old Vines: The Gift Of Time

With many vineyard sites established in the 16th century or possibly earlier, Latin America boasts a significant number of old vines. But as Tim Atkin MW discovers, winemakers don’t like to shout about it

Liv-Ex Classification Expands

All the important fine wine investment news, compiled by Chris Mercer

Chilean Pinot Noir

A shift from increasing volumes to enhancing quality is beginning to bear fruit, and signs are that it will only get better as Chile’s Pinot Noir vines mature in the ground, says Peter Richards MW

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

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

The New Names To Know In Napa

From personal passion projects to collaborative winemaking, the latest wave of innovative producers in Napa Valley is taking the region’s wine scene in a new direction. Elin McCoy meets them.

Lugana

Straddling two administrative regions in central north Italy, this still-developing DOC’s dry whites are already proving a versatile food-matching choice in the restaurant trade. Stephen Brook gets to the heart of Lugana’s identity, and recommends a dozen of its best wines. 

Alsace: A Matter Of Faith?

Could it really be true that religious dividing lines might define the styles of wine made within this historically disputed region of France? It’s something of a revelation for Margaret Rand. 

London For Wine Lovers: What's New

In one of the world’s great centres for dining and drinking out, the pace of progress is at times hectic. Fiona Beckett picks her top 10 of the latest venue openings.

Burgundy Demand Soaring

The region’s appeal continues apace, with cult domaines still the auction stars. But affording them will be even harder following the frost-hit 2016 vintage

The Rise Of Carignan

A once-scorned Mediterranean grape is being reborn as a fine wine, with classy cuvées emerging from Spain and France, discovers Miquel Hudin

Andrew Jefford

‘Bottles symbolise a sort of plenty: the apogee of the harvest home’

Jane Anson

‘Wine at its heart is about individuals believing in their own potential’

Alternative Australia

If you think Australia is only about Chardonnay, Cabernet and Shiraz, then think again.

Le Pin, Pomerol 1982 Bordeaux, France

Le Pin seemed to burst into view overnight.

Nina Caplan

‘Even if not sent there at Her Majesty’s pleasure, 19th century Australia would have driven a man to drink’

Expert Summary: Peter Liem

Small they may be, but grower Champagnes are in the ascendancy, offering great breadth of personality, from quirky and individual to classic and food-focused styles

Andrew Jefford

‘To what extent can there be such a thing as a “new” classic wine?’

Jane Anson

‘The key to understanding Viñedos Singulares is the word Singular’

Sarah Kemp

‘My aim was always to create a bridge between producers and the wine lover, our readers; to share this magical world...’

'We Few, We Happy Few, We Band Of Brothers'

The Song of Australia’s Old Vines

German Riesling's Dual Delights

German Riesling's Dual Delights

Lympstone Manor Exmouth

Lympstone Manor Exmouth

Kellerwirtschaft Baden

Kellerwirtschaft Baden

Port 2015: A Buyer's Guide

Much of 2015 had the makings of a classic vintage in Port, but not all houses declared. Richard Mayson investigates the ups and downs of this standout year

Not Just Any Burgundy...

At the prestigious charity auction that’s an annual highlight of the wine trade, Peter Richards MW gets the inside track on how wines bought here are helping one UK retailer to tap into a growing premium sector

Pol Roger, Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2000 - Champagne, France

Pol Roger, Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 2000 - Champagne, France

‘There Are, Increasingly, Two Worlds Of Wine: The Fine-wine Machine... And Then The Rest'

A few months ago, I stood in a steep vineyard chiselled out of the acid schists of the Cap de Creus. this jagged headland, stabbing the Mediterranean in Spain's far northwest, forms part of Do empordà; it’s just a few miles from France's Banyuls, but still more exposed. the icy tramontane wind cut through my layers of clothing with dismissive ease. ‘they’re very clever,’ said Didac Soto of mas Estela. ‘when they hear the first bang, they go.’ he was talking about the wild boar, alert to the crack of a rifle; when the fruit is ripe, he has to climb the mountains to wire the entire vineyard against them, and patrol it every morning. But that, I learned with mounting incredulity, is just the start.

In Europe, Religion Has Played A Direct Role In The Growth Of Vineyards

WHAT DRIVES PEOPLE to make wine?