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Wines of the Year 2025: The Rhône, Champagne & regional France

02-01-2026 14:00 via decanter.com

Picture credit: Jose Nicolas / Getty ImagesRhône Valley
From the five Rhône wines that scored 100 points throughout 2025, two make this list, from either end of the valley and from slightly older vintages: Clape’s 2010 Cornas and Château de Beaucastel’s 2014 white Châteauneuf.
Both are still on the market, so prospective buyers or those lucky enough to have them in their cellar will be richly rewarded. M Chapoutier’s white Hermitage L’Ermite is a f

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Younger generations: Herbert & Co and Gramona

02-01-2026 09:00 via decanter.com

Thomas Herbert
Herbert & Co, Champagne, France
By Tom Hewson
Thomas Herbert and his partner Marie-Charlotte Mignucci.
In the quiet village of Rilly-la-Montagne on the Montagne de Reims, a transition is underway that is emblematic of Champagne’s rapid influx of new ideas. Two brands – Didier Herbert and Herbert & Co – currently live under the same roof, made by the same man: Thomas Herbert.
Didier Herbert is Thomas’ family brand, founded in 1920 and run by his fath

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Meet the sommelier: Jeffrey Koren of The Chancery Rosewood, London

02-01-2026 08:00 via decanter.com

Jeffrey Koren.A sommelier by trade, with a degree in economics, Jeffrey Koren is director of wine at The Chancery Rosewood, London. His hospitality career began during university in Edinburgh, and he eventually left the corporate world to pursue it full time. He trained in Spain, and worked in top-tier restaurants across the UK and Scandinavia, including as sommelier at Michelin three-star Maaemo in Oslo. He later moved into wine buying at UK merchant Lay & Wheeler, before returning to hospi

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Wines of the Year 2025: Bordeaux & Burgundy

01-01-2026 14:00 via decanter.com

Picture credit: Alex Treadway / Getty ImagesBordeaux
It’s not every year that a vintage like 2022 rolls around. Despite the year’s unprecedented hot, dry conditions – including three extreme-heat events that occurred during June, July and August – it ultimately delivered some fabulous wines with freshness, charm and mass appeal.
Sure, Bordeaux has had some excellent vintages in recent years, but not since 2016 has a vintage captivated as 2022 has, with the in-bottle tasti

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Younger generations: Emidio Pepe and Occidental

01-01-2026 09:00 via decanter.com

Chiara de Iulis Pepe
Emidio Pepe, Abruzzo, central Italy
By Alessandra PiubelloChiara de Iulis Pepe welcomes us smiling and resolute, feet rooted to the ground and a clear gaze beyond the horizon. Now 32 years old, since childhood she has absorbed the Pepe values. Wine and family are one in the Pepe household in Torano Nuovo, in the Teramo hills of Abruzzo where, 60 years ago, a revolution began.
Third-generation Chiara took over from her aunt Sofia in 2020, who in turn had succeeded her father

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How did 2025 taste for you? US wine professionals name year-defining styles

31-12-2025 10:24 via decanter.com

Taste is as personal as it is poetic. It’s mired in nostalgia; lived experience. For me, certain salty Sicilian whites taste like Rockaway Beach, while Roussillon muscats recall an old perfume of my grandmother’s.
I know of one Champagne that tastes like turning 30, and another, like East Coast oyster shells. For you, however, the same bottle may conjure a wedding, a funeral, or buttered toast. Either way, the association stands.
With that in mind – amidst our requisite end-of-

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Younger generations: The fresh faces taking charge at family wineries

31-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Peter Barry with sons Sam (L) and Tom Barry in their Spring Farm Vineyard, Clare Valley. Picture Matt Turner.How would you like to work with your mum and dad? And then take over after they’ve stepped back? Five minutes spent thinking about this prospect will reveal, I suspect, the shock of the challenge. (I loved my mum and dad – but I’d have flunked.)
Not many of us, though, are born into small family businesses, where every nuance of our parents’ working lives provides

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Best alcohol-free spirits for Dry January 2026: 10 to try

31-12-2025 07:00 via decanter.com

Dry January It’s now a decade since the first alcohol-free spirit launched in the UK. Seedlip went on sale in Selfridges, London on 4 November 2015 – and sold out in three weeks. There was clearly a thirst for drinks with no alcohol…
In the past 10 years this drinks category has blossomed. Not only are there more products, but there’s been huge innovation.
Alongside the drinks – like Seedlip or Tanqueray 0.0 – that mimic existing spirits, there’s b

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2025: In Memoriam

30-12-2025 18:04 via winespectator.com

Before we turn the page on 2025, Wine Spectator's editors would like to remember the wine and restaurant industry pioneers, innovators and history makers we lost this year.This year we said goodbye to many American wine industry leaders, none more personal to us than longtime Wine Spectator senior editor James Laube. We also bid farewell to California wine legends Don Bryant, Sam Sebastiani and Carl Doumani, as well as chef John Ash, all of whom helped define the tastes of California wine countr

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My Australian wine highlights of 2025

30-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Julie Sheppard After a packed trip Down Under at the end of 2024 – when I clocked up substantial air miles between Western and South Australia, plus a trip to Tasmania and visits in Victoria – 2025 was UK-based.
But thanks to Zoom tastings, fantastic generic and merchant tastings in London with producers flying in – plus a revolving door of visiting winemakers at Decanter HQ, it almost felt like I never left.
Choosing the best bits from a year of tasting is a tall order, but in

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Remírez de Ganuza: Looking to the future

29-12-2025 17:20 via decanter.com

Jose Ramón Urtasun introduces the winery’s exciting single-varietal projects: Único Viñedo and Iraila (both soon to be certified organic) with grapes sourced from an exceptional plot of vines called La Rad. From experimentation in the winery to thoughts on the future of winemaking in Rioja, pour yourself a glass and read on.
The interview below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Único Viñedo: A pure expression of Tempranillo
Produced only in very

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Ten top Echézeaux producers you need to know

29-12-2025 10:00 via decanter.com

Domaine Faiveley. Credit:Vins de BourgogneThe style of Echézeaux wines is highly diverse since there are nearly 60 proprietors who own vines in the appellation’s 11 lieux-dits.
Many own parcels in more than one section, and thus the wines are often blends. Officially, all the wines are Echézeaux, full stop – it is prohibited to indicate the origin more specifically.
Even if some domaines have done so in the past, the authorities are now forbidding this practice.
The key

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Why Echézeaux is the grand cru to have in your cellar

29-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Sign saying Flagey Echezeaux. ‘Maximum quality for minimum cost’ is my mantra when it comes to Burgundy, particularly as prices spiral and the economy seems less certain.
Searching for value seems a safe proposition, but value as a sole proposition can lead a wine lover to overlook wines of compelling beauty, and the sweet spot is the intersection of terroir, winemaking savvy, and price.
Over the past year I have been thrilled with wines that cover the broad spectrum of Echéze

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This underappreciated Italian wine is the perfect fireside red

28-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Umbria is the perfect winter escape: the only landlocked region in Central Italy, its quaint medieval villages acquire an enchanting aura when the air gets crisp while the sun keeps shining. A warming aroma of wood-fired delicacies often drifts through narrow alleys, preluding the cozy embrace of local trattorias and country houses.
While in the past this region was best-known for its whites, especially Orvieto, a bold red for chilly days has taken centre stage over the last two decades: Montefa

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Tom Hewson's top Champagnes of 2025

27-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

A list of the top 10 scores of the year and a list of the year’s most memorable Champagnes will always be slightly different.
While scanning through memories of the year, though, it wasn’t just the wines that I expected to be great – and were – whose flavours come rushing back, but wines that went a little against the grain.
Wines that reminded me that, whilst we learn easy-to-grasp takes on good and bad vintages, or winemaking techniques, or the style of certain producer

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Decanter's 100-point wines of 2025

26-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Picture credit: Martin Diebel/Getty Images/fStopOf all the many thousands of wines tasted by Decanter every year, only a small handful ever gain the very highest score of 100.
This year, in fact, a mere 30 wines (tasted between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025) gained that coveted triple-digit score. In the immortal words of Cilla Black, let’s look at what they are and where they come from.
Top-scorers by country
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White Port: 18 exciting examples of this versatile wine

25-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

For many, the Douro’s fortified wines are synonymous with red grapes. The region’s viticulture, however, has a more complex history, with field blends dotted with white varieties.
Mostly harvested together, they played a balancing role in red Port and contributed to its complexity and ageworthiness. White grapes-only vineyards, and hence white grapes-only Port, accounted for a minimal share of production.
Beyond viticulture and tradition, another factor was at play: with many Port sh

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Etna Bianco Superiore: Sicily's volcanic grand cru

24-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Summer pruning Milo Etna SuperioreOn the eastern slope of Etna lies the town of Milo, a small village with the exclusive right to produce wine labelled ‘Etna Bianco Superiore DOC’.
Approaching by car from the south or north, you might be struck by the sudden disappearance of the sun and the descent of mists, or by the dustpans and brushes that the residents keep on their balconies to sweep up volcanic ash.
On any given day, you might drive along roads where drifts of lapilli sent for

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Andrew Jefford: 'I wandered towards the cobalt Adriatic inlet next to the vineyards and looked back...'

24-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Primošten and the surrounding Adriatic Sea.Everyone knows her as Bepa, though Josipa Marinov is her name: white hair, scrawny, nimble, energetic. Bent double to prune then, a moment later, straightening and standing upright, her hand shading her eyes from the sun.She called out to us, waving her secateurs. It was a sunny Saturday last June, mid-morning and hot already; she was out trimming the family’s red Babić vines with her sons. In her 80s… but looking and sounding 2

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Top Wine News of 2025

23-12-2025 21:57 via winespectator.com

Challenging economic times, tariffs, health advisories and fraud were some of the trends that dominated the news in wine in 2025. And yet, there were plenty of bright spots this year as well.Looking back at the highest-drawing news stories of the past 12 months, worry was a persistent theme. The wine industry had grappled with sluggish sales in 2024, and there was no sign of that improving, thanks to inflation and economic uncertainty. Those who love imported wine also knew that President Donald

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Four decades of Château Margaux: A Decanter Fine Wine Encounter Masterclass

23-12-2025 14:00 via decanter.com

Château Margaux masterclass Singapore 2025At Decanter’s Fine Wine Encounter, few masterclasses feel quite as electrifying as Château Margaux. Yet tasting nearly four decades of the Bordeaux first growth’s wines alongside a member of the owning family remains a rare privilege.
Led by Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos, Château Margaux’s CEO and the third generation of his family to steward the estate, the special occasion offered not just a vertical tasting, but a win

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Festive Champagne pairings for global cuisines

23-12-2025 10:47 via decanter.com

Tom hewson recommends the Champagnes to pair with different global cuisinesAn Antipodean Christmas barbecue
Smoke, char and spice can be cruel palate partners to delicate Champagnes. It’s a shame to bypass the bubbles entirely, though.
So look out for Pinot-heavy Champagnes that have perhaps seen some oak or a decent level of ageing (vintage level or above), such as Bollinger’s latest B16 limited edition vintage.
This is also great territory for juicier, deeper styles of rosé

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Matt Walls: Reflections on 2025 and his favourite Rhône wines of the year

23-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Last year’s calendar goes in the bin; this year’s, freshly peeled from its cellophane wrapper, is fixed to the wall.
The reassuring customs of Christmas and New Year lend a steadying hand through this time of endings and new beginnings.
One tradition I like to keep is counting down my top 10 wines of the year. The most memorable wines, those that have moved me, those that have made the greatest impression. Counting my blessings.
This year the process brought some painful recent closu

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Best English and Welsh wines to try this festive season

22-12-2025 13:00 via decanter.com

This winter, light up your dinner table with zingy fizzes and sophisticated Chardonnay and Pinot made closer to home. Here is a shopping list curated from our favourite English and Welsh wines tasted in 2025.
Our 2025 highlights
From a Panel Tasting on vintage sparkling wines, a regional profile of Hampshire and an East Anglia vineyard guide, to a discovery feature on Welsh wines – this year we have taken you on a journey around the United Kingdom to unearth the best bottles the nation has

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‘We tasted 4,000 American wines this year. These are Decanter's Top 50 US Wines of 2025’

22-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

This is our second annual list of Decanter’s Top 50 US Wines. My hope is that our list of wines inspires conversation and sparks disagreement.
That it makes people take note of the regions beyond those you think of first when you think of the wines being produced in America’s wine country. There are some spectacular wines throughout the US.
I feel like we’re in the process of both getting started and figuring it out. I guess that’s life in a nutshell. I work with a very s

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Joel Stein: ‘The more the person knows about wine, the more obscure your gift needs to be’

22-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Unfortunately, you do need to think a tiny bit about the people you’re gifting to. Do they know anything about wine? Do they only like certain types of wine? Are they a recovering alcoholic?
Luckily, you can rule out certain bottles right away. Even though people make this mistake all the time, don’t gift a mass-market luxury wine. It’s a commodity, so everyone knows its price.
A bottle of Veuve Clicquot in that yellow box might as well be a $60 Amazon gift card. It says: &lsqu

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Cheese and Port: A guide to a Christmas pairing made in heaven

22-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

The Port industry is experiencing a quick and exciting transformation. While many producers are producing ever-more characterful and balanced wines, they remain fearlessly committed to history and tradition – in the cellar as well as on the table.
Nothing is more evocative of the endurance of traditions than Christmas celebrations. And the festive season is the time of year when Port is allowed to shine brightly on the dinner table – and under the Christmas tree. Port makes for such

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Blanc de noirs Champagne: Panel tasting results

21-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Tom Hewson, Eugenio Egorov and Sarah Knowles MW tasted 79 wines, with 2 Outstanding and 50 Highly recommended
Blanc de noirs Champagne: Panel tasting scores
79 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 2Highly recommended 50Recommended 26Commended 1Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release blanc de noirs Champagnes (made from 100% red grapes: Pinot Noir and/or Meunier)Scroll down to see the top-scoring wines from our blanc de noirs Champagne panel tas

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New Champagne releases to buy this festive season as prices ease

20-12-2025 13:00 via decanter.com

Find out which new Champagne releases to enjoy this Christmas and New Year's EveIt’s no secret that the Champagne market has continued to cool in 2025, with sales to August down 1.8% compared to the same period in 2024.
The good news for shoppers, though, is that the price hikes seen over the last two years show signs of softening as the region seeks to move some stock.Scroll down for the latest Champagne releases tasted and rated in time for festivities
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Sweet treats: 20 great sweet wines for Christmas

20-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

In the run-up to the festive season, sweet wines ought to be on every wine lover’s shopping list. But this can be a difficult category to understand, with wines grown all round the world, many different styles and varied production methods, leading to a daunting spectrum of flavours and sweetness levels.
Consumers sometimes shy away from wines that aren’t dry, perhaps fearing sugary concoctions that are difficult to match with food. Yet, when done well, sweet wines are among the most

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Bob Steinhauer, Longtime Beringer Viticulturist, Dies at 84

19-12-2025 22:16 via winespectator.com

California viticulturist Robert “Bob” Steinhauer, whose career spanned five decades and who was responsible for farming more than 15,000 acres of vineyards throughout California, predominantly in Napa and Santa Barbara Counties, died Nov. 28. He was 84.“Bob had a major impact on the whole of Napa Valley,” said Andy Beckstoffer, of Beckstoffer Vineyards. “He was everywhere. This was a time when Napa Valley was undergoing a major shift from prune orchards to grapevine

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Sonoma Bespoke and Sebastiani Next Episode: The quiet powerhouses shaping what America drinks

19-12-2025 15:30 via decanter.com

Sonoma’s winemaking identity has long been shaped not only by its vineyards, but by the families who have worked them. Sonoma Bespoke, now entering a new era of purpose and precision, is a part of that lineage. Built upon the Sebastiani family’s 120-plus years of winemaking heritage, the portfolio represents a new chapter in their long history – composed of wines made with purpose, authenticity and a commitment to quality. At the centre of that story today is Sebastiani Next Ep

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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Areias do Seixo, Santa Cruz, Portugal

19-12-2025 14:38 via decanter.com

Perched over the dunes on Portugal’s northwestern Atlantic coast, an hour’s drive from Lisbon, is Areias do Seixo, a boutique hotel and 23 villas marrying eco-mindulfulness and sophistication; an Atlantic soul with cosmopolitan flair. The aesthetic is quiet luxury meets India by way of Marrakech, with surfaces of glazed concrete, polished wood and warm lighting creating an atmosphere of elegant rusticity.
Owners Marta Fonseca and Gonçalo Alves have a solid background in hospit

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Curated wine highlights at Tesco: Explore new additions for festive season cheers

19-12-2025 13:00 via decanter.com

Tesco autumn/winter tastingThe Tesco Finest range continues to evolve with exciting additions this autumn/winter, blending emerging regions like Greece with reliable classics from around the world.
Highlights include the supermarket’s first Greek entry, a Pét-Nat from Zuccardi, and strong value picks from Australia, New Zealand, and South America.
Here’s a curated selection of the standout new listings.Scroll down for scores and tasting notes of the top Tesco winesGreek whites

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Festive wine quiz: 10 questions to test your knowledge

19-12-2025 10:46 via decanter.com

Christmas decorations at Covent Garden in London.Take a break from decking the halls, pour yourself a well-earned glass, and see how many answers you can get right in our fun festive wine quiz.
From Good King Wenceslas to Sir Cliff Richard, our latest quiz takes you on a light-hearted tour of wine-related festive themes, as well as testing your knowledge of traditions around the world. Take our festive wine quiz below.Related articles
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60 vintages ago the Prunotto winery did something revolutionary in Barolo

19-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Bussia Soprana vineyards.Few names in Barolo make aficionados’ hearts flutter faster than that of Bussia. Among the earliest of the region’s subdistricts to be identified on wine labels, this year’s 2021 vintage release marks the 60th anniversary of the very first Bussia bottling – from the esteemed Prunotto estate.
Alfredo Prunotto established the estate in 1922 upon buying the ‘Ai Vini delle Langhe’ cooperative, which was on the brink of collapse. He and his

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California winemakers share their top wine gifting picks

19-12-2025 08:00 via decanter.com

It’s gift-giving season and celebrations galore — our yearly reminder to open the ‘good bottles’ for the ‘big moments’, as if wine ever needed a special occasion to be enjoyed.
Still, there’s something about the holidays that makes even the most laissez-faire drinker suddenly earnest about choosing well. Maybe it’s the twinkle lights, maybe it’s our annual free pass to be overly cheery, whatever it is, this is the time of year when people sta

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Wine investment: The signs of a fine wine market reawakening

18-12-2025 18:30 via decanter.com

Fine wine prices were set to end 2025 slightly below the levels of 12 months ago, amid ongoing tricky conditions that emerged in late 2022 following a bullish market upturn.
Yet, average prices have stabilised on Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne since hitting low-points earlier in the year, said international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform (see table below). It also reported higher year-on-year turnover on some producers’ wines in the first three-quarters

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Editors' picks: Bonus tips on wines to watch – December 2025

18-12-2025 13:00 via decanter.com

The new Oriana 'Golden Spur' from Weybourne Estate.A toast to the happy coupleTina Gellie
Weyborne Estate general manager Ben Abric shared a charming analogy for the difference between the still-maturing 2022 vintage of the West Sussex sparkling estate’s Oriana cuvée and the Oriana Golden Spur, the early release of the same wine.‘The Golden Spur is your daughter celebrating her engagement. And then in a few months she will celebrate her wedding!’With low stock of the ina

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Utiel-Requena in 2025: Placing people at the centre

18-12-2025 11:10 via decanter.com

From left to right, standing: Joan Cortés, Alberto Pedrón, Carlos Cárcel and Benoit Dussart. Sitting: Ricardo del Valle, Pablo Carrión, Jose Luis Murciano and Héctor Monteagudo.One of the key focuses – and greatest strengths – of DO Utiel-Requena’s strategic vision has been to bring the human component of terroir to the foreground. The region has recognised its people as a fundamental resource and as one of the most important pillars of sustai

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Our best wine books for Christmas: Nine great reads and perfect gifts

18-12-2025 10:07 via decanter.com

Bianca Bosker, author of Cork Dork – described as 'an addictive read' by our regular book reviewer, Sophie Thorpe. If you’re a proper wine nerd, most of your wine books will be reference guides – hefty things that don’t get read cover to cover, but are pulled off shelves intermittently and leafed through for specific information.The likes of Inside Burgundy, The World Atlas of Wine and Wine Grapes are peerless resources – but if I were bundling together the ultimate

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50 years of Calera: Josh Jensen and the backbone of California Pinot Noir

18-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Calera's Jensen Vineyard in the Gabilan Mountains. Credit: Wildly Simple Productions.When the subject is California Pinot Noir, 10 out of 10 wine drinkers would probably name Sonoma, Santa Barbara, maybe Anderson Valley, or just about anywhere else before San Benito County even crosses their mind.
And, chances are, some people don’t realise that it is a prime wine-growing area at all — a particular kind of shame, once you learn that it has been home for half a century to one of Calif

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Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival is December’s Hottest Culinary Celebration

17-12-2025 23:01 via winespectator.com

For the 18th consecutive year, Palm Beach was overrun by top chefs and fine wine, ready to welcome guests to “wine and dine under the sun.” The Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival (PBFWF) presented by Wine Spectator brought more than 20 signature events to Palm Beach County’s elite hotels, restaurants, golf courses and beyond, December 11 to 14, making the festival one of America’s premier culinary gatherings.An Abundance of ChoiceRanging from intimate chef dinners to pul

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Unlock the perfect match: Cheese and sparkling wine pairing guide

17-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

From a ‘pull-out-all-the-stops’ platter to leftover Cheddar melted into a comforting toastie, cheese is a festive mainstay that pairs beautifully with various wine categories.
When it comes to pairing sparkling wine and cheese – as with most food and wine matching – there are no hard and fast rules, with individual taste being the most important factor. But sparkling is one of the easiest – and most decadent – wine categories for cheese.
When considering any w

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Three white Burgundies under £25 that overdeliver

17-12-2025 09:00 via decanter.com

Value Burgundy: The Holy Grail? Our correspondent finds three stunning bottles under £25 White Burgundy is a consistently alluring wine category, but with prices ever on the rise, finding budget Burgundy can be a tricky task.
In searching for white Burgundy under £25, I was pleased to discover that great value still exists without any compromise in quality.Scroll down for three white Burgundies under £25
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Is America’s political instability hurting the wine industry?

17-12-2025 08:00 via decanter.com

It’s well established that the wine industry is one of the more challenging businesses in hospitality, food or beverage. Restaurants, wineries and wine shops navigate shifting consumer tastes, razor-thin margins, and stubbornly high failure rates.
Along with long‑standing business pressures around labour, supply chains, licensing and rising costs, 2025 layered on a new set of political and economic threats.
The current presidential administration, led by Donald Trump, has implemented

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SND: Trinchero To Acquire Mumm Napa From Pernod Ricard

16-12-2025 18:29 via winespectator.com

Trinchero Family Wine & Spirits has agreed to acquire California sparkling wine house Mumm Napa from Pernod Ricard. Neither party disclosed financial terms. The move, first reported by Shanken News Daily (SND), a sister publication of Wine Spectator, deepens Trinchero's participation in sparkling wine, an underrepresented area for the company, which produces 16 million cases annually. Trinchero CEO and president Bob Torkelson told SND that he expects that the deal will close in early 2026.La

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Great wine styles to pair with beef this Christmas

16-12-2025 18:00 via decanter.com

Six grape varieties capable of powering brilliant wines to drink with beef:Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz / Syrah
Malbec
Garnacha / Grenache
Saperavi
Viura (white Rioja)It’s hard to beat the comfort of a roast beef lunch or well-cooked steak accompanied by a delicious bottle of red wine, and the appeal only grows as the outside temperature plunges.
Many fuller-bodied red wines are great options for pairing with beef, especially if you’re planning a hearty roast for the Christmas dinner ta

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My South African wine highlights of 2025

16-12-2025 14:43 via decanter.com

Julie Sheppard, Regional Editor for South Africa It may look like I have the best job in the world: writing about wine. But sometimes that job is very hard; for example when it comes to choosing just a few highlights from a year of exploring South Africa’s vibrant wine scene.
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Six Swiss Syrah to convert the most die-hard Rhône lover

16-12-2025 12:00 via decanter.com

Picture credit: Olivier MaireSwiss grape geneticist and author José Vouillamoz was in London in November to host a tasting during which he explained the origins of Syrah, how it arrived in his home country and why it works so well there.
The six exceptional bottles he opened could convert even the most stalwart Rhône-lover.
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