https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nl-nlCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comMon, 23 Feb 2026 10:52:00 +0100 It’s quiet, with the silent energy that only exists in the criaderas (Sherry ‘nurseries’) of the region’s bodegas, where flor – the layer of yeast and other microorganisms that form]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-life-under-flor-how-montserrat-molina-became-sherrys-leading-lady/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-life-under-flor-how-montserrat-molina-became-sherrys-leading-lady/ Understanding the true value of Chassagne is more complex, however, given the diverse range of delicious wines in both red and white.Scroll down for 12 delicious Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru wines to seek out
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIHJlZHMgYXJlIG5vdCBhcyB3ZWxsLWtub3duIGFzIHRoZSB3aGl0ZXMgdG9kYXksIGJ1dCBub3Qgc28gbG9uZy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-experts-10-favourite-chassagne-montrachet-premiers-crus-in-12-wines/Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-experts-10-favourite-chassagne-montrachet-premiers-crus-in-12-wines/ Spanish Viura/Macabeo: Panel tasting scores
86 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 4Highly recommended 31Recommended 46Commended 5Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their wines produced entirely or predominantly from Viura/Macabeo/Macabeu (maximum 15% of any other varieties) from anywhere in SpainScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from our Vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-viuramacabeo-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-viuramacabeo-panel-tasting-results/ García Lima in the wineryDavid Silva – ‘El Mago’ – was an extraordinarily talented footballer: a World Cup and twice European Championship winner with Spain, four times Premier League title winner with Manchester City and one of the first names on the team sheet in the late 2010s when City were, arguably, the best football team in the world.
And now, in glory-coated retirement from the beautiful game, a winemaker? Don’t bet a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bodega-tameraacuten-ndash-what-manchester-citys-david-silva-did-next/Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bodega-tameraacuten-ndash-what-manchester-citys-david-silva-did-next/ History fills your nose, too. An incredibly rich melange of heady aromas permeates the cellar, leaching slowly from the oak barrels as an estimated 3% of their contents evaporate]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-175-years-of-seppeltsfield-with-a-taste-of-wine-history-and-the-new-1926-vintage-tawny-release/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-175-years-of-seppeltsfield-with-a-taste-of-wine-history-and-the-new-1926-vintage-tawny-release/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-were-getting-bolder-with-bubbles-from-italy-spain-australia-nz-the-cape/Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-were-getting-bolder-with-bubbles-from-italy-spain-australia-nz-the-cape/ As cool-climate Pinot Noir regions go, I think the Willamette Valley in Oregon is without peer in the United States.
I love the wines of the West Sonoma Coast, with their freshness and lift, but the classical elegance of the Willamette, marked by its unmistakable forest floor character and sweet, fresh red fruit, swings it for me.
The Willamette Valley has become a New World answer for lovers of classic Bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/which-is-the-best-american-cool-climate-pinot-noir-oregon-or-the-sonoma-coast/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/which-is-the-best-american-cool-climate-pinot-noir-oregon-or-the-sonoma-coast/ In the quiz box below, you’ll find multiple choice questions on a range of topics, from revered winemakers in ancient Egypt to French royal preferences and landmark dates. Can you get a perfect score?Related articles
Bur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/history-quiz-10-questions-on-wine-through-the-ages/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/history-quiz-10-questions-on-wine-through-the-ages/ Known for shaking up the Right Bank’s red wine scene in the 1990s with his garage-wine ethos, Thunevin turned his attention to whites in the early 2000s, proving that innovation extends beyond Mer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valandraud-blanc-20-vintages-of-bordeauxs-most-distinctive-cult-white-tasted/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valandraud-blanc-20-vintages-of-bordeauxs-most-distinctive-cult-white-tasted/ There isn’t really a straight answer to this, as it’s probably a bit of both: an awareness of the way we consume, a curiosity about the wines we choose, their prov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-wines-and-people-that-made-me-stop-and-think/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-wines-and-people-that-made-me-stop-and-think/ Perhaps it doesn’t matter. Whoever first mixed a Margarita, today it’s acknowledged as a classic cocktail and known the world over.
It’s a supremely ve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-tequilas-for-a-margarita-10-to-try/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-tequilas-for-a-margarita-10-to-try/ Well stacked with fleshy fruit, ripe girdling tannins and bolstering acidity, the newly released 2021 Brunellos deliver across the entire gamut of price points – you really don’t need to pay top dollar to experience the true pleasure of the vintage.
But if you do want to spend a little bit more, the superstar estates’ classic bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brunello-di-montalcino-2021-our-experts-10-smart-picks-for-discerning-buyers/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brunello-di-montalcino-2021-our-experts-10-smart-picks-for-discerning-buyers/ There are influencers who’ve made their fortunes on the platform, viral personalities of whom I’m entirely unaware. But it’s a whole world I hadn’t really delved into – and especially not for wine. Until now, that is.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-on-youtube-stars-and-channels-to-watch/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-on-youtube-stars-and-channels-to-watch/ Classified Left Bank estates, including first growths, were joined by top Right Bank names, from Lafleur, Le Pin, Petrus and Trotanoy to Angélus and Cheval Blanc.
Bordeaux 2016 reds hav]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-bordeaux-2016-surprised-winemakers-to-compete-with-all-time-greats/Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-bordeaux-2016-surprised-winemakers-to-compete-with-all-time-greats/ With lower quantities overall and good rather than outstanding quality, the vintage was not an obvious contender in my opinion, especially given the character of the wines.
This isn’t to say that the 2020 Brunello Riserva are without merit.
Some I liked very much, though not necessarily more than their annata counterparts. Indeed, they are]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/20-expert-recommended-brunello-riserva-2020-you-need-including-one-spectacular-100-point-wine/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/20-expert-recommended-brunello-riserva-2020-you-need-including-one-spectacular-100-point-wine/ The Decanter team has hand-picked a list of some of London’s most loved Chinese restaurants – from fine dining to casual indulgence – to help you plan ahead, with a special note for those offering dedicated Chinese New Year menus.Chi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chinese-new-year-in-london-top-restaurants-for-wine-lovers/Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chinese-new-year-in-london-top-restaurants-for-wine-lovers/ Recent changes include an increased allowance for Rosso di Montalcino production and the abolishment of the consorzio’s five-star rating system for Brunello. Most exciting, thou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brunello-di-montalcino-vintage-report-the-best-of-the-intense-new-2021-wines/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brunello-di-montalcino-vintage-report-the-best-of-the-intense-new-2021-wines/ lagoons of Isla de Lobos, just off the busy port town of Corralejo.The great Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936) got it right when he lyricised about Fuerteventura as ‘this bony land… this red protrusion thirsting for water! Yet how beautiful it is! Yes, beautiful! But only for those seeking the innermost secrets of its shape.’
This ‘keeper of secrets’ is the second-largest island in the volcanic Ca]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-fuerteventura-from-volcanic-landscapes-to-the-islands-wine-renaissance/Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-fuerteventura-from-volcanic-landscapes-to-the-islands-wine-renaissance/ Priorat 2021 vs 2022: Panel tasting scores
98 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 5Highly recommended 63Recommended 27Commended 3Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their dry red wines classified as DOCa/DOQ Priorat from the 2021 and 2022 vintagesScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from our Priorat 2021 vs 2022 panel tasting
{"content":"PC9wPgo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/priorat-2021-vs-2022-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/priorat-2021-vs-2022-panel-tasting-results/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-bordeauxs-white-wine-resurgence-deserves-attention/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-bordeauxs-white-wine-resurgence-deserves-attention/ During the nine-day trip, I travelled nearly 3,000km domestically and tasted over 150 wines to assess the 2025 vintage and recent bottlings from previous vintages.
I also got to review another 30 wines from Bangalore and the southern region a few days before New Year’s Eve, en route home after another tr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/indian-wine-in-five-facts-and-five-wines/Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/indian-wine-in-five-facts-and-five-wines/ Our Valentine’s Day-themed quiz takes you through historical love and wine connections, romantic labels, quotes and even cocktail ingredients. Try your luck with our 10 multiple-choice questions below.Related articles
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Guess the vintag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valentines-day-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-get-you-in-the-mood/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valentines-day-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-get-you-in-the-mood/ The newly released 2012, however, is one of its most impressive vintages.Scroll down for Tom’s tasting note and score for Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2012
{"content":"PHA+4oCYVGhlIHN0b3J5IGlzIGEgYml0IGRpZmZlcmVudCBmcm9tIHRoZSB3aGl0ZSB2ZXJzaW9uLOKAmSBzYXlzIFRhaXR0aW5nZXIgY2VsbGFyIG1hc3RlciBBbGV4YW5kcmUg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-this-prestige-ros-champagne-is-one-to-splurge-on/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-this-prestige-ros-champagne-is-one-to-splurge-on/ The newly released 2012, however, is one of its most impressive vintages.Scroll down for Tom’s tasting note and score for Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2012
{"content":"PHA+4oCYVGhlIHN0b3J5IGlzIGEgYml0IGRpZmZlcmVudCBmcm9tIHRoZSB3aGl0ZSB2ZXJzaW9uLOKAmSBzYXlzIFRhaXR0aW5nZXIgY2VsbGFyIG1hc3RlciBBbGV4YW5kcmUg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-is-tattingers-comtes-de-champagne-roseacute-2012-so-good/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-is-tattingers-comtes-de-champagne-roseacute-2012-so-good/ Crafted in the French Alps by silent Carthusian monks, the spirit’s origin dates to an alchemical recipe for an ‘elixir of long life’ given by Duke François-Annibal d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-allure-of-chartreuse-from-monastic-origins-to-modern-cocktails/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-allure-of-chartreuse-from-monastic-origins-to-modern-cocktails/ Julie Sheppard
My latest taste of the Cape took place in the heart of London, where House of Sisters Grimm has opened its doors to celebrate South African culture through performance, art and – of course – wine.
The venue is home to an art gallery – displaying works by Ella Spira MBE, inspired by Cape landscapes – and iGoli wine bar, which lists only South African bottles from top names including Restless River, Thorne & Daughters, Scions of Sina]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-bonus-tips-on-wines-to-watch-february-2026/Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-bonus-tips-on-wines-to-watch-february-2026/ Ahead of the curve{"content":"PHA+R2l2ZW4gaXRzIHNpemUsIHR3byBib2RpZXMgcmVwcmVzZW50IHRoZSBMb2lyZeKAmXMgcHJvZHVjZXJzIGFuZCBzdHJhdGVneTogSW50ZXJMb2lyZSwgd2hpY2ggcmVwcmVzZW50]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-how-the-understated-loire-became-an-environmental-pioneer/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-how-the-understated-loire-became-an-environmental-pioneer/ From being a drink that barely dared speak its name around the millennium it’s now become a staple of Friday night sofas, garden barbecues and sun-baked terraces the world over.
There are even signs that wine drinkers are beginning to accept that it’s not solely for summer.
Yet for all its progress one door remains stubbornly shut. Pinks can be good, they can be ambitious, they can be expensive.
But this is still]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/breaking-down-barriers-the-case-for-ros-as-a-fine-wine/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/breaking-down-barriers-the-case-for-ros-as-a-fine-wine/ This compact, cosmopolitan city near the Slovenian border stretches along the Gulf of Trieste like a wide-toothed comb, with a series of jetties ideal for enjoying sunsets over the sea.
Trieste’s ri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/city-guide-to-trieste/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/city-guide-to-trieste/ Both wines are situated on the Tuscan coast, in a winemaking zone known as Bolgheri – a comparatively new wine region, established as a DOC in 1994, and known for its red wines made from ‘international’ varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
For decades this duo have been Italy’s shining stars on the interna]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/two-of-italys-superstar-wine-estates-launched-their-new-vintages-last-week-read-our-editors-opinion/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/two-of-italys-superstar-wine-estates-launched-their-new-vintages-last-week-read-our-editors-opinion/ Both wines are situated on the Tuscan coast, in a winemaking zone known as Bolgheri – a comparatively new wine region, established as a DOC in 1994, and known for its red wines made from ‘international’ varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
For decades this duo have been Italy’s shining stars on the interna]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sassicaia-and-ornellaia-launched-their-new-vintages-last-week-ndash-heres-our-expert-opinion/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sassicaia-and-ornellaia-launched-their-new-vintages-last-week-ndash-heres-our-expert-opinion/ Los Angeles-based water sommelier Martin Riese.When dining out, most of us will spend an inordinate amount of time poring over the wine list, carefully selecting the right bottles to pair with the meal we’re about to enjoy. But when it comes to water, few will give it a second thought – after all, it’s only there to keep us hydrated, right?
In fact, different levels of total dissolved solids (TDS; comprising inorganic salts and organic matter) in water can signific]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/is-your-water-ruining-your-wine-discover-the-best-pairings/Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/is-your-water-ruining-your-wine-discover-the-best-pairings/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crimson-wine-group-purchases-sonomas-raeburn-for-35-million/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crimson-wine-group-purchases-sonomas-raeburn-for-35-million/ But one winemaker in the southern Rhône believes he has an alternative. What’s more, the treatment is adapt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/essential-oils-and-the-fight-against-mildew-what-producers-around-the-world-can-learn-from-an-estate-in-costires-de-nmes/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/essential-oils-and-the-fight-against-mildew-what-producers-around-the-world-can-learn-from-an-estate-in-costires-de-nmes/ {"content":"PHA+VGlja2V0cyBhcmUgbm93IG9uIHNhbGUgZm9yIHRoZSA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL2Z1dHVyZS5zd29vZ28uY29tL2RlY2FudGVyLW55Yy8xMTAwNjQ4OT9yZWY9cHJlbWl1bV9lYXJseWFjY2Vzc19hcnRpY2xlIiB0YXJnZXQ9Il9ibGFuayIgcmVsPSJub2ZvbGxvdyBub29wZW5lciI+PHN0cm9uZz5EZWNhbnRlciBGaW5lIFdpbmUgRW5jb3VudGVyIChERldFKSBOZXcgWW9yazwvc3Ryb25nPjwvYT4sIHJldHVybmluZyBmb3IgaXRzIGZpZnRoIHllYXIgb248c3Ryb25nPiBTYXR1cmRheSA2IEp1bmU8L3N0cm9uZz4sIG9uIHRoZSA2MHRoIGZsb29yIGF0IHRoZSBzdHVubmluZyBNYW5oYXR0Y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tickets-on-sale-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-new-york-returns-to-the-top-of-manhattan/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tickets-on-sale-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-new-york-returns-to-the-top-of-manhattan/ With its guiding principle Shape. Create. Elevate., ProWein positions itself not just as a trade fair, but as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/shaping-the-future-of-wine-amp-spirits-whatrsquos-new-at-prowein-duumlsseldorf/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/shaping-the-future-of-wine-amp-spirits-whatrsquos-new-at-prowein-duumlsseldorf/ The domaine’s co-directors Perrine Fenal and Bertrand de Villaine were present in London last week to reveal them to the trade and press, alongside UK agent Corney & Barrow’s managing director Adam Brett-Smith.
‘The major challenge of this vintage was to harvest grapes with sufficiently advanced phenolic ripeness while preserving good balance, at a time when po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-de-la-romane-conti-2023-in-bottle-a-first-look-at-a-powerful-vintage-of-great-potential/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-de-la-romane-conti-2023-in-bottle-a-first-look-at-a-powerful-vintage-of-great-potential/ The bucolic undulations of Tasmania’s north, from the Tamar to Pipers River, are juxtaposed against the salt-bitten ruggedness of the east coast and the drier Derwent and Coal river valleys, where consistency of crop and proximity to the state capital Hobart account for a concentration of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ned-goodwin-mw-later-ripening-syrah-represents-an-exciting-new-frontier-for-tasmania-as-the-climate-warms/Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ned-goodwin-mw-later-ripening-syrah-represents-an-exciting-new-frontier-for-tasmania-as-the-climate-warms/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ted-conklin-restaurateur-who-reshaped-long-islands-east-end-dies-at-77/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ted-conklin-restaurateur-who-reshaped-long-islands-east-end-dies-at-77/ In introducing Jefford, Minogue revealed that she had turned to him for advice when she was first considering launching her own wine range.
‘I was very nervous ahead of our first Zoom call. But he was so supportive, and kind and insightful… he gave me a lot of fortitude,’ she said.
‘Like many of you I loved his book, &lsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/kylie-minogue-presents-andrew-jefford-with-lifetime-achievement-award/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/kylie-minogue-presents-andrew-jefford-with-lifetime-achievement-award/ Now, Mezzacorona is introducing a whole new wave of wine lovers to its Alpine varieties. The cooperative has rebranded its Castel Firmian range of wines with a fresh identity,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/castel-firmian-presents-a-fresh-new-look-with-wines-from-the-mountains/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/castel-firmian-presents-a-fresh-new-look-with-wines-from-the-mountains/ Official Olympic venues dot the Lombardy and Veneto regions, spread across multiple provinces, two host cities, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/these-are-the-local-wines-to-look-out-for-during-the-winter-olympics-2026/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/these-are-the-local-wines-to-look-out-for-during-the-winter-olympics-2026/ Dig a little deeper, however, and there is much to learn for any Champagne or wine lover.Scroll down for notes and scores for a clutch of 1995 and 1996 Champagnes
{"content":"PHA+MTk5NiwgdG9nZXRoZXIgd2l0aCAyMDE1LCBjYW4gYmUgY29uc2lkZXJlZCBvbmUgb2YgdGhlIG1vc3Qgc2lnbmlmaWNhbnQgdHVybmluZyBwb2ludHMgaW4]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-1995-vs-1996-lessons-learnt-30-years-on/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-1995-vs-1996-lessons-learnt-30-years-on/ Dig a little deeper, however, and there is much to learn for any Champagne or wine lover.Scroll down for notes and scores for a clutch of 1995 and 1996 Champagnes
{"content":"PHA+MTk5NiwgdG9nZXRoZXIgd2l0aCAyMDE1LCBjYW4gYmUgY29uc2lkZXJlZCBvbmUgb2YgdGhlIG1vc3Qgc2lnbmlmaWNhbnQgdHVybmluZyBwb2ludHMgaW4]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-1995-vs-1996-how-do-these-vintages-hold-up-30-years-on/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-1995-vs-1996-how-do-these-vintages-hold-up-30-years-on/ With its climate influenced by the Atlantic ocean and its soils rich in gravel, the Left Bank is known for producing wines dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. With iconic appellations including Margaux, Pauill]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-of-bordeaux/Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-of-bordeaux/ However, when Spain joined the EU in 1986, a geographic designation became mandatory and the name Rías Baixas was chosen.
This term refers to the picturesque estuaries that shape Galicia’s west coast, the source of superb fish and other seafood.
The main wine-producing area of Rías]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/twenty-fresh-and-crisp-spanish-wines-from-the-land-of-albario-ras-baixas/Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/twenty-fresh-and-crisp-spanish-wines-from-the-land-of-albario-ras-baixas/ But next door to some of Spain’s best-known regions, there’s a renaissance in local viticulture taking place, an explosion of dynamic producers,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-small-spanish-wine-regions-with-famous-next-door-neighbours/Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-small-spanish-wine-regions-with-famous-next-door-neighbours/ key role to play in this
important wine region.To say that wine regions find themselves at a crossroads in the age of climate change, economic uncertainty and geopolitical turmoil, has become a tired cliché. Although both viticulture and oenology face unprecedented challenges, this also means that from these testing times the true potential of each region will become more apparent – with perhaps somewhat overlooked or unexpected places emerging as unlikely cham]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/toro-a-tale-of-resilience-evolution-and-commitment/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/toro-a-tale-of-resilience-evolution-and-commitment/ This year, Barcelona Wine Week paid tribute to the finest family wine dynasties. As part of the programme, Decanter World Wine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-families-defining-excellence-dwwa-masterclass-at-barcelona-wine-week/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-families-defining-excellence-dwwa-masterclass-at-barcelona-wine-week/ I asked a handful of Napa’s top winemakers to reflect on their approach and perspectives on ripeness in any growing season.
I wanted to know what it means to achieve ripenes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rethinking-ripeness-in-napa-valley-a-fresh-perspective-on-the-regions-evolution/Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rethinking-ripeness-in-napa-valley-a-fresh-perspective-on-the-regions-evolution/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/naples-winter-wine-festival-raises-over-30-million-for-childrens-charities/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/naples-winter-wine-festival-raises-over-30-million-for-childrens-charities/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/golden-steer-brings-the-strip-to-new-york-city/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/golden-steer-brings-the-strip-to-new-york-city/ in the Pyrenean foothillsFounded in 1979 as a merger of Plaisance du Gers, Aignan and Saint Mont cooperatives, Plaimont became a force of viticultural, historical and architectural preservation supported by unparalleled investment in research and innovation. The ‘super cooperative’ has set a benchmark of social sustainability while developing an unrivaled range of wines that marry sense of place, heritage and fresh modernity.
Future-proofing
The viticultural c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/plaimont-building-the-future-of-saint-mont/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/plaimont-building-the-future-of-saint-mont/ Balance and finesse
The passage of time is a large part of the story of Juvé & Camps. Since the company started, over 100 years ago, its traditional-method sparkling wines have become a byword for balance, finesse and longevity. The company pioneere]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/juveacute-amp-camps-taking-long-aged-sparkling-wines-to-new-heights/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/juveacute-amp-camps-taking-long-aged-sparkling-wines-to-new-heights/ AOC vineyards and
Grignan CastleAt the northern edge of Southern Rhône, Grignan-les-Adhémar is emerging as one of the Rhône Valley’s most characterful appellations. Its 1,300ha of vineyards sit on the river’s left bank, in the area known as the Drôme Provençale. Its soils, mainly clay-limestone and alluvial terraces, with a Mediterranean climate tempered by the Mistral, give the wines a finesse, balance and freshness that set them apart]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grignan-les-adhmar-aoc-at-the-head-of-the-southern-rhne/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grignan-les-adhmar-aoc-at-the-head-of-the-southern-rhne/ Sometimes referred to as Collio Goriziano after its main city, Gorizia, but usually simply called, Collio (and not to be confused with Colli Orientali del Friuli), the region is a key DOC within the broader area of Friuli-Venezia Giuli, and one of Italy’s easternmost wine regions.
Termed the ‘Gorizia garden’ because the producers treat the vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-collio-is-poised-to-regain-its-place-among-italys-best-white-wines/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-collio-is-poised-to-regain-its-place-among-italys-best-white-wines/ The Dalmore has unveiled the third instalment of its Cask Curation Series: The Red Wine Cask Edition (£36,100 The Whisky Exchange, The Whisky Shop).
The set of three whiskies has been created in partnership with winemaker Pierre Fabre of Château Mont-Redon in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Each set consists of a 24 Year Old, 34 Year Old and 43 Year Old signature Dalmore single malt, all finished in casks previously used to age the 2023 vintage of Mont-Redon’s flag]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-a-new-instalment-of-the-dalmores-cask-curation-series/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-a-new-instalment-of-the-dalmores-cask-curation-series/ ‘I started making some casks for a nearby winery in 2006, when I worked for Wadworth Brewery in Wiltshire, but that was with French oak. It was a passion of mine to make some from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-alistair-simms/Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-alistair-simms/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alsace-winemaker-pierre-trimbach-dies-at-69/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alsace-winemaker-pierre-trimbach-dies-at-69/ A handful of producers played the vintage with flair however, making desirable wines across the board.
It would be of no surprise to Rhône lovers if this list included revered estates such as Domaine Jean-Louis Chave in the Northern Rh&ocir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/six-rhne-producers-on-the-down-low-you-need-to-know-about/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/six-rhne-producers-on-the-down-low-you-need-to-know-about/ ‘When I was still working at Averill Creek Vineyard in Canada, my parents were taking a trip to England. This was the first year]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-cherie-spriggs/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-cherie-spriggs/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-reeze-choi/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-reeze-choi/ Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor
I love Beth Willard’s analogy for the Viura grape variety (known as Macabeo/Macabeu outside Rioja) in her panel tasting introduction. She compares the grape to a Scandi noir TV series, revealing little to start with but capable of delivering a killer punch with time and patience. Our judges tasted 86 wines made predominantly (at least 85%) from the grape, rating four of them Outstanding and 31 Highly recommended. The tasting notes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2026-see-whats-inside/Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2026-see-whats-inside/ And with changes in winemaking and the impact of climate change, new opportunities are opening up for wines which previously languished in the background.
In an interview for Decanter with Tim Atkin MW all the way back in 2010, renowned winemaker Angelo Gaja declared that Italy’s future would]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/seven-north-italian-wine-trends-to-brighten-up-your-tastebuds-in-2026/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/seven-north-italian-wine-trends-to-brighten-up-your-tastebuds-in-2026/ The estate has 54 rooms spanning several categories. From a choice of simple cabin rooms to suites complete with enormous stone-carved baths, all accommodation options are Scandi chic. A collection of Sjöparken rooms has been added recently,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-stad-vingrd-halland-sweden/Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-stad-vingrd-halland-sweden/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-winegrowers-face-an-impossible-choice-2/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-winegrowers-face-an-impossible-choice-2/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-winegrowers-face-an-impossible-choice/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-winegrowers-face-an-impossible-choice/ Mattia Tabacco is head buyer at Élevage Wines, where he specialises in fine-wine selection, producer relationships, collector advisory, and market strategy. Drawing on a broad background spanning gastronomy, hospitality, trading, and fine wine, he applies his extensive international network to identify and introduce some of the most exciting emerging producers to the UK market.
Mattia works closely]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mattia-tabacco/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mattia-tabacco/ Will Hill is a wine buyer recognised for his expertise in wines from lesser-known regions and indigenous grape varieties. After more than a decade of hospitality experience around the world, he moved to London in 2016 and has since worked in wine buying roles across the UK trade.
He is currently a wine buyer at Ocado Retail. Previously, he was managing director of Novel Wines, a specialist importer]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/will-hill/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/will-hill/ Sue Tolson is a freelance wine writer, judge, educator, consultant, and specialist translator and editor. Originally from England, she is now based in Hungary and focuses on Hungary and other Central and Eastern European countries, as well as Italy. She is one of Vinitaly International’s few Italian Wine Experts, with particular interests in indigenous grape varieties, volcanic wines, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sue-tolson/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sue-tolson/ Sara Underdown is an Australia-based Champagne specialist and wine communicator, recognised as a leading voice on the region internationally. She is the founder of VINE & BUBBLE, a Champagne-focused media, luxury events, and travel platform dedicated to connecting wine lovers with the world of Champagne through education, storytelling, and bespoke experiences.
Sara works close]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sara-underdown/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sara-underdown/ Lisa Granik MW entered the wine trade following an earlier career as a lawyer and law professor.
Having worked in both the importing and distribution channels, she currently advises European wineries, regions, and importers on strategies for the US market. As a specialist in Russian and Soviet studies, she first encountered Georgian wines in Moscow and Tbilisi in the late Sovie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lisa-granik-mw/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lisa-granik-mw/ Gago’s dream of combining Grange, a signature of southern hemisphere Shiraz, with La Chapelle, a monarch of the Rhône, in a single wine became a real]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/second-vintage-of-grange-la-chapelle-released-our-expert-gives-their-verdict/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/second-vintage-of-grange-la-chapelle-released-our-expert-gives-their-verdict/ June Rodil MS is ceo and partner of Houston-based Goodnight Hospitality, whose MICHELIN-recognised portfolio includes March Restaurant (one Michelin star), Rosie Cannonball (Bib Gourmand), The Marigold Club (MICHELIN Recommended), and Montrose Cheese & Wine.
Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, she has played a pivotal role in shaping more than 20 hospitality concepts thr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/june-rodil-ms/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/june-rodil-ms/ Bertrand Lutaud became a Master Sommelier in 2024 and holds dual Australian and French nationality. He is currently wine director for the OE Group in Hong Kong, overseeing all venues across Asia, while being based in Europe.
Previously, he served as head sommelier at Hôtel de Ville in Crissier, working under Philippe Rochat at the three-Michelin-starred restaura]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bertrand-lutaud/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bertrand-lutaud/ Chris Howard is an award-winning wine writer, educator and judge based in Paris. He holds a doctorate in anthropology and worked as both an academic and economist at the OECD before returning to wine – a path that began in his native Sonoma County.
His writing appears in World of Fine Wine, Decanter, and JancisRobinson.com. He served as an editorial advisor for the Oxf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chris-howard/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chris-howard/ Sara Matos is a wine professional, educator and producer with international experience across winemaking, education, and tasting. She holds a postgraduate qualification in Enology and has worked as Manager for Luís Pato Wines, with additional harvest experience at Mac Forbes in the Yarra Valley.
A certified WSET wine educator, Sara is also a certified Port and Madeira educator and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sara-matos/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sara-matos/ Three major rain events arrived in January, followed by continued precipitation into April and May, when rain typically ends in March. It was not a deluge but rather steady and persistent.
Established in 1983, Paso Robles – meaning ‘Pass of the Oaks’ in Spanish – is a region with 16,500 hectares planted, making it a sizeable player in Cal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/paso-robles-2023-vintage-report-and-top-wines-tasted/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/paso-robles-2023-vintage-report-and-top-wines-tasted/ Southeastern European reds: Panel tasting scores
128 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 12Highly recommended 30Recommended 63Commended 23Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, still, dry red wines made from 100% indigenous grapes and/or traditional regional grapes, including blends, from specified countries in the southeas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/southeastern-european-reds-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/southeastern-european-reds-panel-tasting-results/ Even the vagrants had it good. ‘Third boxcar, midnight train. Destination: Bangor, Maine.’ A whole train carriage all to yourself. Imagine that.
But nine-tenths of all travel now is drab, functional and distinctly unromantic – or delicious.
That’s the big loss t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/postcard-from-the-boulevards-what-france-gets-right-about-train-station-restaurants/Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/postcard-from-the-boulevards-what-france-gets-right-about-train-station-restaurants/ Vineyard climats in the famous Côte d’Or, including many premier and grand cru sites, were recognised by UNESCO in 2015, but the wider region spans around 28,841 hectares – making up 3% of France’s vineyard area, according to the Bourgogne wine board (BIVB).
As many Burgundy 2024-vintage en primeur wines make their debut, we&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-test-your-knowledge/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-test-your-knowledge/ Winemakers across Lisboa have used it to transform the region from a sleepy source of unremarkable wine dotted with cult-worthy gems to a hotspot of creativity, sustainability and experimentation that has greatly influenced the evolution of Portuguese wine as a whole.
As an ageing millennial born and raised in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-wines-from-lisboa-crafted-with-soul/Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-wines-from-lisboa-crafted-with-soul/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/daniel-cathiard-co-owner-of-bordeauxs-chteau-smith-haut-lafitte-and-napas-cathiard-vineyard-dies-at-81/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/daniel-cathiard-co-owner-of-bordeauxs-chteau-smith-haut-lafitte-and-napas-cathiard-vineyard-dies-at-81/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-english-eaux-de-vie/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-english-eaux-de-vie/ Domaine Marcel Couturier, Mâcon
I tasted the exciting wines of Domaine Marcel Couturier at the winery for the first time in autumn 2025. The domaine has been around for some time, but Marcel is now transitioning the bulk of the winemaking to his son, Auxence.
They work 14ha, which are certified organic and bi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-five-producers-that-stood-out-in-a-fickle-vintage/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-five-producers-that-stood-out-in-a-fickle-vintage/ When I joined the wine trade in 2012, I did so on the foundations of WSET textbook learning and the pillars of Old World regions an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/amber-gardner-we-are-seeing-a-shift-back-towards-the-known-the-familiar-and-ultimately-the-comforting/Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/amber-gardner-we-are-seeing-a-shift-back-towards-the-known-the-familiar-and-ultimately-the-comforting/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ltigtwine-spectatorltigt-announces-2026-grand-tour-dates-and-cities/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ltigtwine-spectatorltigt-announces-2026-grand-tour-dates-and-cities/ When the Marathon du Médoc was la]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-running-an-unorthodox-pairing-going-mainstream/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-running-an-unorthodox-pairing-going-mainstream/ ‘I am NOT drinking any –ing Merlot!’
Miles Raymond’s infamously snobbish cry of rage in Sideways reverberated in the physical world as much as the celluloid one.
After it was uttered across cinemas in the US in 2004, the line is credited with causing a 2% drop in sales of Merlot in the western United States, and a 16% rise in sales of Pinot Noir.
The trend was subsequently reported in other markets such as th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-20-top-rated-merlots/Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-20-top-rated-merlots/ Anna Lee C. Iijima is a New York and Tokyo based journalist. She writes a monthly wine column for The Chicago Tribune and contributes regularly to Decanter, Bon Appétit, Resy and The Full Pour, among other publications. She was previously a contributing editor and critic for Germany, the Rhône Valley, Burgundy, and New York at Wine Enthusiast magazine.
Anna holds the WSET Level 4 Diplo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/anna-lee-lijima/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/anna-lee-lijima/ Vladimer is a Georgian winemaker whose career was shaped from an early age by the landscapes and traditions of Georgia, the birthplace of wine. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Enology from the Agricultural University of Georgia (2004–2006), with further studies in microbiology at Cranfield University in the UK and winemaking at Hohenheim University in Germany.
Sinc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vladimer-kublashvili/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vladimer-kublashvili/ Yuri Shima is a Japanese wine journalist and educator based between the San Francisco Bay Area and Tokyo. She holds the WSET Level 4 Diploma and was a recipient of an IWSC award in 2018. A certified WSET educator and Dame Chevalier of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, her work spans all areas of wine, with a particular focus on Champagne.
In addition to her wine career, Yuri is a licensed attorney, admitte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/yuri-shima/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/yuri-shima/ Summer and winter are particularly abundant seasons in terms of activities that focus on its wines, its delicious]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-valle-daosta-italys-hidden-gem-for-wine-and-alpine-adventures/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-valle-daosta-italys-hidden-gem-for-wine-and-alpine-adventures/ There is one estate that has always remained inscrutable, however: Château Rayas.Scroll down for notes and scores for 12 incredible wines from Rayas and Fonsalette
{"content":"PHA+T24gMTggTm92ZW1iZXIgMjAyNSwgSSBob3N0ZWQgYSB0YXN0aW5nIG9mIFJheWFzIGFuZCBpdHMgc2lzdGVyIHByb3BlcnR5IE]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-rayas-the-enduring-winemaking-mysteries-behind-this-rhne-icon/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-rayas-the-enduring-winemaking-mysteries-behind-this-rhne-icon/ This small-production cuvée will revive a forgotten legacy while embracing innovation. It won’t be just another Bordeaux white – a category that has been steadily rising over the past decade.
The family assert it will be a gastronomic statement,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-montrose-blanc-reviving-a-mdoc-white-wine-tradition/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-montrose-blanc-reviving-a-mdoc-white-wine-tradition/ The vintage is notable for its small size, and low prices seldom coincide with limited availability. However, there are several approaches to finding delightful wines that will not break the bank.Scroll down for great value picks from Burgundy 2024
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+SWRlYXMgZm9yIGZpbmRpbmcgdmFsdWUgaW4gQnVyZ3VuZHkgMjAyNDwvaDI+CjxwPlRoZSBsb2dpY2FsIHBsYWNlIHRvIGJlZ2luIHdvdWxkIGJlIHdpd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-value-burgundy-2024-wines-en-primeur/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-value-burgundy-2024-wines-en-primeur/ with a seafood starter
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIGlkZWEgb2YgZHJpbmtpbmcgdGVhIHdpdGggYSBtZWFsIGlzLCBvZiBjb3Vyc2UsIG5vdGhpbmcgbmV3LiBBcyBhIHRlZW4gSSB1c2VkIHRvIGRvIGl0IHJlZ3VsYXJseSBpbiBDaGluZXNlIHJlc3RhdXJhbnRzIHdpdGggbXkgcGFyZW50cyDigJMgaW5oYWxpbmcgdGhlIHN3ZWV0LCBoZWFkeSBzY2VudCBvZiBqYXNtaW5lLCB3YXRjaGluZyB0aGUgY2hyeXNhbnRoZW11bSBmbG93ZXJzIHVuZnVybC4gQW5kIHRlYSBsaXN0cyBoYXZlIGJlZW4gY29tbW9uIGluIGhpZ2gtZW5kIHJlc3RhdXJhbnRzIGZvciBhIHdoaWxlLCBwYXJ0aWN1bGFybHkgdGhvc2Ugd2l0aC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-the-best-pairings-for-tea-expert-tips-and-tricks/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-the-best-pairings-for-tea-expert-tips-and-tricks/ Bunches of black and white grapes with (now) vintage stemware adorn the yellow cover, with headlines for ‘Italian wines – the great names for good value’ and ‘What’s best in 1970 clarets’.
The following are five nods to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archive-dive-in-five-decanters-january-1976-issue/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:14:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archive-dive-in-five-decanters-january-1976-issue/ The current crop of Aussie bottles on the supermarket shelves delivers plenty of choice and great qua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrate-australia-day-with-15-great-high-street-buys/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:08:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrate-australia-day-with-15-great-high-street-buys/ The result is an exceptional balance of finesse, structure and fruit that makes the wines irresistible.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Chassagne & Puligny-Montrachet 2024 wines{"content":"PC9wPgo8aHIgLz4KPHA+4oCYVGhlIHdpbmVzIGluIDIwMjQg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chassagne-amp-puligny-montrachet-2024-the-lsquoirresistiblersquo-wines-to-have-in-your-cellar/Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chassagne-amp-puligny-montrachet-2024-the-lsquoirresistiblersquo-wines-to-have-in-your-cellar/ The success is due to the dominance of Chardonnay, which had a more successful flowering and was less affected by mildew than the Pinot Noir.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Meursault 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIHZpbnRhZ2Ugc3RpbGwgcmVxdWlyZWQgY2Vhc2VsZXNzIHdvcmsgaW4gdGhlIHZpbmV5YXJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meursault-2024-top-picks-from-a-host-of-ageworthy-wines/Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meursault-2024-top-picks-from-a-host-of-ageworthy-wines/ The best reds from the northern Côte de Beaune have much of the hallmarks of lush, supple fruit for which good Burgundian Pinot is so renowned.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pommard-amp-volnay-2024-pick-of-the-bunch-from-an-early-drinking-set-of-wines/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pommard-amp-volnay-2024-pick-of-the-bunch-from-an-early-drinking-set-of-wines/ The dispute deepened after Macron declined to participate in a US-led peace initiative, prompting Trump to publicly signal that punitive trade measures on French wine would follow if France did no]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-a-200-tariff-on-french-wine-could-impact-the-us-market/Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-a-200-tariff-on-french-wine-could-impact-the-us-market/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arista-winery-says-adieu/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arista-winery-says-adieu/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/9-highly-anticipated-restaurant-openings-in-2026/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/9-highly-anticipated-restaurant-openings-in-2026/ Many wines struggled to deliver the combination of structure and sumptuous fruit that some years promise. Both yields and quality varied by estate.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St-Georges 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VW5sZXNzIHN0cmluZ2VudCBtZWFzdXJlcyB]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vosne-romaneacutee-amp-nuits-st-georges-2024-top-buys-from-a-lively-and-fruity-bunch/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vosne-romaneacutee-amp-nuits-st-georges-2024-top-buys-from-a-lively-and-fruity-bunch/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-critiques-the-nolo-trend-sweeping-the-wine-world/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-critiques-the-nolo-trend-sweeping-the-wine-world/ The property’s roots stretch back over 400 years, with viticulture documented as early as 1618 under Sieur Raymond Peyraguey. Classified as a Firs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-chteau-lafaurie-peyraguey-sauternes-france/Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-chteau-lafaurie-peyraguey-sauternes-france/ The southern portion, in Musigny, was particularly hard hit, while the northern part of the village, nearer to Morey-St-Denis, had less trouble.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Chambolle-Musigny 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIHF1YWxpdHkgYW5kIHN0eWxlIG9mIHRoZSB3aW5lcyBpcyB2YXJpYWJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chambolle-musigny-2024-our-experts-picks-from-a-tiny-offering/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chambolle-musigny-2024-our-experts-picks-from-a-tiny-offering/ It was fascinating to see many talented winemakers tackling similar problems yet arriving at different conclusions and solutions after much soul-searching.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Morey-St-Denis 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIGJlc3Qgd2luZXMgaGF2ZSBhIGZhaXJseSBkZWVwIGNvbG91ciwgZm9yd2FyZCwgbHVzaCBmcnVpdCBhcm9tYXMsIGFuZCBiYWxhbmNlIGFuZC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/morey-st-denis-2024-winemaking-talent-shines-amid-challenges/Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/morey-st-denis-2024-winemaking-talent-shines-amid-challenges/ The best wines have a pure, perfumed expression of high-toned red fruit character underlined by firm tannins and a bright mineral edge on the palate.Scroll down for Charles Curtis MW’s 20 top-scoring Gevrey-Chambertin 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIG1vc3QgaGVhcnQtd3JlbmNoaW5nIHN1bW1hcnkgb2YgdGhlIHZpbnRhZ2UgaW4gR2V2cmV5IGNhbWUgZnJvbSBDeXJpZWxsZSBSb3Vzc2VhdSBvZiBEb21haW5lIEFybWFuZCBSb3Vzc2VhdS4g4]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gevrey-chambertin-2024-the-best-of-the-years-lsquocrisp-and-freshrsquo-wines/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gevrey-chambertin-2024-the-best-of-the-years-lsquocrisp-and-freshrsquo-wines/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-new-book-is-far-from-an-impenetrable-reference-guide-but-not-in-the-least-oversimplified-says-our-regular-reviewer/Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-new-book-is-far-from-an-impenetrable-reference-guide-but-not-in-the-least-oversimplified-says-our-regular-reviewer/ Despite concerns raised in some quarters over quality in general as a result of the year’s severe weather conditions, Burgundy lovers may be surprised how]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-en-primeur-white-wines-shine-amid-a-small-and-challenging-harvest/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-en-primeur-white-wines-shine-amid-a-small-and-challenging-harvest/ Likewise in Burgundy, you’re unlikely to treat the grands crus of Romanée-Conti, Corton and Montrachet as casual purchases for mid-week quaffing.
But as with most wine regions, you can still find value-for-money bottles and enjoy something truly special without breaking the b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncover-hidden-gems-affordable-bordeaux-and-burgundy-wines/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncover-hidden-gems-affordable-bordeaux-and-burgundy-wines/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-worlds-best-wine-spas-six-stunning-venues-for-ultimate-relaxation/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-worlds-best-wine-spas-six-stunning-venues-for-ultimate-relaxation/ Consider Napa’s recent transformation from victim to warrior. After the devastating fires of 2017 and 2020]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/katherine-cole-is-the-real-question-whether-wine-regions-could-shield-the-rest-of-us-from-wildfires/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/katherine-cole-is-the-real-question-whether-wine-regions-could-shield-the-rest-of-us-from-wildfires/ ‘I was a bit of a jock. I wanted to play AFL [Australian rules football] and be a physio. Unfort]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/under-the-radar-winemaker-dr-edge/Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/under-the-radar-winemaker-dr-edge/ While black/red grapes have dark skins, which is responsible for the colour when making red wine, most (though not all) have white flesh – and therefore white juice. This allows the production of white wines made from black grapes by quickly and gently pressing the grape and avoiding colour extraction.
The practice of using red grapes in still white]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-of-white-pinot-noir-in-the-pacific-northwest/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-of-white-pinot-noir-in-the-pacific-northwest/ Below, you’ll find 10 multiple-choice questions on wine in films and hit television series, supplemented with a bit of trivia on celebrity-linked bottles and vineyards.Related articles
Festive wine quiz: 10 questions to test your knowledge
Wine labels quiz: Test your skills with th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-film-quiz-test-your-knowledge/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-film-quiz-test-your-knowledge/ Sietze Wijma is a wine educator based in the Netherlands. Through his company, The Art of Tasting, he delivers tasting courses built around a distinctive methodology in which wines are presented with added flavour compounds. This approach helps wine professionals develop confidence in identifying flavours and recognising faults.
The Art of Tasting flavour vials are used by wine educator]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sietze-wijma/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sietze-wijma/ Rosana Lisa is an experienced winemaker and technical director with a career spanning research, production and winery management across Spain. In 2025, she was appointed Technical Director of Ramón Bilbao, where she leads winemaking strategy and technical development.
From 2015 to 2025, Rosana served as R and D Manager for Zamora Company’s wine division, working across multipl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rosana-lisa/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rosana-lisa/ Pietro Russo is an Italian winemaker from Marsala with a strong international background in viticulture, oenology, and wine strategy. He holds a degree in Viticulture and Oenology from Conegliano and a Master’s degree from Bordeaux, and has gained extensive hands-on experience through multiple harvests in France, Spain, New Zealand, Piedmont, and Sicily. These experiences]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pietro-russo-mw/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 15:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pietro-russo-mw/ An acclaimed wine educator & presenter, Cristina is the founder and ceo of Mercuri Wine Club, a consultancy company and innovative wine academy. Through Mercuri Wine Club she delivers wine education and consultancy in wine communication, brand building and marketing for the most prestigious wine brands in Italy. She regularly hosts masterclasses and speaks at leading win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristina-mercuri/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristina-mercuri/ Having surged prior to 2023, a number of top-tier Burgundies have undergone relatively big price corrections in a subsequent secondary market downturn. Have prices bottomed-out?
Price performance varied between wines in 2025, with rises and falls, said Bordeaux Index’s Geraint Carter (see table). He]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-modest-growth-for-top-burgundies/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-modest-growth-for-top-burgundies/ In the early hours of 28 August 2025, in one of Russia’s largest drone and missile attacks of the war, a drone ploughed into the distribution warehouse of Pilot’s Wines in Kyiv. The explosion left a smouldering mess of twisted metal and shattered glass.
Economic losses aside, ‘nearly all sample bottles that had received]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ukraines-wine-industry-endures-hardships-and-adapts-amid-ongoing-war/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ukraines-wine-industry-endures-hardships-and-adapts-amid-ongoing-war/ Tea is a common base (think kombucha or sparkling teas), but so, too, are shrubs. Also known as switchels, shrubs might seem to be a new phenomenon, but in fact they have a history that goes back centuries.{"conte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-the-rise-of-shrubs-the-new-trend-in-non-alcoholic-drinks/Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-the-rise-of-shrubs-the-new-trend-in-non-alcoholic-drinks/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pondering-the-future-of-ste-michelle-wine-estates/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pondering-the-future-of-ste-michelle-wine-estates/ An event held last November, the 34th edition of ‘Benvenuto Brunello’, brought together preview samples of Brunello di Montalcino 2021, Brunello Riserva 2020, and Rosso di Montalcino reds (2022 and 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-preview-these-new-brunello-di-montalcino-2021s-caught-our-experts-attention/Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-preview-these-new-brunello-di-montalcino-2021s-caught-our-experts-attention/ And to make the experience even more special, masterc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/henschke-single-vineyard-wines-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/henschke-single-vineyard-wines-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/ It does. In fact, you’re even more likely to feel the unalloyed effects of the vintage at this level compared to the more rarified crus.Scroll down for the best of the Côtes du Rhône 2024 wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIG1haW4gcmVhc29uIGZvciB0aGlzIGlzIGZpbmFuY2lhbC4gVGh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-experts-top-25-cocirctes-du-rhocircne-2024-wines/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-experts-top-25-cocirctes-du-rhocircne-2024-wines/ What’s on your wine rack at the moment?
A lot of dry Italian whites. I’ve been really interested in Fiano di Avellino recently; dry Rieslings; an occasional dry white from southern Chile, California or Oregon. Much of what I drink is dictated by stories I’m working on, so can be out of my hands.
Where do you keep your wine?
Everywhere. I’m in a New York apartment and I have three wine fridges, plus racks on any outside walls]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/on-the-rack-eric-asimov/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 10:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/on-the-rack-eric-asimov/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frances-organic-winegrowers-lose-an-indispensable-tool-what-now-2/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frances-organic-winegrowers-lose-an-indispensable-tool-what-now-2/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frances-organic-winegrowers-lose-an-indispensable-tool-what-now/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frances-organic-winegrowers-lose-an-indispensable-tool-what-now/ In 2026, Wine Paris evolves into three exhibitions in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-paris-2026-a-new-era-for-the-global-drinks-industry/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-paris-2026-a-new-era-for-the-global-drinks-industry/ The white Trebbiano (which is actually a family of related – and in some cases unrelated – grapes rather than a single variety) has historically been more recognised for its propensity for high produ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-find-great-trebbiano-in-italy/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-find-great-trebbiano-in-italy/ Brilliant Shiraz wines span many growing regions, from the heartlands of McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley in South Australia to the cooler-climate Yarra Valley in Victoria.
Individual sites and old-vine plots add nuance, enabling winemakers to weave a tapestry of subtly diverging styles around th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/shiraz-story-uncovering-australias-top-regional-signatures/Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/shiraz-story-uncovering-australias-top-regional-signatures/ Southern hemisphere Cabernet Franc: Panel tasting scores
112 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 10Highly recommended 64Recommended 37Commended 1Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, minimum 85% Cabernet Franc wines from single, designated vineyard sites anywhere in the southern hemisphereScroll down to see the top-scoring]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/southern-hemisphere-cabernet-franc-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/southern-hemisphere-cabernet-franc-panel-tasting-results/ Founded by Joe and Alice Heitz in 1961, Heitz quickly established itse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/heitz-cellar-six-decades-of-a-napa-valley-icon/Sat, 10 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/heitz-cellar-six-decades-of-a-napa-valley-icon/ Which region cultivated it first is open to conjecture, but the most likely hypothesis is that it was first grown in the Appenine slopes of the Romagna Toscana, an area culturally and linguistically Romagnola but which was under the rule of Florence from the Middle Ages until the 1920s.
From here, it spread west into neighbouring Chianti and southeast into the hills of Romagna. As it travelled, it]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/13-wines-to-help-you-understand-sangiovese-from-romagna/Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/13-wines-to-help-you-understand-sangiovese-from-romagna/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lower-manhattan-tastemakers-open-new-wine-bar-stars/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 19:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lower-manhattan-tastemakers-open-new-wine-bar-stars/ The so-called Golden Ratio of roughly 1:1.618, is found across the natural world – and has been applied to everything from music to art. But what about drinks?
That was the question asked by chemist-turned-Master Distiller John Hall, who decided to use the ratio at every stage of production for his new gin: from still design to botanical proportions to dilution.{"content":"PHA+VGhlIHJlc3VsdCBpcyA8c3Ryb25nPjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmF1cmV1cy12aXRhLmNvbS8i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-the-launch-of-a-golden-ratio-inspired-gin/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-the-launch-of-a-golden-ratio-inspired-gin/ Apart from this, it has been an enthralling 12 months across these diverse regions. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle loved the almost viscous palate of Schloss Johannisberg’s Goldlack Riesling Trocken 2022, reflecting one of th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-rest-of-the-world/Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-rest-of-the-world/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arnaldo-caprai-pioneering-vintner-of-italys-montefalco-sagrantino-dies-at-92/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arnaldo-caprai-pioneering-vintner-of-italys-montefalco-sagrantino-dies-at-92/ Where does orange wine sit between white, rosé and red?
Not so long ago, wine lists were divided between red, white, sparkling]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-qvevri-to-glass-the-fascinating-journey-of-georgian-orange-wine/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-qvevri-to-glass-the-fascinating-journey-of-georgian-orange-wine/ Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor
It’s not just teetotallers watching the booming non-alcoholic drinks category with interest. Drinkers looking to moderate, those on driver duty, those who have to abstain for health reasons – there are many wine lovers who dream of a non-alcoholic alternative that would give the same experience and reward.
But as Majken Bech-Bailey, an innovator in the category, points out in this month’s A drink with… interview, anyo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-january-2026-see-whats-inside/Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-january-2026-see-whats-inside/ Penfolds, for example, had 15 wines scoring 95 points or more in Decanter tastings in 2025, with two vintages of Grange (1990 and 2021) awarded 99pts.
But my choices for Wines of the Year 2025 reflect the younger wineries and newer-wave styles that made me really excited during the year.{"content":"PHA+SXTigJlzIGV4ZW1wbGlmaWVkIGJ5IDxzdHJvbmc+QWxr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-australia-new-zealand-amp-south-africa/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-australia-new-zealand-amp-south-africa/ Teitgen, with his deep-rooted passion for precision and sustainability, guided us through eight wines – starting with three vibrant whites and culminating in five grand vin reds (two from magnum) – re]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/terroir-through-time-a-vertical-journey-at-chteau-smith-haut-lafitte-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/terroir-through-time-a-vertical-journey-at-chteau-smith-haut-lafitte-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/ Their input – kaleidoscopic and heartfelt – revealed unexpected and lesser-known wines, places and people. It offered colourful snapshots of South America as a source not just of outstanding wines, but also of creative energy and positive entrepreneurial spirit.{"content":"PHA+VGhlc2UgYXJlIHRoZSBkcml2ZXJzIGJlaGlu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-south-america/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-south-america/ ‘Twelve or 13 years ago I had no idea that I would become a sommelier, in the fine dining world. Most people in the rural community I grew up in drank]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-majken-bech-bailey/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-majken-bech-bailey/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-32-drops-of-god-star-fleur-geffrier/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-32-drops-of-god-star-fleur-geffrier/ Napa and its neighbouring Sonoma County continue to shine brightly, as winemakers representing the next generation, and a fresh voice, sidle up next to established producers who’ve been making wines of renown for what seems like decades.
Our Sonoma correspondent Ana Carolina Quintela picked the one white in this year’s Wines of the Year selection – Poet & Prophet’s beguiling Ghost Cat Chardonnay from the intense mountain terroir in Alexander Valley&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-north-america/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-north-america/ With 2025 now at an end and temperatures dipping to frosty negatives, the holiday season adds a much-needed infusion of cheer and festivities that encourage fêting both the past year and the one to come.
We’ve found a few ways to ring in 2026 in the most stylish of settings, from lavish caviar pop-ups in P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unmissable-winter-food-and-wine-escapes-to-see-in-2026/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unmissable-winter-food-and-wine-escapes-to-see-in-2026/ For wine lovers especially, you will find many familiar elements in sake – similar or slightly higher alcohol levels, fruitiness ranging from floral and citrusy to savoury, earthy and tropical (but with generally much milder acidity), and diverse styles that include vibrant sparkling to sherry-like aged versions.
Our ability to identify the flavou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sake-a-beginners-guide-and-top-recommendations/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sake-a-beginners-guide-and-top-recommendations/ This was the year to fall in love with Rioja all over again. The DOCa marked its 100th anniversary – a momentous celebration that served as a reminder, on the one hand, of the region’s long winemaking tradition (going much further back than these 100 years) and, on the other, of its capacity to evolve and remain not merely relevant but firmly at the forefront of contemporary wine.
Serendipitously coinciding with the centenary,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-spain-amp-portugal/Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-spain-amp-portugal/ Château Coupe-Roses, Languedoc, France
By Natalie Earl
Picture credit: Will Burgess
A narrow road winds up to the medieval village of Minerve, tracing the lip of a limestone gorge carved by the Cesse river. The village emerges, perched on a rocky spur at the confluence of the Cesse and the river Brian.
This region bristles with history. Once a Cathar stronghold, Minerve was besieged by Simon de Montfort’s troops during the Albigensian Crusades o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-chacircteau-coupe-roses-amp-boschkloof/Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-chacircteau-coupe-roses-amp-boschkloof/ The northern Italy shortlist for Wines of the Year 2025 was dominated by Barolo; I’ve only picked one however, despite such a strong showing, in order to ensure that other northerly winemaking regions are also represented.
Conterno’s Monfortino Riserva is an object of desire for Barolo lovers, and its lofty reputation is solidified by a perfect score from Michaela Morris, DWWA Regional Chair for Piedmont and author of our Barolo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-italy/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-italy/ Bodega Familia Deicas, Uruguay
By Ines Salpico
Picture credit: Tincho Cervino
Santiago Deicas had his first paid gig – in wine and in life – at 12 years old, as a lab assistant at his family’s winery. This planted the seed of systematic curiosity that shapes his work at the helm of Bodega Familia Deicas today.
Twenty-five years on, he’s the third generation of the Deicas family leading the eponymous Uruguayan winery, overseeing production from at least 300]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-familia-deicas-and-vinarija-kozlovi/Sat, 03 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-familia-deicas-and-vinarija-kozlovi/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-the-rhocircne-champagne-amp-regional-france/Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-the-rhocircne-champagne-amp-regional-france/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-herbert-amp-co-and-gramona/Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-herbert-amp-co-and-gramona/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-jeffrey-koren-of-the-chancery-rosewood-london/Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-jeffrey-koren-of-the-chancery-rosewood-london/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-bordeaux-amp-burgundy/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-of-the-year-2025-bordeaux-amp-burgundy/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-emidio-pepe-and-occidental/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-emidio-pepe-and-occidental/ 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-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-did-2025-taste-for-you-us-wine-professionals-name-year-defining-styles/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-did-2025-taste-for-you-us-wine-professionals-name-year-defining-styles/ Not many of us, though, are born into small family businesses, where every nuance of our parents’ working lives provides]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-the-fresh-faces-taking-charge-at-family-wineries/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/younger-generations-the-fresh-faces-taking-charge-at-family-wineries/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-alcohol-free-spirits-for-dry-january-2026-10-to-try/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-alcohol-free-spirits-for-dry-january-2026-10-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2025-in-memoriam/Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2025-in-memoriam/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-australian-wine-highlights-of-2025/Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-australian-wine-highlights-of-2025/ The interview below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Único Viñedo: A pure expression of Tempranillo
Produced only in very]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/remrez-de-ganuza-looking-to-the-future/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/remrez-de-ganuza-looking-to-the-future/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ten-top-echzeaux-producers-you-need-to-know/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ten-top-echzeaux-producers-you-need-to-know/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-echzeaux-is-the-grand-cru-to-have-in-your-cellar/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-echzeaux-is-the-grand-cru-to-have-in-your-cellar/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-underappreciated-italian-wine-is-the-perfect-fireside-red/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-underappreciated-italian-wine-is-the-perfect-fireside-red/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tom-hewsons-top-champagnes-of-2025/Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tom-hewsons-top-champagnes-of-2025/ 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
{"content":"PHA+QXMgdHdvIGNvdW50cmllcyB0aGF0IGZlYXR1cmUgaGVhdmlseSBib3RoI]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-100-point-wines-of-2025/Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-100-point-wines-of-2025/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/white-port-18-exciting-examples-of-this-versatile-wine/Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/white-port-18-exciting-examples-of-this-versatile-wine/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/etna-bianco-superiore-sicilys-volcanic-grand-cru/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/etna-bianco-superiore-sicilys-volcanic-grand-cru/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-i-wandered-towards-the-cobalt-adriatic-inlet-next-to-the-vineyards-and-looked-back/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-i-wandered-towards-the-cobalt-adriatic-inlet-next-to-the-vineyards-and-looked-back/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-wine-news-of-2025/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-wine-news-of-2025/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-decades-of-chteau-margaux-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-decades-of-chteau-margaux-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/festive-champagne-pairings-for-global-cuisines/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/festive-champagne-pairings-for-global-cuisines/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/matt-walls-reflections-on-2025-and-his-favourite-rhne-wines-of-the-year/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/matt-walls-reflections-on-2025-and-his-favourite-rhne-wines-of-the-year/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-english-and-welsh-wines-to-try-this-festive-season/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-english-and-welsh-wines-to-try-this-festive-season/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lsquowe-tasted-4000-american-wines-this-year-these-are-decanters-top-50-us-wines-of-2025rsquo/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lsquowe-tasted-4000-american-wines-this-year-these-are-decanters-top-50-us-wines-of-2025rsquo/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joel-stein-the-more-the-person-knows-about-wine-the-more-obscure-your-gift-needs-to-be/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joel-stein-the-more-the-person-knows-about-wine-the-more-obscure-your-gift-needs-to-be/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cheese-and-port-a-guide-to-a-christmas-pairing-made-in-heaven/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cheese-and-port-a-guide-to-a-christmas-pairing-made-in-heaven/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/blanc-de-noirs-champagne-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/blanc-de-noirs-champagne-panel-tasting-results/ 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
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIGZlc3RpdmUgcGV]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-champagne-releases-to-buy-this-festive-season-as-prices-ease/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-champagne-releases-to-buy-this-festive-season-as-prices-ease/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sweet-treats-20-great-sweet-wines-for-christmas/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sweet-treats-20-great-sweet-wines-for-christmas/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bob-steinhauer-longtime-beringer-viticulturist-dies-at-84/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bob-steinhauer-longtime-beringer-viticulturist-dies-at-84/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonoma-bespoke-and-sebastiani-next-episode-the-quiet-powerhouses-shaping-what-america-drinks/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonoma-bespoke-and-sebastiani-next-episode-the-quiet-powerhouses-shaping-what-america-drinks/ Owners Marta Fonseca and Gonçalo Alves have a solid background in hospit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-areias-do-seixo-santa-cruz-portugal/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-areias-do-seixo-santa-cruz-portugal/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/curated-wine-highlights-at-tesco-explore-new-additions-for-festive-season-cheers/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/curated-wine-highlights-at-tesco-explore-new-additions-for-festive-season-cheers/ 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
Read Decanter’s festive wine guide for 2025
Wine labels]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/festive-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-test-your-knowledge/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/festive-wine-quiz-10-questions-to-test-your-knowledge/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/60-vintages-ago-the-prunotto-winery-did-something-revolutionary-in-barolo/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/60-vintages-ago-the-prunotto-winery-did-something-revolutionary-in-barolo/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-winemakers-share-their-top-wine-gifting-picks/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-winemakers-share-their-top-wine-gifting-picks/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-the-signs-of-a-fine-wine-market-reawakening/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-the-signs-of-a-fine-wine-market-reawakening/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-bonus-tips-on-wines-to-watch-ndash-december-2025/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-bonus-tips-on-wines-to-watch-ndash-december-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/utiel-requena-in-2025-placing-people-at-the-centre/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/utiel-requena-in-2025-placing-people-at-the-centre/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-best-wine-books-for-christmas-nine-great-reads-and-perfect-gifts/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-best-wine-books-for-christmas-nine-great-reads-and-perfect-gifts/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/50-years-of-calera-josh-jensen-and-the-backbone-of-california-pinot-noir/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/50-years-of-calera-josh-jensen-and-the-backbone-of-california-pinot-noir/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/palm-beach-food-amp-wine-festival-is-decemberrsquos-hottest-culinary-celebration/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/palm-beach-food-amp-wine-festival-is-decemberrsquos-hottest-culinary-celebration/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unlock-the-perfect-match-cheese-and-sparkling-wine-pairing-guide/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unlock-the-perfect-match-cheese-and-sparkling-wine-pairing-guide/ 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
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+Tm9ydGhlcm4gQnVyZ3VuZHk8L2gyPgo8cD48c3Ryb25nPjxhIG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-white-burgundies-under-25-that-overdeliver/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-white-burgundies-under-25-that-overdeliver/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/is-americas-political-instability-hurting-the-wine-industry/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/is-americas-political-instability-hurting-the-wine-industry/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-trinchero-to-acquire-mumm-napa-from-pernod-ricard/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-trinchero-to-acquire-mumm-napa-from-pernod-ricard/ 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]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-wine-styles-to-pair-with-beef-this-christmas/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-wine-styles-to-pair-with-beef-this-christmas/ I genuinely could have written a book…{"content":"PHA+TXkgeWVhciBraWNrZWQgb2ZmIHdpdGggYSB2aXNpdCB0byB0aGUgQ2FwZSBpbiBKYW51YXJ5LCBob3N0ZWQgYnkgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVjYW50ZXIuY29tL3Nwb25zb3JlZC9waXdvc2Et]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-south-african-wine-highlights-of-2025/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-south-african-wine-highlights-of-2025/ The six exceptional bottles he opened could convert even the most stalwart Rhône-lover.
The origins of Syrah
To start with, we went back, all the way back – to the origins of the Syrah grape.{"content":"PHA+Vm91aWxsYW1veiBzYXlzIHRoZSBmaXJzdCBr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/six-swiss-syrah-to-convert-the-most-die-hard-rhne-lover/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/six-swiss-syrah-to-convert-the-most-die-hard-rhne-lover/ Under the theme ‘The human factor, a leg]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/inside-the-2026-edition-of-barcelona-wine-week-heritage-trends-and-a-shifting-market/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/inside-the-2026-edition-of-barcelona-wine-week-heritage-trends-and-a-shifting-market/ These 10 multiple-choice questions span a range of topics around the theme of decoding wine labels, from key terms to some famous names. How many right answers can you get?Related articles
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Merlot wine quiz: Test your knowledge of this famous grape varietyThe post Wine labels quiz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-labels-quiz-test-your-skills-with-these-10-questions/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-labels-quiz-test-your-skills-with-these-10-questions/ The grape is recognisable in the vineyard due to its leaves, which have fine hairs resembling a coating of white dust or flour on their undersides, hence the name Meunier, which means ‘miller’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-pinot-meunier-day-celebrate-a-grape-shining-from-champagne-to-oregon/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-pinot-meunier-day-celebrate-a-grape-shining-from-champagne-to-oregon/ Over three days, producers presented their wares for debate, tasting and scrutiny by local and international critics and trade. The verdict? The wines are more exciting than ever]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealand-pinot-noir-report-2025/Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealand-pinot-noir-report-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/finger-lakes-pioneer-glenora-wine-cellars-sold-to-wine-festival-organizers/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/finger-lakes-pioneer-glenora-wine-cellars-sold-to-wine-festival-organizers/ Her family ties to wine ran deep. Her father and uncle revived her grandfather’s brokerage business after World War I, investing in the region when confidence and sales were low.
They bought and ran Bordeaux estates including Château Palmer, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou and Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-pauillac-to-stellenbosch-celebrating-may-eliane-de-lencquesaing-at-100/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-pauillac-to-stellenbosch-celebrating-may-eliane-de-lencquesaing-at-100/ It was a genuine sense of connection – transcending individual narratives and fragile egos – that I experienced when I sat down with Marco António Pérez Ramirez of Piedra Sagrada, to taste through the project’s five vintages released so far.
Upon]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-piedra-sagrada-is-the-best-cabernet-sauvignon-youve-never-heard-of/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-piedra-sagrada-is-the-best-cabernet-sauvignon-youve-never-heard-of/ and gives spectacular views over
Cape Town and Table Mountain. As the plane dips into Cape Town’s airspace, the granite monolith of Table Mountain rises to greet you. Its presence magnetises the city, one of the few in the world threaded by a national park. As its granitic folds amble in the direction of Cape Point, its slopes form Constantia, South Africa’s oldest wine region.
The mountain is a reminder of the Cape’s ancient geology, cons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-the-best-of-the-cape-wine-route-your-ultimate-guide/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-the-best-of-the-cape-wine-route-your-ultimate-guide/ As consumers have recognised Chardonnay’s versatility and finesse, we’ve come full circle, and shunning it has become as unfashionable, predictable and eye-roll worthy as the wine was previously esteemed.
From crisp and refreshing to buttery and rounded (yes, that’s completely fine too), we’ve picked out a selection of Chardonnays available in the UK, priced at £25 and under per bottl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/making-a-comeback-great-value-chardonnay-worth-your-attention-this-christmas/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/making-a-comeback-great-value-chardonnay-worth-your-attention-this-christmas/ The winery may be new, but the house is not. Its opening in fact marks the 20th anniversary of the coming together of three branches of the Rothschild family in 2005.Scroll down]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-barons-de-rothschild-20-years-of-patience-and-a-brand-new-winery/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-barons-de-rothschild-20-years-of-patience-and-a-brand-new-winery/ Vine loss was widespread. 90% of the valley’s grape production disappeared. ‘There was nothing,’ says Taylor Whelan, chief winemaker at Mission Hill. ‘We had no harvest.’
The British Columbia government stepped]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/there-was-nothing-how-the-okanagan-valley-survived-and-thrived-after-a-devastating-frost-event/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/there-was-nothing-how-the-okanagan-valley-survived-and-thrived-after-a-devastating-frost-event/ An unrelenting dream with quality and hospitality at its heart has seen the Perse universe evolve and expand from wine estates to hotels, restaurants, brasseries and now even an ice cream parlour a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-st-emilion-story-chteau-pavie-profile/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-st-emilion-story-chteau-pavie-profile/ These are the finest dry wines made from the country’s top-ranked vineyards made to stringent regulations.{"content":"PHA+SGFydmVzdCB5aWVsZHMgYXJlIGNhcHBlZCBhdCA1MCBoZWN0b2xpdHJlcyBwZXIgaGVjdGFyZSwgdGhvdWdoIGluIHByYWN0aWNlIHRoZXkgYXJlIHVzdWFsbHkgbXVjaCBsb3dlciwgYW5kIGh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-five-best-value-grosses-gewchs-to-try/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-five-best-value-grosses-gewchs-to-try/ Barbera
Mencía
Riesling
Pinot GrisTraditional roast duck is a key element of Christmas dinner in Denmark, while goose was at one time the go-to festive meat in England.
Whether you’re going Danish-style or old-school this year, or simply fancy a change, duck or goose will likely give you a richer meat on the festi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/classic-pairings-the-best-wines-for-your-festive-roast-duck-and-goose/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/classic-pairings-the-best-wines-for-your-festive-roast-duck-and-goose/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/historic-santorini-vineyards-struggle-against-climate-change-and-tourism/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/historic-santorini-vineyards-struggle-against-climate-change-and-tourism/ For the event, Decanter teamed up with Winevision, one of South Korea’s most respected and widely-recognised wine and spirit educational institutions. Hosted at Winevision’s headquarters and organised by co-owner, leading educator and DWWA judge Moonsong Bang, the tasting showcased more than 80 award-winning wines from Decanter W]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-tasting-in-the-heart-of-south-korea/Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-tasting-in-the-heart-of-south-korea/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/little-mountain-tends-the-hearth-in-montecito/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/little-mountain-tends-the-hearth-in-montecito/ A statue of the Virgin Mary watches over the vineyards.
Local heroes
What is particul]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-andrea-reviving-hungarys-famed-volcanic-blends/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-andrea-reviving-hungarys-famed-volcanic-blends/ The world’s oldest rum distillery, Mount Gay in Barbados, has released two new expressions in its highly collectible Single Estate Series: 25_03_Vt24CF and 25_04_Vt19dp.
With a focus on terroir and vintage, the rums have been crafted from harvests at the same sugar cane estate in St Lucy but in different years.
‘These two new additions to our Single Estate Series are a masterclass in contrast and complementarity,’ said Master Blender Trudiann Branker. &l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-two-new-expressions-from-mount-gay/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-two-new-expressions-from-mount-gay/ The weather during the 2024 growing season defied current global warming trends. Most of the past six years have been unrelentingly hot and dry, with only 2021 offering some respite.
The tables turned in 2024, when nature surprised us with unprecedented amounts of rain and some of the lowest levels of sunshine in recent memory.
As a consequenc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-what-to-expect-from-a-topsy-turvy-vintage/Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-2024-what-to-expect-from-a-topsy-turvy-vintage/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/reimaginingand-restoringa-napa-icon-robert-mondavi-winerys-renovation/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/reimaginingand-restoringa-napa-icon-robert-mondavi-winerys-renovation/ Since 2001, n]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ferran-centelles-spain-deserves-more-dynamism-more-ambition-more-recognition/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ferran-centelles-spain-deserves-more-dynamism-more-ambition-more-recognition/ As the world’s largest and most prestigious wine competition, DWWA has created the Resident Co-Chair role as part of continuous efforts to enhance its famously rigorous judging process, built around world-leading experts. 
&l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-first-dwwa-resident-co-chair-qampa-with-caro-maurer-mw/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-first-dwwa-resident-co-chair-qampa-with-caro-maurer-mw/ This bilingual province on the border with Austria is a meeting place of cultures created by the twists and turns of history. What is now the Trentino-Alto Adige region spent more of the last 200 years of its history under Austrian rule than Italian, and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alto-adige-24-expert-rated-wines-to-try/Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alto-adige-24-expert-rated-wines-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-washingtons-wyckoff-family-buys-ste-michelle-wine-estates/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-washingtons-wyckoff-family-buys-ste-michelle-wine-estates/ Julie Buckley discovered a passion for wine whilst working in hospitality in Hong Kong in the late 90’s. She developed this further by returning to the UK to study for the WSET Diploma and a scholarship at the Champagne Academy.
She has worked extensively in PR and buying roles in both the specialist and grocery retail sector. Her recent roles have focused on developing own & tertiary bran]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/julie-buckley/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/julie-buckley/ Joseph Arthur has worked in almost every sector of the trade; from making wine in Bordeaux and England whilst completing his BSc in Viticulture and Oenology, to selling fine wine to London’s most prestigious restaurants.
He moved into buying, working at Bibendum, Ocado and now Marks & Spencer where he is senior buyer. He looks after wines sourced from Australasia, Iberia, France and the US]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joseph-arthur/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joseph-arthur/ James Davis MW is the wine director at Chestnut, and was formerly the general manager at Bolney Wine Estate (Part of Freixenet Copestick & Henkell). He is currently a doctoral student in wine business.
For nearly 4 years, James was commercial and retail director for Adnams, based on the beautiful Suffolk coast in Southwold.
He worked for Tesco supermarkets for 7 years, latterly heading up the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/james-davis-mw/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/james-davis-mw/ Having studied languages at Manchester University, Fiona Hayes first worked in the wine trade at Berkmann Wine Cellars, in their York office.
Fiona moved to London after a year and became a buying assistant for Wine Importer Fields, Morris & Verdin, having fallen in love with working with wine and wanting to be closer to the various tastings and events taking place in the capital.
After a number of yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fiona-hayes/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fiona-hayes/ Devon’s enthusiasm for wine began at 19, working evenings as a wine advisor in South Africa while at university.
After graduating, he moved to Hong Kong, immersing himself in the city’s buzzing wine culture. He joined Kedington wines in 2014, where he worked, studied and learned more about the industry.
Thereafter, he moved to Black Sheep Restaurants group and worked his way up to Hea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/devon-lochhead/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/devon-lochhead/ Dawn Davies MWDawn Davies MW
Dawn Davies MW is the buying director at Speciality Drinks, after spending nine years working for Selfridges as the company’s Wine and Spirit Buyer.
She previously worked as Head Sommelier, and then Restaurant Manager, at The Ledbury restaurant in Notting Hill, and as Sommelier at the Square Restaurant in Mayfair, both in London. Before that, she was Head Sommelier at Boxwood Café (]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dawn-davies-mw/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dawn-davies-mw/ Cat Lomax has held buying and senior trading roles across key wine retailers in the UK market; Laithwaites, Waitrose, Majestic and Marks & Spencer. She is currently working as a wine consultant.
Cat won the Derouet Jameson Award for outstanding academic achievement in her WSET Diploma.
See more judges for the 2026 DWWA.
The post Cat Lomax appeared first on Decanter.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cat-lomax/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cat-lomax/ Beverly Tabbron MW graduated from Kings College London in 1979 with a BA joint honours degree in German and Latin.
Since passing her MW in 1996, Beverly has been responsible for purchasing at Hallgarten & Novum, and with particular emphasis on their French portfolio since 2014.
She is also responsible for training and education within the company, leading a team of two traine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beverly-tabbron-mw/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beverly-tabbron-mw/ Beth is an experienced wine buyer and Master of Wine, and is currently the Head of Buying at Flint Wines.
Beth grew up on the coast in Hampshire, between Portsmouth and Southampton. She has a history and politics degree from Sussex University. She joined Majestic in 2010, working up from store to the head office as Buyer (Bordeaux, US, Australia, NZ, Rhone, Southern France). Beth then]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beth-pearce-mw/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beth-pearce-mw/ Born and raised in British Columbia, Canada, Andres Ituarte has been working in the food and beverage industry since he was 19.
Originally starting out in the kitchen, he soon realised that wine was his true vocation. After googling ‘sommelier’, and finding out that there was a job where you could get paid to drink wine, he immediately signed up for wine classes through the Internatio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andres-ituarte/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andres-ituarte/ Andrea Eby is the Italian programs director at the Wine Scholar Guild. Andrea is a stage two Masters of Wine student with over a decade of experiences in the wine trade as a wine buyer, in retail sales, and as a drinks educator at one of Canada’s top wine stores. In 2020 she founded Vinsanity Consulting and Vinsanity School of Wine in Winnipeg, Canada.
Andrea runs wine education classes in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrea-eby/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrea-eby/ Amaya Cervera is a freelance wine writer and journalist based in Madrid. She is the founder and editor of the bilingual (English-Spanish) website, Spanish Wine Lover, and writes mainly about Spanish wine.
She is also a contributor for other international and Spanish publications.
Amaya first joined the Decanter World Wine Awards as a judge in 2022.
Follow Amaya on Instagram and check out more of her work o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/amaya-cervera/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/amaya-cervera/ Agustin Trapero comes from El Tiemblo, an area of Spain famous for its historic Garnacha vines. As a youngster, he was introduced to his grandfather’s homemade wine. It wasn’t until he moved to the UK in 2001 and began working in restaurants that he found his passion for wine.
Starting from zero, he worked his way up through the ranks in various London eateries and Oxford hotels, e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/agustin-trapero/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/agustin-trapero/ While styles and grape varieties vary, traditional-method sparkling wines all undergo a secondary fermentation in the bottle, follo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beyond-champagne-traditional-method-wines-around-the-world/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beyond-champagne-traditional-method-wines-around-the-world/ For these families, legacy isn’t something you simply inherit, so much as something you work for, keep working for, with an urgency to innovate, and stay rele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-next-generation-at-four-legacy-napa-valley-wineries/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-next-generation-at-four-legacy-napa-valley-wineries/ Likewise in Burgundy, you’re unlikely to treat the grands crus of Romanée-Conti, Corton and Montrachet as casual purchases for mid-week quaffing.
But as with most wine regions, you can still find value-for-money bottles and enjoy something truly special without breaking the b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncover-hidden-gems-affordable-bordeaux-and-burgundy-wines-for-your-christmas-feast/Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncover-hidden-gems-affordable-bordeaux-and-burgundy-wines-for-your-christmas-feast/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/thieves-steal-42000-of-domaine-de-la-romane-conti-from-virginia-restaurant/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/thieves-steal-42000-of-domaine-de-la-romane-conti-from-virginia-restaurant/ elevations and microclimates.During the holidays, Cava comes into its own, adding glamour to any event. Better yet, behind every celebratory glass is a guarantee of quality.
DO Cava is Spain’s only wine denomination devoted entirely to traditional-method sparkling wine. Its diverse terroirs – with a range of soils, elevations and microclimates – produce a versatile range of wines. Just as important, the denomination guarantees a serious]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-cava-long-aged-sparkling-wine-for-all-occasions/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-cava-long-aged-sparkling-wine-for-all-occasions/ The press release of the BIVB, the region’s normally up-beat trade commission, admits: ‘Floods, excess rains, frost, hail…nothing saved the vines’.
And yet, there are glimmers of hope. The appeal is the return to the fresh, racy acidity, light body and low alcohol of previous decades.
Romain Chevrolat, winemaker at Domaine L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chablis-2024-vintage-report-the-must-buy-wines-from-classic-but-tiny-crop/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chablis-2024-vintage-report-the-must-buy-wines-from-classic-but-tiny-crop/ Blumenthal (right) and his
wife Melanie Ceysson firmly
in the three-star Christmas
spirit at The Fat Duck, Bray. Ask Heston Blumenthal what the secret to a perfect Christmas is and the answer may surprise you.
Is it mastering his groundbreaking technique for triple-cooked chips (or roasties) for the feast? Recreating his hidden orange Christmas pudding? Or going the full molecular gastronomy route and maybe trying your hand at snail porridge or Sound of the Sea?
‘It&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/heston-blumenthals-secret-ingredient-for-a-memorable-christmas-celebration/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/heston-blumenthals-secret-ingredient-for-a-memorable-christmas-celebration/ While this is the season to raise a glass (or many) of good cheer, it’s no secret that it can also be quite stressful – especially for anyone organising a get-together, whether that’s an end-of-year party, Christmas Eve drinks or Boxing Day lunch.
And let&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-festive-wine-guide-see-230-great-buys-for-christmas-and-new-year/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-festive-wine-guide-see-230-great-buys-for-christmas-and-new-year/ Red international varieties in Spain: Panel tasting scores
76 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 0Highly recommended 25Recommended 43Commended 8Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit red wines made from a minimum 85% of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot or Pinot Noir (or a combination of these), produced in any geographical denomination in SpainScrol]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/red-international-varieties-in-spain-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/red-international-varieties-in-spain-panel-tasting-results/ When US-based Kiwi Peter Cooper bought a spectacular 400ha coastal farm on Northland’s Purerua peninsula in the north of New Zealand’s North Island in 1999, the plan was simply to create house]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-the-landing/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-the-landing/ But it’s hard (impossible?) to argue with the fact that the climate has changed and is likely to continue to do so.
Those of us working in the wine industry have long been the canary in this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drought-a-thirst-for-answers-in-spain/Sat, 06 Dec 2025 11:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drought-a-thirst-for-answers-in-spain/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/danny-meyer-marks-40-years-of-his-little-nyc-restaurant-that-could/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/danny-meyer-marks-40-years-of-his-little-nyc-restaurant-that-could/ Access to vineyard land, or at the very least quality fruit, is not beyond the reach of an aspiring new producer.
As a result, the upper tier of the Willamette Valley is a place where longstanding producers of renown like Eyrie, Bethel Heights]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-three-must-know-producers-flying-under-the-radar/Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-three-must-know-producers-flying-under-the-radar/ {"content":"PHA+VGhpYmF1dCBQZmlmZmVybGluZyBvZiBEb21haW5lIGzigJlBbmdsb3JlIGRlc2NyaWJlcyB0aGUgZ3Jvd2luZyBzZWFzb24gYXMg4oCYYSBiaWcgYmF0dGxlLOKAmSByZXN1bHRpbmcgaW4gdmVyeSBzbWFsbCB5aWVsZHMgYnV0IHdlbGwgYmFsYW5jZWQgd2luZXMgd2l0aCDigJhub3QgbXVjaCBhY2lkaXR5LCBidXQgZ29vZCBzYW]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lirac-amp-tavel-2024-the-most-characterful-top-scoring-wines/Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lirac-amp-tavel-2024-the-most-characterful-top-scoring-wines/ ‘Champagne is a blended product,’ in the words of the Comité Champagne, the ruling body of the Champagne industry.
The region prides itself on the consistency of its wines, and the overwhelming majority of production are non-vintage blends – the Comité Champagne reports that vintage Champagne represented only 1.2% of exports in 2024. For sea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-2012-vintage-in-champagne-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-2012-vintage-in-champagne-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/ The region is highly regarded for the variety, where it comes into its own as both single varietal and red blends, particularly in Anjou-Saumur and Touraine. A versatile player, it’s also used for rosé and Crémant in the Loir]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-cabernet-franc-day-a-myriad-of-styles-in-the-spotlight/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-cabernet-franc-day-a-myriad-of-styles-in-the-spotlight/ Ferrari 296 GTS Spyder‘I was born in a castle near Ferrara, where my father was the estate manager and owned a vineyard,’ Lodi says. ‘I was never expected to work for a living.’ But the free-spirited Sandra left home at 18 to see the world. Along the way, she made a friend who owned a Morgan – an early British-made sports car. ‘That was the beginning of my love for cars,’ she says.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+T24gdGhlIGZhc3QtdHJhY2s8L2gyP]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-ferraris-with-sandra-lodi-of-tenuta-gacci/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-ferraris-with-sandra-lodi-of-tenuta-gacci/ Yet Canard-Duchêne is not resting on its laurels. Instead, the label is using its winemaking expertise to refine its wines, which age in six kilometres of chalk cellars beneath its winery, a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maison-canard-duchne-history-and-renewal-in-champagne/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maison-canard-duchne-history-and-renewal-in-champagne/ The reds have tension, good acidity and plentiful fine tannins. A standout producer this year is Julien Brechet of Domaine des Bosquets and he describes 2024 as ‘a very honest vintage,’ meaning that it’s highly expressive of terroir, detailed and precise.Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for these regions’ best wines
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIHRhbm5pbnMgYXJlbuKAmXQgbXVzY3VsYXIsIHRoZXnigJlyZSBmaW5lIGFuZC]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gigondas-vacqueyras-amp-beaumes-de-venise-2024-the-very-best-wines-from-a-standout-year/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gigondas-vacqueyras-amp-beaumes-de-venise-2024-the-very-best-wines-from-a-standout-year/ But just because whisky is a long-term business, that doesn’t make it immune to shifting trends, or incapable of responding to them. At a time when many prioritise paying the bills over what might appear to be a frivolous indulgence, it’s encouraging to see that you c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-perfect-whisky-for-christmas-ten-to-savour-and-share/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-perfect-whisky-for-christmas-ten-to-savour-and-share/ ‘We are currently carrying out gene resequenci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-tibet-to-italy-the-fascinating-stories-of-the-worlds-oldest-vines/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-tibet-to-italy-the-fascinating-stories-of-the-worlds-oldest-vines/ Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor
My father started his own business, a haulage contractor firm, in the year of my birth. I think he hoped, as it grew from a single lorry to a fleet, that one day he would pass it on to one of his three daughters. In the event we all took different paths, and he ended up selling the company.
What if the family business had been wine? As a wine lover, I often read with envy about a younger generation taking the reins at a successful estate in a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-december-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-december-2025-see-whats-inside/ Raventós i Blanc, Conca del Riu Anoia Blanc de Blancs, Penedès, CataloniaRecommended by Ines Salpico
£25.99 Hay Wines, Hedonism, Hic, WineTrust
Why? Produced from Macabeu, Xarel.lo, Parellada and, since 2023, Malvasia de Sitges. Crunchy fruit, a flinty lining and delicious texture make this an elegant yet no-nonsense fizz – very much like its winemaker Pepe Raventòs.
When? I love opening this on a Saturday afternoon while cooking. It then transitions ea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/go-to-spanish-wines-recommended-by-the-decanter-team/Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/go-to-spanish-wines-recommended-by-the-decanter-team/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bold-brash-restaurateur-drew-nieporent-is-a-lot-of-things-but-dont-call-him-difficult/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bold-brash-restaurateur-drew-nieporent-is-a-lot-of-things-but-dont-call-him-difficult/ On the famed Ringstrasse, Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna captures this spirit of continuity and change. Built by Theophil Edvard von Hansen for the 1873 World’s Fair, the palace remains an architectural showpiece. Today, its fresh incarnation as an Anantara hotel offers guests a portal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-anantara-palais-hansen-vienna-austria/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-anantara-palais-hansen-vienna-austria/ On Saturday 22 November almost 600 attendees flocked to the event, enjoying the elegant surroundings, from the grand ballroom to the beautifully curated masterclass room. Guests experienced wines from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-from-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-singapore-2025/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-from-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-singapore-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/declaring-a-vintage-one-of-the-most-crucial-decisions-at-taylors/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/declaring-a-vintage-one-of-the-most-crucial-decisions-at-taylors/ {"content":"PHA+TW9zdCBkb27igJl0IGhhdmUgdGhlIHN0cnVjdHVyZSBvciBjb25jZW50cmF0aW9uIGZvciBsb25nIGFnZWluZywgYnV0IHRoZXkgY2FuIGJlIG9wZW5lZCBzdHJhaWdodCBhd2F5IGFuZCB3aWxsIGxpa2VseSBnaXZlIGZvdXIgb3IgZml2ZSB5ZWFycyBvZiBlbmpveW1lbnQuPC9wPgo8cD5UaGUgd2hpdGVzIG1p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rasteau-cairanne-amp-vinsobres-2024-the-best-of-the-vintages-precise-and-drinkable-wines/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rasteau-cairanne-amp-vinsobres-2024-the-best-of-the-vintages-precise-and-drinkable-wines/ At the Grand Tasting, attendees could explore an extraordinary array of wines from leading producers across the glob]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-table-a-spectacular-line-up-at-decanters-fine-wine-encounter-in-singapore/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-table-a-spectacular-line-up-at-decanters-fine-wine-encounter-in-singapore/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-kathrine-larsen-robert-ms/Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-kathrine-larsen-robert-ms/ Dr. Ágnes Csiba-Herczeg is a distinguished wine professional and consultant with over two decades of experience in the wine industry. She holds a PhD in Economics, specializing in international relations, and has been immersed in the world of wine since 2000. In 2010, she earned the WSET diploma and became a WSET certified educator, fo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gnes-csiba-herczeg-dr/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gnes-csiba-herczeg-dr/ History
When ‘Bob Parker’ released his first report on the 2005 vintage, titled; ‘Is 2005 the perfect vintage?’, ahead of the much-awaited En Primeur campaign, lovers of fin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2005-23-top-wines-tasted-two-decades-on/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2005-23-top-wines-tasted-two-decades-on/ Fraser, 51, was found dead at the scene of a fire at his home in Clarendon on 27 November.
His list of achievements is long and prestigious, including Australian Winemaker of the Year in 2015 and twice winning Halliday Australian Wine of the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peter-fraser-yangarra-estate-winemaker-dies-at-51/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peter-fraser-yangarra-estate-winemaker-dies-at-51/ The better red Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines this year are fresh and vibrant, with good acidity and relatively low alcohol. They are defined and transparent, and speak clearly of their terroir.Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines in 2024
{"content":"PHA+VGhleSBhcmVu4oCZdCBhcyBleGFnZ2VyYXRlZCBhcyBzb21lIHJlY2VudCBob3R0ZXIgdmludGFnZXMsIGFuZCBoYXZl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteauneuf-du-pape-2024-best-picks-from-a-fresh-and-vibrant-bunch/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteauneuf-du-pape-2024-best-picks-from-a-fresh-and-vibrant-bunch/ After lining up the first Block Series entries in the summer, the latest tasting led with the newest additions, a set of 10 new wines that were all among the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-picks-from-morrisons-a-guide-to-its-best-wines/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-picks-from-morrisons-a-guide-to-its-best-wines/ In his Willamette Valley 2023 vintage report, Decanter’s North America Editor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-resilience-of-the-dream-acclaim-for-nash-vineyards-pinot-noir-2023/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-resilience-of-the-dream-acclaim-for-nash-vineyards-pinot-noir-2023/ In this context, Millésime BIO returns, bigger than ever. Featuring 1,500 exhibitors and experts from around the world, it remains the place to explore the opportunities of organic wine today.
Credit: Mind ProdReserve your place at Millésime BIO 2026 hereAn unparalleled to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/milleacutesime-bio-2026-get-your-tickets-to-the-worlds-top-organic-wine-fair/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/milleacutesime-bio-2026-get-your-tickets-to-the-worlds-top-organic-wine-fair/ The gamut of French wine lies before you. Producers you’ve never heard of, wines you’ve always dreamed of, cavistes to be explored, rarities to be unearthed – and all much cheaper than you can find at home.
Beaujolais, the Rhône, Auvergne, Bordeaux, the Loire, Savoie and Champagne, the great regions of France are paraded before you on every wine list.
You will not, however, find much if any w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/postcard-from-the-boulevards-a-very-short-wine-history-of-paris-and-its-lost-vineyards/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/postcard-from-the-boulevards-a-very-short-wine-history-of-paris-and-its-lost-vineyards/ My self-righteousness took a blow. The key culprit? Travel – flying, mainly – equating to eight tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Roughly the weight of 63 giant pandas, apparently.
Author Camilla Gjerde almos]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-climate-trailblazers-championed-in-new-book/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-climate-trailblazers-championed-in-new-book/ I’ve witnessed a complete revolution in winemaking since the collapse of the Iron Curtain, leading to today’s diversity of exciting and delicious wines – and luckily for readers, they’re increasingly availab]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ripe-for-discovery-10-jewels-of-central-and-eastern-europe/Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ripe-for-discovery-10-jewels-of-central-and-eastern-europe/ {"content":"PHA+VGhlIHJlZHMgYXJlIGxpZ2h0LSB0byBtZWRpdW0tYm9kaWVkLCB0ZW5zZSBhbmQgc3BpY3kuPC9wPgo8cD5JIGNhbuKAmXQgcmVtZW1iZXIgdGhlIGxhc3QgdGltZSBJIGRldGVjdGVkIHNvIG11Y2ggYmxhY2sgcGVwcGVyIGluIHRoZSB3aW5lcyDigJMgYSB3ZWxjb21lIGVmZmVjdCBvZiBjb29sZXIgY29uZGl0aW9ucy48L3A+CjxwPlRoZSB0YW5uaW5zIGluIG1hbnkgb2YgdGhlIHdpbmVzIGFyZSBma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-joseph-2024-the-best-wines-brimming-with-peppery-spice/Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-joseph-2024-the-best-wines-brimming-with-peppery-spice/ Yet today the wines of Málaga are scarce in the city’s fine wine lists, with some]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mlaga-how-this-spanish-region-was-rediscovered/Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mlaga-how-this-spanish-region-was-rediscovered/ Rioja’s history and success – and indeed the creation of the DOCa – rest upon the hard work of wineries, winemakers and growers whose trajectory started much before, laying]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/monte-real-the-timeless-essence-of-bodegas-riojanas/Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/monte-real-the-timeless-essence-of-bodegas-riojanas/ {"content":"PHA+V2hpbGUgbm90IGFzIGJhZCBhcyBjYWxhbWl0b3VzIHllYXJzIHN1Y2ggYXMgMjAxNCBhbmQgMjAyMSwgMjAyNCDigJh3YXMgcHN5Y2hvbG9naWNhbGx5IGFuZCBwaHlzaWNhbGx5IGRpZmZpY3VsdCzigJkgc2F5cyBHdWlsbGF1bWUgU29ycmVsIG9mIERvbWFpbmUgTWFyYyBTb3JyZWwsIOKAmGEgdmludGFnZSB3ZSBkb27igJl0IHdhbnQgdG8gcmVwZWF04oCZLjwvcD4KPHA+VGhlcmUgd2FzIGluY2Vzc2FudCByYWluIGluIHRoZSBzcHJpbmcsIG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crozes-hermitage-2024-our-experts-picks-in-a-year-where-selection-is-key/Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crozes-hermitage-2024-our-experts-picks-in-a-year-where-selection-is-key/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-ava-mees-list-of-copenhagens-noma-restaurant/Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-ava-mees-list-of-copenhagens-noma-restaurant/ From Domaine Serene, the family’s 42-acre hilltop estate in the Dundee Hills, they expanded into Burgundy in 2015 when they bought Château de la Crée at Santenay in the Côte d’Or.
Grace continued her family’s commitment t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-serene-celebrating-oregon-and-burgundy-over-the-holidays/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-serene-celebrating-oregon-and-burgundy-over-the-holidays/ From famous vintages to transformative moments, can you decode the year based on the clues provided?
Each question offers six attempts to guess the year or vintage described.
How it worksType in your]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/guess-the-vintage-bordeaux-fine-wine-history-quiz/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/guess-the-vintage-bordeaux-fine-wine-history-quiz/ From special seasonal editions to curated collaborations, this year spirits brands have created a broad selection of gifts designed to appeal to lovers of gin, whisky, vodka, rum or tequila. So if you’re loo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/original-christmas-gifts-for-spirit-lovers-unique-ideas-to-delight-friends-and-family/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/original-christmas-gifts-for-spirit-lovers-unique-ideas-to-delight-friends-and-family/ From special seasonal editions to curated collaborations, this year spirits brands have created a broad selection of gifts designed to appeal to lovers of gin, whisky, vodka, rum or tequila. So if you’re loo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/christmas-gifts-for-spirit-lovers-unique-ideas-to-delight-friends-and-family/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/christmas-gifts-for-spirit-lovers-unique-ideas-to-delight-friends-and-family/ Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA), called the latest duty increase short-sighted and said it would ‘only prolong the economy’s doom loop’.
With retail price inflation (RPI) set at 3.66%, an £8.50 bottle of 13.5% abv Merlo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-prices-which-is-europes-most-expensive-country/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:44:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-prices-which-is-europes-most-expensive-country/ {"content":"PHA+VGhlcmUgYXJlIHNvbWUgdmVyeSBnb29kIHJlZCBIZXJtaXRhZ2Ugd2luZXMgdGhpcyB5ZWFyIGluIGFuIGVsZWdhbnQsIGZyZXNoIGFuZCBhcHBlYWxpbmcgc3R5bGUsIGZvbGxvd2luZyBhIGNvb2wsIHdldCBlbmQgdG8gdGhlIGdyb3dpbmcgc2Vhc29uLjwvcD4KPHA+VGhhdCBiZ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hermitage-2024-elegant-reds-but-a-vintage-where-white-wines-reign-supreme/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hermitage-2024-elegant-reds-but-a-vintage-where-white-wines-reign-supreme/ Yet no Italian Christmas would be complete without something sparkling and something sweet to celebrate alongside those tasty treats. Whether it’s raising a glass of bubbles to toast family or friends or finding the perfect pai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/it-wouldnt-be-christmas-without-astis-two-stars/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/it-wouldnt-be-christmas-without-astis-two-stars/ As climate change continues to reshape viticulture, could hybrids be the future of Canadian wine?
What are hybrid grapes?
Hybrid varieties are the result of crossbreeding two different grapevine species, typically European vitis vinifera with a native American species like vitis labrusca or the Asian vitis amurensis. They were originally]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hybrids-in-canada-adapting-to-a-warming-world/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hybrids-in-canada-adapting-to-a-warming-world/ No other retailer of this scale (the mutually owned business now has 183,000 members) has a range offering comparable diversity, quality or value for money.
And very few buying teams are able to do the same skilled job with sub-£10 everyday wines as they do with top-shelf ‘fine wine’; The Wine Society’s consistently delivers at all levels.Scroll down to see Decanter’s picks from The Wine Society’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-societys-evolving-palette-discover-its-must-try-wines-ideal-for-this-season/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-societys-evolving-palette-discover-its-must-try-wines-ideal-for-this-season/ No other retailer of this scale (the mutually owned business now has 183,000 members) has a range offering comparable diversity, quality or value for money.
And very few buying teams are able to do the same skilled job with sub-£10 everyday wines as they do with top-shelf ‘fine wine’; The Wine Society’s consistently delivers at all levels.Scroll down to see Decanter’s picks from The Wine Society’s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-societys-evolving-palate-discover-its-must-try-wines-for-this-season/Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-societys-evolving-palate-discover-its-must-try-wines-for-this-season/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-rayas-emmanuel-reynaud-dies-at-61/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-rayas-emmanuel-reynaud-dies-at-61/ Emmanuel spent his early winemaking career in Sarrians at the family’s Vacqueyras estate, Château des Tours.
This property was obtained by Emmanuel’s grandfather Louis Reynaud in the 1930s, who had entrusted it to Emmanuel’s father, Bertrand Reynaud, who in turn handed it to Emmanuel.
Emmanuel helped build the winery at Château des Tours in 1989; until then, the fruit was delivered to a local co-operative.
It wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emmanuel-reynaud-owner-of-iconic-chteauneuf-estate-chteau-rayas-dies-at-61/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emmanuel-reynaud-owner-of-iconic-chteauneuf-estate-chteau-rayas-dies-at-61/ More than 250 participants met at the Tsinandali Estate, where the Radisson Collection hotel hosted tastings, workshops and masterclasses. They included 20 distinguished tasters representi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tsinandali-wine-symposium-linking-georgia-with-the-rest-of-europe-through-wine/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tsinandali-wine-symposium-linking-georgia-with-the-rest-of-europe-through-wine/ During my en primeur tastings in October this year, I ask Franck Balthazar what he thinks of the 2024 vintage.
‘I love it,’ he says, and to taste his wines you immediately see why. It’s the kind of vintage that really chimes with his fragrant, elegant style of Cornas.Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for Cornas & St-Péray
{"content":"PHA+QWNjb3JkaW5nIHRvIE9saXZpZXIgQ2xhcGUsIOKAmGl0IGxvb2tzIG1vcmUgbGlrZSBhbi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cornas-amp-st-peacuteray-2024-a-vintage-that-yielded-wines-of-charm-and-elegance/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cornas-amp-st-peacuteray-2024-a-vintage-that-yielded-wines-of-charm-and-elegance/ Maybe, but Asda still offers plenty of interest for wine buyers on a budget, with several wines offering outstanding value for their category and pricepoint.{"content":"PHA+TWFueSBvZiB0aGUgYmVzdCBidXlzIGNhbiB]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncovering-the-best-asda-wines-to-buy-this-season/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncovering-the-best-asda-wines-to-buy-this-season/ Schengen, Luxembourg.I often get asked if I’m a sommelier. The answer is always, firmly, ‘No.’
Sommeliers are at the frontline when it comes to wine, guiding diners with myriad requirements through their list. They have to translate wine-speak for those who simply want a glass of something tasty. They have to translate non-wine-speak into something the table will like. They have to navigate different tastes, budgets, knowledge levels – all with a smile.{"co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-from-table-to-page-new-wine-books-by-renowned-sommeliers/Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-from-table-to-page-new-wine-books-by-renowned-sommeliers/ At the Decanter stand, visitors explored a broad range of medal winners from Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2025, representing different styles, origins and medal categorie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-medal-winning-wines-featured-at-prowine-shanghai/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:43:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-medal-winning-wines-featured-at-prowine-shanghai/ Here are six key grape varieties behind some of the most popular red wine styles to pair with lamb:Pinot Noir
Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah / Shiraz
Grenache
SangioveseCabernet Sauvignon-driven red wines are commonly considered a classic match with roast lamb served medium or ‘well done’, bringing a sumptuous balance of cassis fruit, tannic structure and acidity to the table.
There’s also something alluring about a comforting lamb stew]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-wines-to-drink-with-lamb-inspiration-for-a-perfect-pairing/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-wines-to-drink-with-lamb-inspiration-for-a-perfect-pairing/ {"content":"PHA+UXVhbGl0eSBpcyBoZXRlcm9nZW5lb3VzIGluIEPDtHRlLVLDtHRpZS4gUmF0aGVyIHRoYW4gPHN0cm9uZz48YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kZWNhbnRlci5jb20vcHJlbWl1bS93YWxscy1leGNlcHRpb25hbC1zaW5nbGUtdmluZXlhcmQtY290ZS1yb3RpZS1mcm9tLWJlbmp]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cocircte-rocirctie-amp-condrieu-2024-an-early-drinking-vintage/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cocircte-rocirctie-amp-condrieu-2024-an-early-drinking-vintage/ And in an expanded programme of events, the inaugural Editors’ Lunch joined the trio of exclusive Masterclasses and the flagship Grand Tasting itself.
More tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-fine-wine-encounter-singapore-2025-a-roaring-return-to-the-lion-city/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-fine-wine-encounter-singapore-2025-a-roaring-return-to-the-lion-city/ of Europe in Nerja.The words ‘Costa del Sol’ conjure up and not-always-tasteful luxury – designer shops, glitzy nightclubs, shiny supercars and yacht-studded marinas marking the Costa out as a playground of the rich.
It’s true, all that does exist along Spain’s southernmost coastline, notably the western stretch between Marbella and Manilva, including ultra-extravagant resort town Puerto Banús. But what happens along the other two-thirds]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-alternative-costa-del-sol-for-wine-lovers/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-alternative-costa-del-sol-for-wine-lovers/ Yet as late as the 20th century, it was of little interest to wine writers. George Saintsbury’s Notes on a Cellar-Book (published 1920) doesn’t mention it. In Alexis Lichine’s Wines of France (1951) there’s an index entry for terr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jason-millar-the-idea-of-terroir-is-sacred-but-is-it-helping-us-to-communicate-what-truly-matters/Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jason-millar-the-idea-of-terroir-is-sacred-but-is-it-helping-us-to-communicate-what-truly-matters/ Northern Rhône 2024: 3.5/5
The whites are excellent, but it’s a lighter red vintage for the reds, offering many well-balanced, fresh and immediate wines, largely for drinking young and into the medium term. Some reds lack full ripeness, particularly in Côte-Rôtie.
Southern Rhône 2024: 3.5/5
A juicy, fresh and balanced vintage with only moderate alcohol, though some reds lack concentration. Reds are particularly strong in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rhocircne-2024-en-primeur-full-report-and-the-vintages-top-scoring-wines/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rhocircne-2024-en-primeur-full-report-and-the-vintages-top-scoring-wines/ Bridging the affordability gap
Like its peers, Waitrose is making efforts to bridge the affordability gap created by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, with regular Wine Lover Weeks, which offer customers six bottles for the price of five (or, in a trial ea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/waitrose-wine-deals-top-recommendations-for-quality-and-value-for-the-season-ahead/Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/waitrose-wine-deals-top-recommendations-for-quality-and-value-for-the-season-ahead/ Maremma Toscana: Panel tasting scores
73 wines tasted
Exceptional 0Outstanding 0Highly recommended 9Recommended 59Commended 5Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release red, white or rosé wines from the Maremma Toscana DOCScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from our Maremma Toscana panel tasting
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QS]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maremma-toscana-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 23 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maremma-toscana-panel-tasting-results/ Spanish wine and food have traditionally been sentenced to the adage ‘what grows together, goes together’ – think Sherry with sardines, Rioja with pork or Ribera del Duero with lamb.
However, the wines of Spain often get overlooked when pairing wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-wines-with-food-five-unexpectedly-great-pairings/Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-wines-with-food-five-unexpectedly-great-pairings/ Thought of, to a certain extent as a difficult variety – slow ripening and prone to disease – it was more or less abandoned in Bordeaux after phylloxera ravaged Europe’s vineyards in the late nineteenth century.
Fast forward to Chile in 1994 when a variety that had bee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-bordeaux-to-chile-celebrating-a-happy-accident-this-international-carmenegravere-day/Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-bordeaux-to-chile-celebrating-a-happy-accident-this-international-carmenegravere-day/ And there is no shortage of Bonarda kittens in Argentina: it’s the third-most planted grape variety in the country – the first is Malbec, the second Cereza (one of the historic Criolla varieties) – and one of Bonarda’s main, grower-appealing characteristics is its generous yields.
It’s especially the case in the warm, sunny vineyards of eastern Mendoza, w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-supreme-argentinian-bonardas/Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-supreme-argentinian-bonardas/ This relentlessness is driven by an ever renewed sense of wonder: discovering]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-i-fell-in-love-with-spanish-wine-nine-insiders-share-their-proustian-memories/Sat, 22 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-i-fell-in-love-with-spanish-wine-nine-insiders-share-their-proustian-memories/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hospices-de-beaune-2025-auction-raises-215-million-for-children-and-health-charities/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hospices-de-beaune-2025-auction-raises-215-million-for-children-and-health-charities/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-appellation-healdsburg-chef-charlie-palmers-latest-venture/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-appellation-healdsburg-chef-charlie-palmers-latest-venture/ Barolo, poetry, and truffles share more than proximity – each takes time to compose and even more to comprehend.
Surrounded by vino, verse and funghi, I explored a zone of long-established rules and regency. Maybe the best time to start a Barolo collection was 20 years ago with 19th century red wine blue bloods like]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-barolo-producers-having-a-breakout-moment/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-barolo-producers-having-a-breakout-moment/ There is some talk of ‘solutions’ and more of mitigation, but the truth is that hundreds of billions of tonnes of fossil carbon is now squatting in our atmosphere that wasn’t there in the pre-phylloxera era. And it’s stuck. Nature’s removal of carbon from the atmospher]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-investigates-is-germany-truly-the-new-pinot-paradise-for-wine-lovers/Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-investigates-is-germany-truly-the-new-pinot-paradise-for-wine-lovers/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archer-roose-wines-and-world-central-kitchen-pop-a-can-for-purpose/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archer-roose-wines-and-world-central-kitchen-pop-a-can-for-purpose/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archer-roose-and-world-central-kitchen-pop-a-can-for-purpose/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/archer-roose-and-world-central-kitchen-pop-a-can-for-purpose/ It was the perfect opportunity to explore the varied styles from a region that won international recognition at the Decanter World Wine Awards this year. The selection of Gold and Platinum medal-winners ranged from an exuberant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-castilla-y-len-at-decanters-london-fine-wine-encounter-2025/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-castilla-y-len-at-decanters-london-fine-wine-encounter-2025/ And while the folk from Beaujolais are the undeniable overlords of the nouveau party, they aren’t the only players out there dabbling in this vinous fountain o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fresh-off-the-wine-press-the-other-nouveau-wines-bringing-joyous-revelry-in-november/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fresh-off-the-wine-press-the-other-nouveau-wines-bringing-joyous-revelry-in-november/ Needless to say, the escapist grandeur of that dining experience is the sum of many parts. Yes, at the forefront, there’s th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-food-is-fine-but-what-about-the-wine-a-critique-of-the-restaurant-critic/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-food-is-fine-but-what-about-the-wine-a-critique-of-the-restaurant-critic/ The two have weathered their fair share of storms &ndash]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/irish-whiskey-whats-next-for-the-new-wave/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/irish-whiskey-whats-next-for-the-new-wave/ The estate is framed by the three key roads of Bolgheri: the ancient Via Aurelia which runs parallel with the coast, running north/south; the iconic cypress-lined Viale dei Cipressi, which runs eastwards from the Via Aurelia; and the Via]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-decades-of-guado-al-tasso-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:32:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/four-decades-of-guado-al-tasso-a-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-masterclass/ The year has produced wines of rare balance and elegance. It is a vintage to buy both for current drinking and to lay down for the future. The top wines from 2023 will stand the test of time, but there]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-2023-is-a-must-have-vintage-for-beaujolais-lovers/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-2023-is-a-must-have-vintage-for-beaujolais-lovers/ Sylvia Wu
The WineGB annual tasting each autumn is a prime opportunity to catch up on the latest trends and key names in the industry. While Crouch Valley, Sussex and Kent continue to draw much of the attention, producers from southwest England are also making an impression.
Starting in Wiltshire, Bluestone brought its Blanc de Noirs 2019 – a Platinum winner at this year’s DWWA – with creamy red fruits and depths of honey-roasted]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-november-2025/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-november-2025/ No, not your typical Saturday morning at Heathrow Terminal 5, but outside The Empire Room at the Landmark London Hotel, where wine lovers attending London’s 28]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cellar-collection-2025-at-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-london-a-journey-through-iconic-wines/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:33:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cellar-collection-2025-at-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-london-a-journey-through-iconic-wines/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/secret-beaujolais-our-expert-guide-to-must-visit-wineries-and-restaurants/Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/secret-beaujolais-our-expert-guide-to-must-visit-wineries-and-restaurants/ For instance, somms will want to get stuck into some of the island’s rare, historical varieties such as Perricone (as exemplified by Tasca d’Almerita’s &ls]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-hot-on-sicily-our-editors-2025-guide/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-hot-on-sicily-our-editors-2025-guide/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/highlights-from-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-london-2025-a-two-day-celebration-of-fine-wine/Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/highlights-from-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-london-2025-a-two-day-celebration-of-fine-wine/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-31-the-man-behind-our-2025-wine-of-the-year/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-31-the-man-behind-our-2025-wine-of-the-year/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-the-success-of-hospices-de-beaune-2025-1875m-auction-marks-third-best-result/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-the-success-of-hospices-de-beaune-2025-1875m-auction-marks-third-best-result/ Now in its 28th edition, this year marked the first time which the event was expanded across two days, welcoming over 1,500 wine lovers and 120 producers from all around the world, from China and Australia to France and the United States.
At the magnetic Lan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-impress-at-decanters-flagship-fine-wine-encounter-in-london/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-winners-impress-at-decanters-flagship-fine-wine-encounter-in-london/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-top-co-op-wines-best-buys-for-autumn-and-winter-revealed/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-top-co-op-wines-best-buys-for-autumn-and-winter-revealed/ The only reason that so much wine is enjoyed during Thanksgiving dinner is to mask the consumption of turkey. I’ve tried every way I can think of to make it edible: fried, smoked, spatchcocked and even Peking duck style (which was the winner). But while the tur]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/creative-pairings-for-thanksgiving-dinner/Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/creative-pairings-for-thanksgiving-dinner/ The celebrated grand cru vineyards of Aÿ are associated with names such as Bollinger, Deutz, Gosset and Ayala: houses that exude a sense of classicism and heritage with their cast-iron gates, quiet hallways and historic cellars.
Step into Henri Giraud, on the other hand, and you’ll see a Japanese water feature, twisting forms of glass and steel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/henri-giraud-400-years-in-champagne/Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/henri-giraud-400-years-in-champagne/ Carved out by tectonic forces over millions of years, the slopes of these deep valleys reach near-vertical inclines in some places, discouraging any unwanted passers-by.
The numerous resulti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ribeira-sacra-rising-heroic-winemaking-in-the-mountainous-heart-of-galicia/Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ribeira-sacra-rising-heroic-winemaking-in-the-mountainous-heart-of-galicia/ Its heroic viticulture and magnetising aspect attracts enthusiasts and winemakers the world over, inducing them to choose a way of life on a’muntagna (Etna’s local name) despite the challenging work.{"content":"PHA+QW]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-the-volcanos-edge-eight-smoking-hot-wines-from-etna-picked-by-our-expert/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-the-volcanos-edge-eight-smoking-hot-wines-from-etna-picked-by-our-expert/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/in-pursuit-of-balance-how-wine-is-redefining-tourism-in-spain/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/in-pursuit-of-balance-how-wine-is-redefining-tourism-in-spain/ He grew up in the Willamette Valley, but didn’t discover wine until he left. Having spent the early part of his career as a kind of adventure surf and snowboard bum, Estrin is now equally passionate about growing and craftin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-mountain-biking-with-daniel-estrin-of-cristom-vineyards/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-mountain-biking-with-daniel-estrin-of-cristom-vineyards/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/carbone-riviera-opens-in-las-vegas/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/carbone-riviera-opens-in-las-vegas/ White wineRiesling
Viognier
Chenin BlancRed wineSangiovese (Chianti Classico)MenciaGrenache / Garnacha (red or rosé)
Gamay (Beaujolais)
Decanter Premium is the ideal last-minute gift for wine lovers!Is red or white wine best with pork?
Pork is quite a versatile meat that can match brilliantly with both red and white wines – not to mention orange wine – depending on what you’re cooking or eating. 
Try Riesling white wines or juic]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-perfect-wine-pairings-for-pork-a-guide-to-flavour-harmony/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-perfect-wine-pairings-for-pork-a-guide-to-flavour-harmony/ Bordeaux Index’s Geraint Carter highlighted ‘more of a balance between buyers and sellers’, albeit talk of market recovery is premature.
‘We’ve had goo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-signs-of-revival-in-the-champagne-market/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-signs-of-revival-in-the-champagne-market/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/understanding-soju-the-worlds-best-selling-spirit-and-its-craft-evolution/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/understanding-soju-the-worlds-best-selling-spirit-and-its-craft-evolution/ Tempranillo is thought to have originated in the neighbouring regions of Rioja and Navarra in northern Spain.
It can make good-value, fruit-forward and approachable wines. Of a Decanter panel tasting of value Spanish Tempranillo earlier this year, judge Andy Howard MW commented: ‘From virtually no other country could mature, expressive and well-made wines]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/raise-a-glass-to-spains-flagship-grape-this-international-tempranillo-day/Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/raise-a-glass-to-spains-flagship-grape-this-international-tempranillo-day/ The Grand Tasting
This is the 28th Decanter Fine Wine Encounter (DFWE) to be held in London, and for the first time guests could choose to attend the Grand Tasting on a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/london-welcomes-wine-lovers-highlights-from-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-2025/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/london-welcomes-wine-lovers-highlights-from-the-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-2025/ Scroll down to test your level with our short Willamette Valley quiz, featuring five multiple-choice questions created by Decanter’s North America editor, Clive Pursehouse.
Decanter Premium subscribers can also read Pursehouse’s new, in-depth review of the Willamette Val]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-do-you-know-about-willamette-valley-a-pinot-noir-lovers-quiz/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-do-you-know-about-willamette-valley-a-pinot-noir-lovers-quiz/ Customer: ‘Hi, I’m buying a bottle as a birthday present for a friend.’
Assistant: ‘Okay, what style are you looking for? Red? White?’
Customer: ‘I was thinking maybe something orange. I know she likes natural wine. She’s into everything organic – that sort of thing.’
The young customer happily admitted that he knew nothing about wine.
But]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-marvellous-world-of-orange-wines-everything-you-wanted-to-know-explained-by-an-expert/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-marvellous-world-of-orange-wines-everything-you-wanted-to-know-explained-by-an-expert/ We may not go there for the very finest wines in the world – although from time to time we may encounter one or two at often very reasonable prices – but we do expect Majestic to offer a step up on the supermarkets in quality and diversity of range, while still providing plenty in the way of good value.
How well does it live up t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-majestic-wine-top-recommendations-and-scores-for-the-festive-season/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-majestic-wine-top-recommendations-and-scores-for-the-festive-season/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-british-are-coming-famed-uk-retailer-berry-bros-amp-rudd-opens-first-american-store/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-british-are-coming-famed-uk-retailer-berry-bros-amp-rudd-opens-first-american-store/ But playing at the outer reaches of style can be treacherous. Balance and drinkability can be easily lost.Scroll down for notes and scores for eight vintages of Vieille Julienne’s Réserv&eacut]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lsquovieille-juliennes-reacuteserveacute-is-grenache-in-excelsisrsquo-matt-walls-on-a-chacircteauneuf-stand-out/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lsquovieille-juliennes-reacuteserveacute-is-grenache-in-excelsisrsquo-matt-walls-on-a-chacircteauneuf-stand-out/ ‘Pinot Gris acreage was almost three times greater. This lack of Chardonnay – a noble variety that produ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-2023-vintage-report-a-year-of-exquisite-chardonnay-and-the-20-best-picks/Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-2023-vintage-report-a-year-of-exquisite-chardonnay-and-the-20-best-picks/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/paris-icon-la-tour-dargent-unveils-reimagined-historic-wine-cellars/Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/paris-icon-la-tour-dargent-unveils-reimagined-historic-wine-cellars/ They readily offer the elegance and delicacy for which cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are known throughout the wine world. These are remarkable wines.
The results of a growing season that started cool and slow, and ended rapidly, there’s a grace and refinement stamped across them, from their aromatics to thei]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-2023-vintage-report-20-of-the-years-most-polished-and-precocious-pinot-noirs/Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/willamette-valley-2023-vintage-report-20-of-the-years-most-polished-and-precocious-pinot-noirs/ The best Essex Pinot Noir, notably from the Danbury ridge, which looks south over the valley of the Crouch river, has everything you can hope for – and costs as much as good red Burgundy.{"content":"PHA+WW91IGRvbuKAmXQgc2F2ZSBtb25leSBieSBzdGF5aW5nIGNsb3NlIHRvIGhvbWUuPC9wPgo8cD5JIGRvIGZlZWwgc29saWRhcml0eSwgdGhvdWdoLCB3aXRoIHR]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-i-feel-solidarity-with-the-courageous-growers-who-stake-so-much-on-challenging-the-english-weather/Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-i-feel-solidarity-with-the-courageous-growers-who-stake-so-much-on-challenging-the-english-weather/ Was it the same for you? But right now, many producers in Spain are operating outside the rules governed by their de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/no-do-the-spanish-wines-pushing-the-boundaries-of-tradition/Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/no-do-the-spanish-wines-pushing-the-boundaries-of-tradition/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jed-steele-early-winemaker-at-kendall-jackson-and-longtime-lake-county-vintner-dies-at-80/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jed-steele-early-winemaker-at-kendall-jackson-and-longtime-lake-county-vintner-dies-at-80/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rare-yquem-romane-conti-ptrus-and-more-from-the-cellar-of-alexandre-de-lur-saluces-up-for-auction/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 19:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rare-yquem-romane-conti-ptrus-and-more-from-the-cellar-of-alexandre-de-lur-saluces-up-for-auction/ Those achievements are even more impressive because a quarter of Austria’s vineyards (some 10,524ha) are farmed organically, foregoing artificial chemicals in favour]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-caring-for-the-environment-is-in-austrias-dna/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-caring-for-the-environment-is-in-austrias-dna/ Today, San Felice takes a new step forward, we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/san-felice-a-new-chapter-unfolds-in-tuscany/Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/san-felice-a-new-chapter-unfolds-in-tuscany/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-importer-fights-white-house-at-us-supreme-court/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-importer-fights-white-house-at-us-supreme-court/ Merlot wines, and Merlot blends, may range from entry-level bottles to some of the world’s finest, and most expensive.
Names like Petrus and Le Pin are fine wine royalty, highly sought-after in auction rooms across the globe, for example.
Below, we’ve compiled a 10-question Merl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/merlot-wine-quiz-test-your-knowledge-of-this-famous-grape-variety/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/merlot-wine-quiz-test-your-knowledge-of-this-famous-grape-variety/ And no, I’m not talking about Champagne; I’m talking about Crémant, the bottle-fermented sparkling wines made outside Champagne, across eight French regions.
From Alsace in the northeast down to Burgundy, then skirting the Alps in Jura and Savoie, south to Die and Limoux, across to Bordeaux and finally the Loire Valley, these Crémant appellations trace an effervescent tour of France.
They look back on various sparkling wine traditions and c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-of-crmant-the-top-bottles-to-seek-out/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-of-crmant-the-top-bottles-to-seek-out/ Three extraordinary vintages
BertaniON takes wine lovers on a cultural and historical journey through some of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bertanion-tasting-amarone-across-the-decades/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bertanion-tasting-amarone-across-the-decades/ Their project, the Fortemasso winery, is carried forward by a young, motivated team and guided by a clear production philosophy: expressing the contemporary soul of Barolo with wines that are elegant, flavourful a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fortemasso-the-contemporary-soul-of-barolo/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fortemasso-the-contemporary-soul-of-barolo/ Two new books will lure you deeper into the world of whisky – whether you’re a novice or a devoted fan. For beginners, Kristiane Westray’s Savour (£12.99 Bloomsbury Publishing) is billed as a guide to tasting and exploring whiskies of the world.
Prefaced with short sections on how whisky is made and how to taste, plus useful tips on identifying your own taste preferences, the book takes readers on an easily digestible tour of global whisky styles,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-the-release-of-two-new-whisky-books/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-the-release-of-two-new-whisky-books/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-journey-of-exploration-how-ramn-bilbaos-whites-are-leading-the-way/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-journey-of-exploration-how-ramn-bilbaos-whites-are-leading-the-way/ On the other hand, some of the finest Merlot-based wines have an almost cult following and have long-since fetched prices among the highest in the world. So what are the charac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-merlot-day-why-merlot-still-dominates-despite-its-sideways-reputation/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-merlot-day-why-merlot-still-dominates-despite-its-sideways-reputation/ elBullifoundation English edition books V and VI released
Created as a natural evolution of the et]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spain-news-briefing-cult-barcelona-wine-bar-hits-london-and-elbulli-book-release/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spain-news-briefing-cult-barcelona-wine-bar-hits-london-and-elbulli-book-release/ In October last year, police from France, Italy and Switzerland dismantled a criminal network that was, according to the report from anti- organised crime body Europol at the time, selling a significant number of faked bottles purporting to be French grand cru estate-leve]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cracking-down-on-fraud-using-tech-to-battle-counterfeit-wine/Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cracking-down-on-fraud-using-tech-to-battle-counterfeit-wine/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exciting-diverse-soulful-my-selection-of-20-portuguese-wines-for-winter/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exciting-diverse-soulful-my-selection-of-20-portuguese-wines-for-winter/ Reinterpreting tradition
The group’s Vi&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/via-egua-a-bright-new-take-on-rioja/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/via-egua-a-bright-new-take-on-rioja/ A DWWA medal represents more than excellence; it’s a mark]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-world-wine-awards-2026-entries-now-open-recognition-that-delivers-results/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:17:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-world-wine-awards-2026-entries-now-open-recognition-that-delivers-results/ Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor
For the second month running I’m going to quote UK importer Doug Wregg, this time on orange wine – see our cover story. ‘It gives me everything I want from a red wine, when I don’t actually want to drink a red wine.’
Unfamiliar as a style to most of us a decade ago, orange wine has moved into the mainstream, with most retailers offering at least one example. (I’m a fan of Bonny Doon&rsq]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-november-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-november-2025-see-whats-inside/ Julia Bornefeld. Chains, LED lighting system.Legend has it that, long ago in a village near Verona, something extraordinary occurred. To the wonder of everyone in her village, a mother gave birth to eight children. The legend of these octuplets lives on in the name of this visionary company, Ottella (from the Italian word otto, meaning ‘eight’), and in the coat of arms of the Montresor family, who have led it for 120 years. Remarkable things continue to happen at Ot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ottella-120-years-of-an-exceptional-italian-winery/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ottella-120-years-of-an-exceptional-italian-winery/ The first, and most attractive for novelty-obsessed journalists, featured the 23 new wines that the company has added since it last hosted the wine press in the spring.Scroll down for ta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-marks-amp-spencers-autumn-wine-selection-highlights-from-its-latest-tasting/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-marks-amp-spencers-autumn-wine-selection-highlights-from-its-latest-tasting/ The first, and most attractive for novelty-obsessed journalists, featured the 23 new wines that the company has added since it last hosted the wine press in the spring.Scroll down for ta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-seasonal-buys-at-marks-amp-spencer/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-seasonal-buys-at-marks-amp-spencer/ ‘My parents are very open minded, and gave m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-minyoung-ryu/Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-minyoung-ryu/ Approachable, modern reds
Cabernet Franc, the region’s most widely planted variety, has metamorphosed in recent years, due to a combination of the warming climate and a st]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/light-and-bright-the-loires-reds-and-ross/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/light-and-bright-the-loires-reds-and-ross/ Valderroma vineyard.If talking about terroir specificity and origin in Rioja has become commonplace, it’s thanks to producers, big and small, that dared to question regional blends and bring greater focus to the geological, topographic and climatic patchwork that make up the region’s singular diversity.
Ondarre was born from precisely this desire to convey the very specific character of the grapes and wines of Viana, a picturesque town northeast of Logro&ntild]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ondarre-a-story-of-deep-rooted-identity/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ondarre-a-story-of-deep-rooted-identity/ Against the backdrop of climate change and socioeconomic turmoil, these conversations highlight how the landscape and community of Utiel-Requena have provided resources to not only withstand adverse winds]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/voices-of-utiel-requena-lessons-on-resilience/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/voices-of-utiel-requena-lessons-on-resilience/ Vineyard views, the towering Andes on the horizon, and imbibing a glass of chilled Torrontés by the serene pool are all part of Entre Cielos’ countryside charm.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+U29hayBpbiBhIHR1YiBvZiBNYWxiZWM8L2gyPgo8cD5CdXQgaXRzIHJlYWwgZGlzdGluY3Rpb24gaXMgdGhlIGhhbW1hbSDigJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-entre-cielos-mendoza-argentina/Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-entre-cielos-mendoza-argentina/ The new domaine will be endowed with some of the finest vineyards in the Côte d’Or thanks to a transfer from Bouchard Père et Fils, which Artémis acquired in 2022.Don’t miss the ultimate wine experience – book your]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/franois-pinault-unveils-domaine-des-cabottes-with-prestigious-cte-dor-vineyards/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:38:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/franois-pinault-unveils-domaine-des-cabottes-with-prestigious-cte-dor-vineyards/ The background noise reveals that the preliminary tasting of the latest Grosses Gewächs is taking place.
Every year, the world’s most important wine critics, buyers and sellers, Master Sommeliers, and Mas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-30-top-highlights-from-the-new-grosses-gewchs-releases/Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-30-top-highlights-from-the-new-grosses-gewchs-releases/ ‘It is not a given that Bordeaux will be able to make wine that is recognisable as Bordeaux even in 20 years, certainly not 50 years – and that’s shocking,’ sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-insights-from-new-book-rooted-in-change/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-insights-from-new-book-rooted-in-change/ A deep-rooted vineyard heritage and wide variety of terroirs and microclimates in this long, narrow country, which nestles between the Pacific ocean and the Andes mountains, have provided the perfect foundation for a new generation of talented win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chile-a-new-wave-of-red-elegance/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chile-a-new-wave-of-red-elegance/ The island of Sicily itself has undergone upheavals and constant evolution throughout its history, marked by centuries of conquests. At its far-western tip, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/modern-marsala-how-an-italian-classic-rediscovered-its-verve-and-attitude/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/modern-marsala-how-an-italian-classic-rediscovered-its-verve-and-attitude/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/capturing-a-moment-in-history-with-taylors-single-harvest-1975-tawny-port/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/capturing-a-moment-in-history-with-taylors-single-harvest-1975-tawny-port/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/capturing-a-moment-in-history/Sat, 01 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/capturing-a-moment-in-history/ The history of the village is among Burgundy’s oldest, but it’s a tale of ancient vineyards fallen into disrepute that should soon see their redemption and receive the recognition they have long deserved.Scroll down for 15]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marsannay-under-the-microscope-a-look-at-this-underrated-region-as-premier-cru-promotions-beckon/Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marsannay-under-the-microscope-a-look-at-this-underrated-region-as-premier-cru-promotions-beckon/ Read about their memorable matches, and why these combinations worked so well.Our insiders’ favourite Italian food and wine pairings
Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga | Owner, Tenuta San Leonardo, Trentino‘One of my most treasured food and wine pairing memories involves a bottle of Sa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-food-and-wine-pairings-insiders-share-their-favourites/Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-food-and-wine-pairings-insiders-share-their-favourites/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-withhellip-augusto-amp-alberto-gherardi/Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-withhellip-augusto-amp-alberto-gherardi/ The ‘spirit of the west’ is a concept thrown around, indicating pioneering determination, conjuring images of cowboys on horses and gritty landscapes. But in our modern day, do the western states embody a certain experimental style in whiskey making? H]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/move-over-scotch-its-time-to-discover-western-us-whiskey/Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/move-over-scotch-its-time-to-discover-western-us-whiskey/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tribeca-grill-alums-open-new-wine-oasis-in-the-bay-area/Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tribeca-grill-alums-open-new-wine-oasis-in-the-bay-area/ Yet some of the most character-driven, soulful, and terroir-expressive wines in Italy are produced in Aosta, a region which borders Switzerland to the north and France to the northwest.
Charming, authentic and picturesque, Aosta is Italy’s smallest wine region and a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valle-daosta-ndash-the-soulful-italian-region-aficionados-shouldnt-overlook/Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valle-daosta-ndash-the-soulful-italian-region-aficionados-shouldnt-overlook/ According to sommelier Daniel Illsley, things are looking up for the former ‘ugly sister to Grenache and Syrah’. ‘Tasting a good vintage of mature Cariñena is the only epiphany any doubter needs,’ he adds.Don’t miss the ultimate wine experience – book your tickets now for the Decanter Fine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-the-changing-fortune-of-the-former-ugly-sister-grape-this-international-carignan-day/Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrating-the-changing-fortune-of-the-former-ugly-sister-grape-this-international-carignan-day/ You just know that these wines won’t be the kind you can add to your basket at the end of an online supermarket shop.
How do you get your hands on bottles like these?
If you’ve read how to buy wine at an independent wine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/5-expert-tips-on-how-to-buy-wine-like-a-pro/Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/5-expert-tips-on-how-to-buy-wine-like-a-pro/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/aldi-reduces-sugar-elevates-taste-top-picks-from-this-seasons-tasting/Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/aldi-reduces-sugar-elevates-taste-top-picks-from-this-seasons-tasting/ travel guide covers islands including Santorini, Greece. What is it about a really big book that feels so luxurious? Its impracticality? Immovability? The sheer weight in your hands? Whatever it is, Assouline’s Wine & Travel series is like diving into a five-star hotel’s king-size bed graced with high-thread-count sheets and goose-down bedding, safe in the knowledge that there’s a freestanding bathtub with suitably indulgent bath salts and oils on hand]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-book-is-reminiscent-of-a-school-project-says-our-reviewer/Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/this-book-is-reminiscent-of-a-school-project-says-our-reviewer/ A grape known by many names including Cariñena, Mazuelo and Samsó in Spain, Carignano in Italy and Carignane in the United States, this red grape variety is characterised by thick-skinned berries and high-yielding vines which can retain acidity, even under the hot Mediterranean sun.
Carign]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-carignan-day-14-awarded-wines-to-celebrate-with/Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-carignan-day-14-awarded-wines-to-celebrate-with/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-2025-new-york-wine-experience-creating-wine-memories-together/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-2025-new-york-wine-experience-creating-wine-memories-together/ Following on from parts one and two, in part three they share their must-visit wineries, must-try wines and any last must-do activities and final tips to really set the seal on your visit.See below for our experts’ insider tips on travelling and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-insiders-guide-to-tuscany-ndash-the-ultimate-wineries-to-visit-wines-to-try-and-final-tips/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-insiders-guide-to-tuscany-ndash-the-ultimate-wineries-to-visit-wines-to-try-and-final-tips/ Spread around the flanks of t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristina-mercuri-wines-on-the-edge-how-etna-is-redefining-elegance/Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristina-mercuri-wines-on-the-edge-how-etna-is-redefining-elegance/ Judd, founder and winemaker of Greywacke in Marlborough, New Zealand, was in London with his wife and business partner Kimberley Judd to present the first-ever vertical tasting of Chardonnay wines to take place outside their winery.
Kevin and Kimberley Judd Credit: Richard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chardonnay-and-oak-is-like-tomatoes-and-basil-ndash-a-match-made-in-heaven-ndash-greywackes-kevin-judd-talks-about-his-favourite-grape-variety/Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chardonnay-and-oak-is-like-tomatoes-and-basil-ndash-a-match-made-in-heaven-ndash-greywackes-kevin-judd-talks-about-his-favourite-grape-variety/ Spätburgunder: Panel tasting scores
58 wines tasted
Exceptional 2Outstanding 6Highly recommended 30Recommended 16Commended 4Fair 0Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release, still, dry red wines made from Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) only, from any region in GermanyScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from our G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sptburgunder-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sptburgunder-panel-tasting-results/ One of the frustrations of living here is recognising the gap between what’s happening on the ground and what consumers abroad actually see.
While tiny volumes and the tyranny of distance are perennial challenges, a fresh wave of winemakers and pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealands-new-faces-six-producers-forging-different-paths/Sat, 25 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealands-new-faces-six-producers-forging-different-paths/ The potential effects of the low temperatures and the rarified atmosphere at extreme altitudes on the ageing process of wine intrigued oenologist Danilo Drocco, who set out to look for an answer.Notes on wines from Valtellina aged on a mount top below
{"content":"PHA+RHJvY2NvIGlz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/can-mountain-ageing-take-valtellinas-wines-to-new-heights/Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/can-mountain-ageing-take-valtellinas-wines-to-new-heights/ Stretching from the Atlantic inland toward the heart of France, the Loire’s cool to moderate climate shapes wines of striking purity and verve. These are bottles bui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-loires-white-wines-frances-freshest-voice/Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-loires-white-wines-frances-freshest-voice/ Today rum is driving as much innovation across the globe as any other spirits category. It is being embraced from con]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-world-of-rum-discover-exciting-styles-from-around-the-globe/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-world-of-rum-discover-exciting-styles-from-around-the-globe/ Edward is the co-founder of Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting, mainland China’s leading independent wine education and consultancy business, which he established in Beijing in 2007 with his wife and partner Fongyee Walker MW. Together, they have played a pivotal role in developing formal wine education and appreciation across China.
Originally f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-regional-chair-for-asia-dr-edward-ragg-mw/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-regional-chair-for-asia-dr-edward-ragg-mw/ Yet one of its hottest addresses, Champagne Dhondt-Grellet, sits away from this hustle and bustle, in the quiet village of Flavigny on the plains, nestled behind an unassuming treeline.Scroll down for notes and scores for six Dhondt-Grellet wines to try
{"content":"PHA+SXTigJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-dhondt-grellet-the-young-grower-at-the-top-of-his-game/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-dhondt-grellet-the-young-grower-at-the-top-of-his-game/ And to the untrained eye – or even the well-trained one, perhaps – all the château-de-something insignias on a shelf can start to blur together.
It’s a surface-level judgement by definition, but its roots are less insidious than that.
For producers who]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-charm-of-wine-labels-do-they-matter-more-than-whats-inside/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-charm-of-wine-labels-do-they-matter-more-than-whats-inside/ San Sebastián, with the Monte
Igueldo amusement park and
lookout in the foreground.Basque cuisine is having a moment. From techniques to the simplicity of a dish that uses just one or two perfect ingredients, Basque cooking has blazed into the global gastronomic limelight. After all, its undisputed food capital, San Sebastián, on Spain’s north coast not far from the border with France, currently boasts 21 Michelin stars across 12 restaurants (i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/basque-travel-a-culinary-journey-to-san-sebastin-and-beyond/Thu, 23 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/basque-travel-a-culinary-journey-to-san-sebastin-and-beyond/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/two-british-men-plead-guilty-to-a-99-million-wine-ponzi-scheme/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/two-british-men-plead-guilty-to-a-99-million-wine-ponzi-scheme/ For interesting bottles that will ignite a passion for wine inside you, an independent wine shop can be an absolute Mecca (see our expert tips on how to buy wine at an indie wine shop).
But not all of us are lucky enough to have a local independent wine merchant around the corner.
However, we do all have access to one (well, several, actually) at our fingertips.
Here’s how to find a great ind]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-expert-reveals-the-best-hacks-to-buying-wine-online/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/our-expert-reveals-the-best-hacks-to-buying-wine-online/ Now in its 23rd edition DWWA remains rooted in its main principles: awarding wines of exceptional quality, judged by some of the most respecte]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/introducing-the-dwwa-resident-co-chair-welcoming-caro-maurer-mw/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/introducing-the-dwwa-resident-co-chair-welcoming-caro-maurer-mw/ On the strength of the wines on show at its latest press tasting, the upmarket ‘northern Waitrose’, which has 25 stores across the northwest of England, would certainly take some beating.Scroll down for 25 brilliant wines from Booths supermarket
{"content":"PHA+V2hldGhlciB0aGUgd2luZXMgaW4gcXVlc3Rpb24gYXJlIG9sZCBzY2hvb2wgY2xhc3NpY3Mgb3IgbW9yZSBhZHZlbnR1cm91cyBjaG9pY2VzIGZyb20gbGVzc2VyLWtub3duIGNvcm5lcnMgb2YgdGhlIHdpbm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-booths-best-25-exceptional-wines-to-try-this-autumn/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-booths-best-25-exceptional-wines-to-try-this-autumn/ Caro Maurer MW, a prominent German wine writer and educator, is the new Resident Co-Chair for the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards. For her writing work, she divides her time between her work at General-Anzeiger, the daily newspaper in Bonn, and Der Feinschmecker, a leading food and wine magazine.
With over 30 years of experience, Caro has held]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-resident-co-chair-for-2026-caro-maurer-mw/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-resident-co-chair-for-2026-caro-maurer-mw/ This isn’t a scene from my recent life. I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two over the years and one of them is that the clock is running from the moment you pick up the wine list in a restaurant. The only exception is when eating out with a fellow wino. Then it’s fine to spend som]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mastering-the-restaurant-wine-list/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mastering-the-restaurant-wine-list/ It’s the latest chapter in Krug’s tradition of interpreting the character of Champagne cuvées through music, in collaboration with renowned artists.
Richter, known for blending traditional orchestrations with modern e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/krug-and-composer-max-richter-pay-musical-tribute-to-champagnes-superb-2008-vintage/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/krug-and-composer-max-richter-pay-musical-tribute-to-champagnes-superb-2008-vintage/ Alessandra Piubello, DWWA Regional ChairAlessandra Piubello
Alessandra Piubello, journalist, writer and expert wine-taster from Verona, is the newly appointed Regional Chair for Veneto at the 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Born in Italy’s renowned Valpolicella wine region, Alessandra developed her passion for wine at an early age, helping her father in the family vineyard and winery an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alessandra-piubello/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/alessandra-piubello/ Ana Jackson MW, head of wine business development at Amathus Drinks, is the newly appointed Acting Regional Chair for Southern & Eastern Mediterranean at the DWWA 2026.
She arrived in London from her native Romania to study an MBA degree, which was completed with a wine project. It was during this projec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ana-jackson-nee-sapungiu-mw/Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ana-jackson-nee-sapungiu-mw/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-is-what-unites-us-the-2025-new-york-wine-experience-kicks-off-with-a-grand-tasting/Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-is-what-unites-us-the-2025-new-york-wine-experience-kicks-off-with-a-grand-tasting/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cote-korean-steakhouse-ups-the-ante-in-las-vegas/Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cote-korean-steakhouse-ups-the-ante-in-las-vegas/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sam-sebastiani-sonoma-valley-winemaker-and-conservationist-dies-at-84/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:10:00 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+0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/boxed-wine-breaks-out-of-the-bargain-bin/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/catch-hospitality-group-sees-a-wave-of-growth-with-openings-in-new-york-city-and-arizona/Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/catch-hospitality-group-sees-a-wave-of-growth-with-openings-in-new-york-city-and-arizona/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/randy-ullom-passes-the-torch/Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/randy-ullom-passes-the-torch/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/now-that-us-tariffs-are-in-place-french-wineries-are-calculating-survival/Tue, 09 Sep 2025 22:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/now-that-us-tariffs-are-in-place-french-wineries-are-calculating-survival/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valley-college-officially-opens-the-wine-spectator-wine-education-center/Mon, 08 Sep 2025 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+0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-and-eu-strike-trade-deal-but-wine-and-spirits-hang-in-the-balance/ This abstract thought experiment has been formally conducted in France and New Zealand since 2006.{"content":"PHA+RnJhbmNlLCBhbmQgPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVjYW50ZXIuY29tL3dpbmUvd2luZS1yZWdpb25zL2J1cmd1bmR5LXdpbmUvIiB0YXJnZXQ9Il9ibGFuayIgcmVsPSJub29wZW5lciI+PHN0cm9uZz5CdXJndW5keTwvc3Ryb25nPjwvYT4gc3BlY2lmaWNhbGx5LCBoYXMgYmVlbiBwcm9kd]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-central-otago-burgundy-exchange-co-fermenting-cultures-transforming-viticulture/Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-central-otago-burgundy-exchange-co-fermenting-cultures-transforming-viticulture/ Delving into the detail reveals compelling stories, such as that of Criolla. This family of grapes was brought to th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/argentina-a-vinous-powerhouse-in-south-america/Mon, 28 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/argentina-a-vinous-powerhouse-in-south-america/ Catalonian whites: Panel tasting scores
174 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 7
Highly recommended 69
Recommended 89
Commended 9Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release still, dry white wines from any DO or DOCa in Catalonia. Wines without a Geographical Indication (Vino de España) were considered if produced in Catalonia with grapes]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/catalonian-whites-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/catalonian-whites-panel-tasting-results/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/asolo-and-montello-terroirs-to-watch/Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/asolo-and-montello-terroirs-to-watch/ In recent years, many winemakers have been dialling back their oak use, in search of more freshness and ‘terroir transparency’, but what if you could change the flavours imparted by the oak itself?Scroll down to see notes and scores of 12 glittering Cabernets from Silver Oak
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+VGhlIGZ1bmRhbWVudGFsczwvaDI+CjxkaXYgaWQ9ImF0dGFjaG1lbnRfN]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-silver-oak-revolutionising-the-use-of-american-oak-in-winemaking/Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-silver-oak-revolutionising-the-use-of-american-oak-in-winemaking/ The Villa Maria story began in 1961, with five acres of land in Mangere, Auckland. The first wine, produced from just one acre of vines, was released under the name Villa Maria, one year later in 1962.
From]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-drink-of-summer-villa-maria-cans/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-drink-of-summer-villa-maria-cans/ Rosso di Montalcino is a kind of younger sibling. Like Brunello di Montalcino, it must be made from 100% Sangiovese and its DOC overlaps in toto with that of the DOCG.
Theoretically, yields for Rosso are marginally]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-montalcinos-quiet-revolution/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-montalcinos-quiet-revolution/ It was around 30 years ago and I was a young child. After an argument with my mother, I stole and opened a bottle of wine from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-daisuke-kawai/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-daisuke-kawai/ Warnings were originally set to be introduced from May 2026, and Irish media reports suggested economic considerations may have played a role in ministers’ decision to extend the timeline.
A delay presents an opportunity for a rethink, according to European wine trade body the Comit&eac]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ireland-delays-landmark-health-warnings-on-alcohol/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ireland-delays-landmark-health-warnings-on-alcohol/ It estimated the family’s professional fortune had dropped by €73.6bn, or almost 39%, since its 2024 edition.
Arnault and family still came second, with an estimated wor]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lvmh-titan-bernard-arnault-loses-top-spot-on-french-rich-list/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lvmh-titan-bernard-arnault-loses-top-spot-on-french-rich-list/ But even if you have a fave summer tipple, it’s always fun to try something new and this summer there’s more choice than ever, with plenty of new launches and seasonal editions that are bang on trend.
Refreshing spritzes
Credit: Justine Trickett
Who doesn’t love a summer spritz? Refreshing, versatile and lower in alc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-drinks-for-summer/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-drinks-for-summer/ There’s a time and a place for both the pale salmon and the deep fuschia, and everything in between.Scroll down for 20 great rosé wines under £25The wines below are all priced under £25, but if you have a bit more to spend, I was impressed by this Sancerre rosé from Domaine Claude Riffault and this Corsican rosé from Clo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-ros-wines-20-under-25-to-try/Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-ros-wines-20-under-25-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-waldorf-astoria-reopens-in-new-york-city-with-three-new-restaurants/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:41:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-waldorf-astoria-reopens-in-new-york-city-with-three-new-restaurants/ Despite this, the winemakers managed to make really delicious, drinkable wines. Their freshness and pure fruit flavours will take you right to the shores of the south of France.
I tasted through 700 of them over the course of the past year and discovered five key things to bear in mind.Which 10 Languedoc wines under £20 should you buy? Scroll down to find out&hell]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/i-tasted-700-languedoc-wines-over-the-last-year-here-are-my-10-best-under-pound20/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/i-tasted-700-languedoc-wines-over-the-last-year-here-are-my-10-best-under-pound20/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mexico-city-wine-shops-10-of-the-best/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mexico-city-wine-shops-10-of-the-best/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-grard-perse-owner-of-chteau-pavie-dies-at-75/Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-grard-perse-owner-of-chteau-pavie-dies-at-75/ Among the many thought and gratitude-provoking aspects of the world, wine is certainly one of them. But some wines more than others.
When I found myself among a small group tasting Bhutan Wine Company’s inaugural commercial release in a Paris apartment, gratitude seemed the only appropriate response – and deep curiosity.Tasting notes for Bhutan’s first wine]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-dragon-speaks-tasting-the-first-wines-from-bhutan/Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-dragon-speaks-tasting-the-first-wines-from-bhutan/ A criminal court in Châlons-en-Champagne this week sentenced three defendants to prison sentences of varying severity, according to French media.
Charges related to the treatment of workers recruited to pick grapes for the 2023 harvest, and regional trade body the Comité Champagne]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-three-convicted-in-human-trafficking-trial/Wed, 23 Jul 2025 08:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-three-convicted-in-human-trafficking-trial/ Meanwhile, the effect on vineyard ecosystems is also becoming increasingly evident, as rising tempe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ecosystems-all-creatures-great-and-not-so-small/Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ecosystems-all-creatures-great-and-not-so-small/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-court-tries-winemaker-for-selling-counterfeit-champagne/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-court-tries-winemaker-for-selling-counterfeit-champagne/ Perse’s remarkable journey from humble beginnings to a towering figure in the world of wine leaves an enduring legacy in St-Émilion and beyond.
Born in 1949 in Paris to a large, modest family, Perse’s early life was marked by determination and hard work. He left]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grard-perse-chteau-pavies-visionary-owner-dies-aged-75/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:13:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grard-perse-chteau-pavies-visionary-owner-dies-aged-75/ It would have been bottled as a Vacqueyras where it was grown, but it had to be declassified to a lowly Côtes du Rhône.
Why? For one reason: the wine was deemed too pale.Notes for lighter Rhône reds below
{"content":"PHA+SXMgdGhlIGNvbG91ciBvZiBhIHdpbmUgaW1wb3J0YW50IHRvIHlvdT8gSSBjYXJlIG1vcmUgYWJvdXQgaG93IGl0IHNtZWxscywgaG93IG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-rhne-reds-lighten-up/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-rhne-reds-lighten-up/ ‘It’s a great honour,’ said Van Zyl of the appointment. He will be only the fourth winemaker in the estate’s 50-year legacy, following in the footsteps of Jan ‘Boland’ Coetzee, Beyers Truter and Abrie Beeslaar.
Owned by brothers Paul and Johann Krige, the St]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-kanonkop-announces-new-head-winemaker/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-kanonkop-announces-new-head-winemaker/ The release, bottled at 43.7% abv, is the latest in a series of record-breaking single malts bottled by Gordon & MacPhail, including an 80-year-old Glenlivet, priced at &pou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gordon-amp-macphail-announces-release-of-worldrsquos-oldest-single-malt-scotch/Tue, 22 Jul 2025 08:44:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gordon-amp-macphail-announces-release-of-worldrsquos-oldest-single-malt-scotch/ From legendary Rioja and Ribera del Duero to mountain Garnacha, Spanish reds are in a rich vein of form quality-wise.
Collectors are taking notice. Spain’s secondary market presence remains minor, but Vega Sicilia topped the Liv-ex Power 100 ranking in December last year.
Many le]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/collectors-guide-spain/Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/collectors-guide-spain/ Malone, known for her luxury fragrance brands Jo Malone and Jo Loves, worked with Master Distiller Joanne Moore to create the three expressions in the new vodka range.
The collection’s signature vodka, 101, The Purist, forms the base for the range. 102, The Bohemian has citrus notes of bergamot, pomelo, bay leaf and yuzu. While 103, The Artist showcases floral not]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jo-malone-cbe-launches-vodka-range/Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jo-malone-cbe-launches-vodka-range/ Frappato is one of a number of grape varieties answering to this growing trend, offering a perfect match of varietal character and terroir expression with its charmingly perfumed, light-bodied reds.Scroll down for notes and scores of 18 delicious Frappato wines
{"content]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-frappato/Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-frappato/ Strong winds and wide diurnal temperature ranges make it a challenging yet appealing place for viticulture – it’s certainly not for the faint of heart.
The region’s breathtaking terroirs yield both singular expressions of the countries’ more popular grapes and unlikely South American iterations of varieties mostly ass]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/patagonia-where-the-wild-things-are/Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/patagonia-where-the-wild-things-are/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ltemgtwine-spectatorltemgt-california-wall-of-fame/Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ltemgtwine-spectatorltemgt-california-wall-of-fame/ As the winery’s many loyal fans know, Silverado Vineyards was founded in 1981 by Walt Disney’s widow, Lillian, and her daughter and son-in-law,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/foley-family-wines-amp-spirits-vision-for-the-iconic-wines-of-silverado-vineyards/Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/foley-family-wines-amp-spirits-vision-for-the-iconic-wines-of-silverado-vineyards/ Winemakers currently face a ‘catastrophic’ economic situation, said the groups, including the Association Générale de la Production Viticole (AGPV), and Jeunes Agriculteurs, which represents young vintners.
Consumer market]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-wine-crisis-one-of-most-serious-in-history-warns-industry/Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-wine-crisis-one-of-most-serious-in-history-warns-industry/ It said that overall trading on Burgundy fell in value terms, but the region held up better than the wider market.
It cited renewed interest in top-tier producers, led by trading on Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines (see chart below).
This analysis builds on previous suggestions (see January 2025 update) that buyers were keen to capitalise on recent]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-top-level-burgundy-offers-value-in-downbeat-market/Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-top-level-burgundy-offers-value-in-downbeat-market/ Modern Cuzco is a chaos of colour, mammoth stonework and terracotta roof tiles. The very existence of this populous city at 3,400m elevation, surrounded by the extreme Andes mountains, beggars belief. It’s no wonder that people have]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cuzco-and-the-sacred-valley-a-wine-lovers-guide/Fri, 18 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cuzco-and-the-sacred-valley-a-wine-lovers-guide/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/per-se-alums-open-claudine-in-providence-rhode-island/Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/per-se-alums-open-claudine-in-providence-rhode-island/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-in-a-name-federal-board-debates-to-kalon/Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-in-a-name-federal-board-debates-to-kalon/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-vintner-nicolas-potel-dies/Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-vintner-nicolas-potel-dies/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-29-christian-seely-and-the-61-palmer-to-go/Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-29-christian-seely-and-the-61-palmer-to-go/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonomas-jeff-cohn-cellars-closing-shop/Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonomas-jeff-cohn-cellars-closing-shop/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chef-michael-lomonaco-closes-his-signature-steak-house-in-manhattan/Thu, 26 Jun 2025 20:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chef-michael-lomonaco-closes-his-signature-steak-house-in-manhattan/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2025-wine-spectator-restaurant-award-winners-revealed/Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2025-wine-spectator-restaurant-award-winners-revealed/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-restaurants-win-new-grand-awards-in-2025/Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/three-restaurants-win-new-grand-awards-in-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frdric-panaotis-dynamic-winemaker-at-ruinart-champagne-dies-at-60/Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frdric-panaotis-dynamic-winemaker-at-ruinart-champagne-dies-at-60/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/announcing-wine-spectators-19th-annual-video-contest/Tue, 17 Jun 2025 20:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/announcing-wine-spectators-19th-annual-video-contest/ Back in 1985, the Cloudy Bay founder leveraged that instant reaction to gain a foothold in UK independent retail for his inaugural vintage.
As savvy a storyteller as he is a winemaker, Hohnen also sent samples abroad with a jar of Marlborough green-lipped mussels, telling]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cloudy-bay-at-40-raising-a-glass-to-a-game-changer/Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cloudy-bay-at-40-raising-a-glass-to-a-game-changer/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stoller-wine-group-buys-joe-wagners-oregon-brand-elouan/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stoller-wine-group-buys-joe-wagners-oregon-brand-elouan/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/union-square-hospitality-group-taps-master-sommelier-vincent-morrow-to-lead-wine-programs/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:48:07 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/union-square-hospitality-group-taps-master-sommelier-vincent-morrow-to-lead-wine-programs/ Due to its location in the warmest part of the valley floor, St Helena tends to produce rich, fruit-forward wines.To read all coverage of the Napa Cabernet 2022 vintage use the code NAPA22 for a 20% discount off an annual Premium subscription
{"content":"PHA+SG93ZXZlciwgdGhpcyB2aW50YWdlIHNhdyByZW1hcmthYmxlIGJhbGFuY2UsIGZyZXNobmVzcyBhbmQgdmlicmFudCBlbmVyZ3kgYWNyb3NzIG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-st-helena/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-st-helena/ But if, as studies would have us believe, consumers are drinking less or even stopping entirely, is it beyond imagination that this trend towards moderation might p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sober-somms-in-conversation-with-three-industry-professionals/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sober-somms-in-conversation-with-three-industry-professionals/ In the early years, few could have predicted how far American wine would travel on the world stage. That changed in 1976, when the late Steven Spurrier, a revered figure in the wine world and a founding Decanter contributor, organised the now-iconic Judgement of Paris. The results of the blind tasting shocked the industry, with Californian wines triumphing over top F]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-of-the-us-diverse-and-dynamic-wines-beyond-expectation/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:33:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-of-the-us-diverse-and-dynamic-wines-beyond-expectation/ Muscardin, rarely seen beyond the Rhône and planted in California by Tablas Creek in 2019, is the newest arrival after a 25-case production run in the 2023 vintage.
Tablas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-winery-makes-history-with-chacircteauneuf-du-pape-grapes/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-winery-makes-history-with-chacircteauneuf-du-pape-grapes/ Rutherford, known for its alluvial benchlands and deep gravelly soils, produced wines with ripe fruit concentration, refined tannins and impressive structural integrity in this vintage.To read all coverage of the Napa Cabernet 2022 vintage use the code NAPA22 for a 20% discount off an annual Premium su]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-rutherford/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-rutherford/ Scroll down to see photo highlights from DFWE NYC 2025.
Thanks to photographers Alfonso Lonzano and Mark Reinertson and video team Future Studios.
Thanks also to our sponsors:]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-nyc-2025/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-decanter-fine-wine-encounter-nyc-2025/ ‘By finishing this rum in Redbreast whiskey casks, we introduce a new dimension to our craft, uniting the finest Cuban rum and Irish whiskey traditions to create a truly extr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-havana-club-launches-tributo-2025/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-havana-club-launches-tributo-2025/ Understated elegance
Built along the sloping cliffs of Kangaroo Island’s southwest coast, SOL overlooks stunning Hanson Bay. All 25 suites face the wild South]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-southern-ocean-lodge-kangaroo-island-south-australia/Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-southern-ocean-lodge-kangaroo-island-south-australia/ Specific medal winners remain a closely guarded secret, but several judges have offered a few personal tasting highlights as a sneak preview to results day. Be first to see the medal winners: Get the DWWA newsletterExciting styl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-results-sneak-preview-styles-to-watch/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-results-sneak-preview-styles-to-watch/ Oakville’s diverse terroir – ranging from the gravelly alluvial fans on the western bench to the iron-laced, volcanic soils of the eastern slopes – allowed for remarkable retention of freshness and structure even in a warm vintage.To read all coverage of the Napa Cabernet 2022 vintage use the c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-oakville/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-oakville/ de Boeuf tomato, Merlot juice, celery, Worcestershire sauce and Tasmanian black pepper with A5 Wagyu beef from Gunma prefecture, Japan.More and more of us are choosing to incorporate no/low options into our downtime, both out and at home, a switch that Beatrice Bessi, head sommelier at London’s Chiltern Firehouse, likens to the rise in plant-based eating. ‘No and low o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-nolow-drinks/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-nolow-drinks/ Rustem Mingaleev profile image credit: AJGMy first memorable wine experience
It has to be working at the Vinhos Justino Henriques winery, on the island of M]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-rustem-mingaleev/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-rustem-mingaleev/ Vineyard tour at All Angels, Berkshire.
Visitor numbers to UK wine estates have risen in recent years, as interest grows in enjoying wines in the surroundings where they are made. In 2023, 1.5 million visits]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-toast-to-english-wine-week-summer-highlights-to-watch-out-for/Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-toast-to-english-wine-week-summer-highlights-to-watch-out-for/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/at-the-45th-auction-napa-valley-vintners-raised-65-million-to-benefit-local-youth/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/at-the-45th-auction-napa-valley-vintners-raised-65-million-to-benefit-local-youth/ When I eventually pulled into the driveway, there she was again, to my left: a tall statue of the Virgin Mary – the Madone d’Izeras – surveying the vines beneath her. To my right, taller still, stood a crane, pulling up new buildings.
Ahead of me – between the old world and the new]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-hidden-gems-domaine-verzier-a-new-future-for-the-northern-rhocircne/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-hidden-gems-domaine-verzier-a-new-future-for-the-northern-rhocircne/ This year’s Encounter featured sell-out masterclasses from Biondi-Santi, a special retrospective on aged Veuve Clicquot, and Rioja’s top wines.
Starting the morning with Champagne, winemaker and director of R&D at Veuve Clicquot, Gaëlle Goossens, and Decanter’s Natalie Earl led the tasting of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-new-york-fine-wine-encounter-perfect-port-in-a-storm/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-new-york-fine-wine-encounter-perfect-port-in-a-storm/ Every single lot received a bid within the opening hour, setting the stage for competitive action throughout the week.
Almost 2,000 people then descended upon Louis M. Martini Winery for a barrel auction on Friday, and the main event took place at Chandon the following evening.
Auctioneer Jacqueline Towers-Perkins presided over Saturday’s event, which featured 14 exclusive lots. Here ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valley-auction-raises-65m-for-local-youth-projects/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valley-auction-raises-65m-for-local-youth-projects/ The steep, rocky hillsides and alluvial valley floor sites yielded wines that are finely structured yet plush, maintaining the appellation’s signature graceful power, mineral depth and perfume despite the year’s heat challenges.
Notably, winemakers leaned into precision farming and harvest t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-stags-leap-district/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:32:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-top-wines-from-stags-leap-district/ Abruzzo prizes its unspoilt green landscape, with one third of the land devoted to protected areas: three national parks, a regional pa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/abruzzos-whites-trebbiano-and-pecorino-take-centre-stage/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/abruzzos-whites-trebbiano-and-pecorino-take-centre-stage/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/piwis-hands-off-in-the-vineyard/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/piwis-hands-off-in-the-vineyard/ Best known for its Kendall-Jackson label, California-based JFW operates over 40 wine estates worldwide, with projects spanning France, Italy, Australia, Chile,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jackson-family-wines-unveils-its-first-english-wine-a-decanter-preview/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jackson-family-wines-unveils-its-first-english-wine-a-decanter-preview/ Bottles of The Dalmore and Bowmore fell short of their pre-sale estimates, while a lot featuring The Balvenie failed to find a buyer.
‘The Rare’, the third bottle in The Dalmore’s ‘Luminary’ series, fetched HK$400,000 (£38,690) during Sotheby’s spirits auction in Hong Kong, falling short of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mixed-fortunes-for-scotch-labels-at-auctions/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mixed-fortunes-for-scotch-labels-at-auctions/ The variation in quality and ageability across all price points will make careful selection essential for both collectors and enthusiasts.
Our Napa correspondent presents a selection of 28 excellent wines from the more than 600 he tasted, many with very hi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-vintage-report-and-buyers-guide/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-cabernet-2022-vintage-report-and-buyers-guide/ It’s a fair question. The success of NZ Sauvignon Blanc on a global scale mirrors the rise – and subsequent fall – of Australian Chardonnay in the early 2000s. Back then, the market was flooded with cheap, ov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/roger-jones-recent-experiences-have-reignited-my-enthusiasm-for-nz-sauvignon/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/roger-jones-recent-experiences-have-reignited-my-enthusiasm-for-nz-sauvignon/ South Africa Cape red Pinotage blends: Panel tasting scores
43 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 2
Highly recommended 13
Recommended 23
Commended 5Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit the latest vintage release of their premium Cape red blends containing PinotageScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from the South Africa Cape red Pinotage blends panel tasti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africa-cape-red-pinotage-blends-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africa-cape-red-pinotage-blends-panel-tasting-results/ If I were to put down some of my cold, hard sterling on the outcome of 2025 being a successful Bordeaux vintage, history tells me that that’s as safe a bet as I could make in the world of wine.
When we look back at the embarrassment of riches tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-famous-5-vintages/Sat, 07 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeauxs-famous-5-vintages/ Jean-Marc Roulot, a sixth-generation vigneron from Meursault in Burgundy, and Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, grandson of the visionary behind Tuscany’s legendary Sassicaia, came together in Argentina to craft world-class Chardonnay.
Their collaboration, rooted in friendship and a shared sense of adventure, blends centuries of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bodega-chacra-a-new-world-meeting-of-redoubtable-old-world-minds/Sat, 07 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bodega-chacra-a-new-world-meeting-of-redoubtable-old-world-minds/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/an-impressive-auction-from-the-cellar-of-the-counterfeit-crusader/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/an-impressive-auction-from-the-cellar-of-the-counterfeit-crusader/ What more could one need, therefore, to accompany a stroll down to the 8ème arrondissement for a vertical tasting of Ornellaia?
This famed Super Tuscan had never – until this point – staged a trade and press tasting in Paris.
This is not terribly surprising. Although labels such as Ornellaia invest in marketing in major export region]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tasting-four-decades-of-ornellaia-in-paris/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tasting-four-decades-of-ornellaia-in-paris/ ‘At the time English wine was still the underdog of the sparkling wine world. People in the know were aware of the quality of the wines, and of the pote]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-ed-mansel-lewis/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-ed-mansel-lewis/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-spectators-bring-your-own-magnum-party-returns/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-spectators-bring-your-own-magnum-party-returns/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/araujo-family-sells-accendo-winery-to-napas-bettinelli-family-and-jack-bittner/Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/araujo-family-sells-accendo-winery-to-napas-bettinelli-family-and-jack-bittner/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-importers-lawsuit-might-stymie-trumps-trade-war/Thu, 29 May 2025 23:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-importers-lawsuit-might-stymie-trumps-trade-war/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-press-restaurant-opens-under-study-next-door/Thu, 29 May 2025 19:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-press-restaurant-opens-under-study-next-door/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mosel-meets-montrachet-germanys-ernst-loosen-launches-burgundy-wine-project/Tue, 27 May 2025 22:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mosel-meets-montrachet-germanys-ernst-loosen-launches-burgundy-wine-project/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/canned-wine-barrels-forward-12-recommended-releases-for-2025/Fri, 23 May 2025 18:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/canned-wine-barrels-forward-12-recommended-releases-for-2025/ South African Chardonnay: Panel tasting scores
128 wines tasted
Exceptional 1
Outstanding 10
Highly recommended 60
Recommended 47
Commended 10Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their latest-release South African Chardonnay wines, containing a minimum of 85% Chardonnay, at any price levelScroll down to see the top-scoring wines from the South Afri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-african-chardonnay-panel-tasting-results-2/Sun, 18 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-african-chardonnay-panel-tasting-results-2/ As it celebrates its centenary this year, DOCa Rioja is reckoning with changing consumer tastes and declining red wine consumption a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joven-at-heart-riojas-next-winemaking-generation/Sat, 17 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joven-at-heart-riojas-next-winemaking-generation/ That said, both properties are considered to be among the region’s rising stars which might draw interest.
Château Canon-la-Gaffelière was also released with a 20% cut and is the cheapest vintage currently available.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the code BORDEAU]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-rauzan-sgla-and-beau-sjour-bcot-round-out-the-week/Fri, 16 May 2025 17:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-rauzan-sgla-and-beau-sjour-bcot-round-out-the-week/ After a visit to some wineries in Bolgheri, it’s possible to nip across the road for a dip in the sea, but this is not always th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-wines-from-the-tuscan-coast/Fri, 16 May 2025 11:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-wines-from-the-tuscan-coast/ Wise’s foray into the world of fine wine production began in the early 1990s. Seeking to return to his rural roots, he purchased a former cattle farm in what would become one of Sonoma County’s top areas: Moon Mountain District. Wise wanted to pick a vineyard site that could eventually produce wines to rival those he’d come to admire during his worldwide travels as a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brion-wise-in-conversation-a-new-pritchard-hill-site-marks-a-new-chapter-for-brion/Fri, 16 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brion-wise-in-conversation-a-new-pritchard-hill-site-marks-a-new-chapter-for-brion/ Writing on Twitter, now X, Hawksmoor Manchester said it hoped the customer enjoyed their evening. It added to the staff member involved, ‘One-off mistakes happen and we love you anyway.’ 
Six years later, Hawksmoor cofounder Will Beckett has told the The Go To Food Podcast that he decided to write t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hawksmoor-cofounder-recalls-4500-wine-mistake-for-lucky-diners/Fri, 16 May 2025 10:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hawksmoor-cofounder-recalls-4500-wine-mistake-for-lucky-diners/ Although best known as an everyday, easy-going drinking wine, Pinot Grigio is versatile with styles that can show more complexity, depth and concentration due to climatic and winemaking influences.
Producers around the world are showcasing its dynamic profile by experimenting with different techniques to enable the grape’s profile to shine.Scroll down to disco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-pinot-grigio-day-15-to-try/Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-pinot-grigio-day-15-to-try/ However, more distilleries are now finishing their American whiskeys in more unconventional secondary casks to explore local finishes and create a distinctive, flavourful profile that is unique to the US.
The future of American finishing
Changes in the way di]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-whiskey-beyond-the-barrel/Fri, 16 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-whiskey-beyond-the-barrel/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saint-urban-makes-the-move-from-syracuse-to-new-york-city/Thu, 15 May 2025 18:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saint-urban-makes-the-move-from-syracuse-to-new-york-city/ The day features the famous Grand Tasting, which promises a world-class wine experience showcasing over 300 fine wines from over 50 top producers.  Guests will also enjoy standout selections from the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards — the world’s largest wine compet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrate-100-years-of-rioja-doca-at-the-dfwe-new-york/Thu, 15 May 2025 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/celebrate-100-years-of-rioja-doca-at-the-dfwe-new-york/ It was released in the UK at £1,020 per 12-bottle case in bond (IB), said Liv-ex, a g]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-chteau-cos-destournel-price-falls-29/Thu, 15 May 2025 13:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-chteau-cos-destournel-price-falls-29/ Sourced from a harvest not previously earmarked for release, the 2010 edition was matured in cask for nearly 15 years. Some 4,500 bottles will be released globally, with a UK RRP of £140 per 50cl bottle.Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for three vintages of Klein Co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/klein-constantia-marks-340-years-with-vin-de-constance-2010-release/Thu, 15 May 2025 12:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/klein-constantia-marks-340-years-with-vin-de-constance-2010-release/ Commenting on the quality of wines tasted over the first week of judging, Co-Chai]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-dwwa-2025-judging-week/Thu, 15 May 2025 10:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/photo-highlights-dwwa-2025-judging-week/ Valley and vineyards.The books that form the Classic Wine Library have long been staples for wine lovers and students. The originals were iconic, written by legendary names – the likes of John Livingstone-Learmonth, Anthony Hanson MW and Rosemary George MW. The series was revived in 2013, and since 2023 it has come under the umbrella of Académie du Vin Library. The latest addition to the line-up is The Wines of California (April 2025, £35), written by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-the-wines-of-california-by-elaine-chukan-brown/Thu, 15 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-the-wines-of-california-by-elaine-chukan-brown/ At £708 (12x75cl in bond) in the UK – with some merchants offering six-bottle cases – it is one of the estate’s cheapest available vintages, suggested analysis by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade.
Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent, Georgie Hindle, named the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-les-carmes-haut-brion-an-obvious-buy-as-price-drops/Wed, 14 May 2025 13:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-les-carmes-haut-brion-an-obvious-buy-as-price-drops/ As the competition progresses into its second week, the process becomes even more rigorous. Gold medal-winning wines are re-tasted and scrutin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unveiling-excellence-dwwa-2025-platinum-and-best-in-show-judging-underway/Wed, 14 May 2025 11:52:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/unveiling-excellence-dwwa-2025-platinum-and-best-in-show-judging-underway/ Romania is something of a sleeping giant in the wine world. Its 187,000ha give it the eighth largest area under vine – ahead of Australia, Chile and Portugal – while its 3.7 million hectolitres place its output as]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-romanias-secrets-at-the-london-wine-fair/Wed, 14 May 2025 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-romanias-secrets-at-the-london-wine-fair/ From a magazine that began in a leaky shed near London’s Waterloo station in 1975 to being recognised today as the world’s leading wine media brand, there were many achievements and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fabulous-at-50-decanter-celebrates-a-milestone-anniversary/Tue, 13 May 2025 13:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fabulous-at-50-decanter-celebrates-a-milestone-anniversary/ The topline collection includes a 1999 Clos des Ruchottes Monopole, Ruchottes-Chambertin, 1976 Clos de la Roche and 1990 Grand Cru, Chambertin.
‘Having long since sold the last of my DRCs, my Rousseaus are the best wines in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/james-halliday-am-to-sell-off-the-last-of-wine-cellar-in-online-auction/Tue, 13 May 2025 12:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/james-halliday-am-to-sell-off-the-last-of-wine-cellar-in-online-auction/ Its new price makes it the cheapest since the release of the 2014 vintage and represents a price cut of 25% on last year’s 2023 offer. Consultancy group Wine Lister called it ‘a well-judged release’.
Also released was Mouton’s stable of other labels including Château d’Armailhac and Château Clerc Milon.To follow]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-marvellous-mouton-cuts-price-by-a-quarter/Tue, 13 May 2025 10:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-marvellous-mouton-cuts-price-by-a-quarter/ Respectfully, I disagree. April can be a great time, as spring brings slumbering greenery to life, and opportunities to visit wine regions, near, like the Dundee Hills and far, like Croatia’s Kvarner region, came my way, I embraced April, despite Deep Purple’s jaded take on the month.
Oh, and New York]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pursehouse-an-april-on-the-road-and-10-of-my-top-wines-tasted/Tue, 13 May 2025 08:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pursehouse-an-april-on-the-road-and-10-of-my-top-wines-tasted/ Until now, Sainte-Victoire has been one of five Dénominations Géographiques Complémentaires (DGC) – or additional geographic designations – attached to the Côtes de Provence appellation, granted in 2005.
Jean-Jacques Balikian, current director of the Sainte-]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/provence-gains-its-first-cru/Tue, 13 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/provence-gains-its-first-cru/ Maximising light and privacy through organic design
Hidden from the street but for a discreet sign marking the turnoff, Monta]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-montage-healdsburg-sonoma-california/Tue, 13 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-montage-healdsburg-sonoma-california/ Vintage rating overall: 3/5A ‘war’ is how Château Cheval Blanc’s Pierre-Olivier Clouet described the 2024 vintage.
It was perhaps never going to be easy when the growing season started as the wettest in recent memory, and the years ending in ‘4’ don’t have the best reputation – if you follow those rules in Bordeaux.
It’s an uneven vintage with highs and lows but it’s certainly not a disaster.
Better than expected d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-full-vintage-review-and-top-scoring-wines/Mon, 12 May 2025 15:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-full-vintage-review-and-top-scoring-wines/ The new release is 14% down on the debut price of the 2023 vintage, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade.
Stablemate Langoa Barton 2024 was also released, at €26.4 per bottle ex-négociant and £314 per case (12x75cl IB) in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-loville-barton-kicks-off-big-week/Mon, 12 May 2025 13:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-loville-barton-kicks-off-big-week/ Lafite Rothschild, Angélus and Cheval Blanc all dropped prices in the region of 30% year-on-year, returning to the sort of release pricing not seen for at least a decade.
‘One has to go back 16 yea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-big-price-cuts-meet-tricky-market/Mon, 12 May 2025 11:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-big-price-cuts-meet-tricky-market/ Isn’t it true that some names will always fetch a substantial premium because they are capable, at their best, of reaching the sublime heights? Or at least a level of recognisable distinction that, as it were, gets them nodded through. OK for banquets, let’s say. Labels, of cour]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-labels-of-course-play-the-key-role/Mon, 12 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hugh-johnson-labels-of-course-play-the-key-role/ Singing, dancing and jumping up and down, they’re decked out in bandanas and drinking from wineskins slung around their necks – a staple of Rioja wine culture.
What the revel]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-last-botero-of-rioja/Sat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-last-botero-of-rioja/ In 2001, the world is reeling from the September 11 attacks, the iconic French film Amélie is released, and Shaggy’s It Wasn’t Me is the UK’s bestselling single (not a great year for music!).
These were years of political upheaval and diverse cultural events, and two of the gr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-rioja-2021/Sat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-rioja-2021/ One claimed that it was Rome’s legions that brought the grape to southern France. The soldiers had been in Sicily before and brought with them vines from the city of Syracuse.
But then Pliny the Elder claimed that it was a variety called Vitis syriaca that came from Syria.
Later still a legend emerged that its origins lay further to the east, around the ancient Persian city of Shiraz.
But the truth is that]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-16-must-try-syrah/Sat, 10 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-16-must-try-syrah/ In a surprising release (given the 8 May bank holiday in France), Pomerol estate Lafleur emerged today (Friday 9 May) but with a much smaller cut.
Also out this week were Château Montrose, Château Cheval Blanc and Château Lynch-Bages.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-haut-bailly-offers-biggest-cut-so-far/Fri, 09 May 2025 15:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-haut-bailly-offers-biggest-cut-so-far/ Some wines have seen prices fall in pound sterling terms since their UK en primeur release, according to data supplied by international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform.
Even the 2019 vintage, released at relatively low prices in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-bordeaux-faces-pricing-dilemma/Fri, 09 May 2025 09:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-bordeaux-faces-pricing-dilemma/ Top 10 countries that drink the most wine
Here is an updated list of the 10 countries that drink the most wine, according to OIV’s preliminary figu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/which-countries-drink-the-most-wine/Fri, 09 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/which-countries-drink-the-most-wine/ Bodegas Muriel: the frui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/muriel-wines-rioja-for-every-occasion/Fri, 09 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/muriel-wines-rioja-for-every-occasion/ Champagne has come a long way from being the lone bottle collecting dust at the back of a cellar awaiting a special occasion, to one that’s worthy of opening on a Monday night – just because.
The po]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-restaurants-with-the-best-champagne-lists/Fri, 09 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-restaurants-with-the-best-champagne-lists/ Loosen is best-known for producing outstanding Riesling wines, predominantly at Dr. Loosen estate in Germany’s Mosel valley, but he described the winemaking venture in Burgundy as a dream come true.
Perron de Mypont is based at the Vieux Ch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/riesling-star-erni-loosen-launches-burgundy-wine-project/Fri, 09 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/riesling-star-erni-loosen-launches-burgundy-wine-project/ As with many classic cocktails, the Paloma’s origins are unknown. It’s thought to have appeared in the 1950s, shortly after an American grapefruit soda called Squ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cocktail-files-paloma/Fri, 09 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cocktail-files-paloma/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/duckhorn-refocuses-business-on-core-wines-trimming-some-brands-and-tasting-rooms/Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/duckhorn-refocuses-business-on-core-wines-trimming-some-brands-and-tasting-rooms/ Last week’s 11th edition brought together around 300 participants – vintners, trade, media and, for the first time, a select group of customers. The two-day event, held on 1-2 May, featured a full-day grand tasting followed by a spirited live auction.
The 2025 SoCo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonoma-county-barrel-auction-showcasing-never-before-never-again-cuveacutees/Thu, 08 May 2025 14:59:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sonoma-county-barrel-auction-showcasing-never-before-never-again-cuveacutees/ The 2024 growing season in California, my 17th vintage making wine, was gorgeous. Plentiful winter rain set the vines up for success. The summer then brought warm, dry days with cool nights – perfect for even ripening.
Relatively few heat spells an]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-shakedown-the-wine-glut-taxing-californias-wine-scene/Thu, 08 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-shakedown-the-wine-glut-taxing-californias-wine-scene/ Carlton McCoy profile image credit: Mike B]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-carlton-mccoy/Thu, 08 May 2025 08:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-carlton-mccoy/ Wines. A batch of good collard greens (spring greens in the UK) takes hours to make. It’s a fuss, but one any Southerner is proud to make.
First, you must carefully clean each individual leaf. Then you stew and simmer the greens in stock and bacon fat with a smoked ham hock and plenty of onions and garlic. After several hours, the greens break down, scenting the air with meat and warmth. They’re eaten sopped up with a piece o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-food-of-the-american-south/Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-food-of-the-american-south/ Imagine springtime in a glass: low in alcohol, gently sparkling and produced in styles ranging from brut nature to dolce. The Moscato Bianco grape – shared by all t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spring-is-in-the-air-asti-season-is-here/Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spring-is-in-the-air-asti-season-is-here/ Only two of the giant bottles – the volume of which represents the height in kilometres of Gangkhar Puensum, the world’s highest unclimbed mountain – were filled, with the second due to be given to the King of Bhutan.
The grapes used to make The Himalayan were harvest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-vintage-from-bhutan-fetches-74250-at-auction/Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-vintage-from-bhutan-fetches-74250-at-auction/ As you would expect in such an enormous wine range, there are high points and low points. You won’t find a wine that has been badly made – there’s far too much competition to be on the shelves of Britain’s biggest supermarket for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-wine-buys-at-tesco/Thu, 08 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-wine-buys-at-tesco/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bubbly-newssparkling-and-white-wine-could-protect-against-sudden-cardiac-arrest/Wed, 07 May 2025 21:06:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bubbly-newssparkling-and-white-wine-could-protect-against-sudden-cardiac-arrest/ Since the release of Château Lafite Rothschild last week, cuts have (mostly) been deep across the board with each new offer.
Consultancy group, Wine Lister, noted today that: ‘So far in the 2024 campaign, ex]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-montrose-sweeps-into-view-with-29-price-cut/Wed, 07 May 2025 13:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-montrose-sweeps-into-view-with-29-price-cut/ Furthermore, this sweet dessert wine, first perfected by the Knights of St John in 1192, is only made in 14 select Cypriot villages high in the Troodos Mountains, which are nicknamed the ‘green heart of Cyprus’.
Last year marked the wine’s 800th anniversary – it allegedly won the world’s first-ever wine competition, the ‘]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-weekend-in-cyprus-the-commandaria-wine-route/Wed, 07 May 2025 12:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-weekend-in-cyprus-the-commandaria-wine-route/ The 2025 competition brings together 254 judges from 35 countries, including a record 73 Masters of Wine and 22 Master Sommeliers — the highest number in DWWA history. Alongside classic regions, the competition has seen entries grow from emerging marke]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-wines-from-57-countries-under-review-at-the-worlds-largest-wine-competition/Wed, 07 May 2025 09:55:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-2025-wines-from-57-countries-under-review-at-the-worlds-largest-wine-competition/ 35 E 76th St, New York, NY 10021
Situated within the prolific Carlyle Hotel, Bemelmans Bar is nothing short]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-manhattan-cocktail-bars-eight-to-try/Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-manhattan-cocktail-bars-eight-to-try/ Leader: Amy Wislocki, Magazine Editor
I’m in western Colombia at the moment visiting family. The scenery is breathtaking and the people incredibly welcoming, but in the local supermarket all I can find is basic Rioja or Chilean/Argentinian wine, priced at eyewatering levels.
Certainly nothing resembling the top-class wines recommended in our batch of features on the US this month, or the exciting picks featured in the comprehensive guide to Rioja bundled with this mont]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-may-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 07 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-may-2025-see-whats-inside/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-futures-price-cuts-continue-the-latest-pricing-and-analysis/Tue, 06 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-futures-price-cuts-continue-the-latest-pricing-and-analysis/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-storm-for-bordeaux-futures-2024-pricing-and-analysis/Tue, 06 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-storm-for-bordeaux-futures-2024-pricing-and-analysis/ UK merchants offered Cheval Blanc 2024 at around £1,650 per six-bottle case in-bond (IB), around 29% below the debut price of the St-Emilion estate’s 2023 vintage in last year’s Bordeaux en primeur campaign.
Other top names rele]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-cheval-blanc-cuts-price-by-nearly-30/Tue, 06 May 2025 13:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-cheval-blanc-cuts-price-by-nearly-30/ Born in the vineyards
Hacienda López de Haro perches on a steep slope overlooking the historic town of San Vicente de la Sonsierra. Here in the foothills of Rioja Alta’s Sierra de Toloño, the winery is surrounded]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hacienda-lpez-de-haro-riojas-modern-classics/Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hacienda-lpez-de-haro-riojas-modern-classics/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marqus-de-riscal-finding-new-life-in-old-vines/Tue, 06 May 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marqus-de-riscal-finding-new-life-in-old-vines/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/carl-doumani-former-owner-of-stags-leap-winery-and-quixote-dies-at-92/Mon, 05 May 2025 20:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/carl-doumani-former-owner-of-stags-leap-winery-and-quixote-dies-at-92/ For South Africa’s Boekenhoutskloof, it’s a different type of tree… The boekenhout (pronounced book-n-howed) is an indigenous Cape beech.
Literally translated as ‘ravine of the boekenhout’, Boekenhoutskloof was named for these beeches, growing in the furthest southern corner of scenic Franschhoek Valley. The pretty Cape Dutch farmstead, founded in 1776, butts up against the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sweet-like-chocolate-boekenhoutskloof-and-the-creation-of-a-south-african-icon/Mon, 05 May 2025 14:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sweet-like-chocolate-boekenhoutskloof-and-the-creation-of-a-south-african-icon/ Its whisky intelligence reports offer one barometer of the market and are mostly based on UK auction sales, alongside some data from auctions in other key hubs, such as Hong Kong.
Its latest report found total transaction value for single malt Scotch whisky fell by ‘a staggering 53%’ in the four months to 31 January 2025, versus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/scotch-whisky-auction-sales-see-sharp-correction/Mon, 05 May 2025 10:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/scotch-whisky-auction-sales-see-sharp-correction/ At least not until recently as, since the pioneering launch of Alto Adige&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-whisky-a-rising-industry-influenced-by-wine-history/Mon, 05 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-whisky-a-rising-industry-influenced-by-wine-history/ The Puget Sound, which stretches from Deception Pass on Whidbey Island in the north to Olympia at the southern end, maintains a moderate maritime climate, creating wines that are uniquely distinct within the state of Washington.
The AV]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/washingtons-puget-sound-ava-wines-worth-seeking-out/Sun, 04 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/washingtons-puget-sound-ava-wines-worth-seeking-out/ You can read our Bordeaux 2024 weather article here.
Unlike the hedonistic, plush and concentrated 2022s or the precise, terroir-driven 2023s the 2024s lean towards a lighter, more fragrant style with moderate alcohol levels and vibrant acidities.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-wine-styles/Sat, 03 May 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-wine-styles/ In the decades since, Tinazzi has expanded its area under vine to almost 60ha; made innovations in its viticulture and winemaking; and opened its doors to guests. All of this relies on the solid foundations of quality and authenticity, today overseen by Gian Andrea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tinazzi-introducing-the-veneto-to-a-new-generation-of-palates/Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tinazzi-introducing-the-veneto-to-a-new-generation-of-palates/ Here are five key producers, both celebrated and under-the-radar, whose wines shone in this year’s report on the region.Scroll down for notes and scores from the five stars of the Côte des Bar
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aD]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stars-of-champagnes-cocircte-des-bar/Fri, 02 May 2025 09:31:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stars-of-champagnes-cocircte-des-bar/ It was a distinctly Texan way to s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/record-breaking-texas-wine-auction-celebrates-state-grown-success/Fri, 02 May 2025 07:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/record-breaking-texas-wine-auction-celebrates-state-grown-success/ Auckland
Michael Brajkovich MW of Kumeu River expressed relief at a ‘normal’ sized vintage after two seasons down by 35-40%. Auckland]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealand-2025-harvest-report-a-return-to-form/Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/new-zealand-2025-harvest-report-a-return-to-form/ Julie Sheppard
As reported in the April issue, South Africa is a hotbed of exciting young winemaking talent. So I jumped at the chance to meet Kaylin Willscott, assistant winemaker at Journey’s End in Stellenbosch, during her first visit to London.
She was in town to talk about the Inzuzo Wine Co, a community-focused company owned by the workers at Journey’s End. Profits are used to support projects in the nearby vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-may-2025/Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-may-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-sazerac-barrel-select-comes-to-the-uk/Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-sazerac-barrel-select-comes-to-the-uk/ Following a rendition in New York with Decanter’s North America Editor Clive Pursehouse, the London soirée, hosted by DWWA Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW, took place on 30 April 2025.Scroll down to discover DWWA 2024 awarded winesIn the lead up to next week&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-press-dinner-in-london-launches-2025-dwwa-judging-week/Thu, 01 May 2025 13:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-press-dinner-in-london-launches-2025-dwwa-judging-week/ This exemplary co-operative lies less than 10 kilometres west of Bolzano,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-meets-cantina-terlanos-klaus-gasser-amp-rudi-kofler/Thu, 01 May 2025 10:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-meets-cantina-terlanos-klaus-gasser-amp-rudi-kofler/ It is the first time its Champagnes will be opened and served from its new 800g bottles, which the producer developed in collaboration with glassmaker Verallia.
Champagne bottles are notably heavier than those of still wines, having most recently been reduced to a stan]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-telmont-to-premiere-new-lighter-weight-bottle-at-cannes-film-festival/Thu, 01 May 2025 09:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/champagne-telmont-to-premiere-new-lighter-weight-bottle-at-cannes-film-festival/ While 3,000ha of vegetation have been scorched, vineyards are largely unscathed thanks to efforts from both the local farming community as well as the Western Cape’s relief services.
The wildfires first igni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wildfires-threaten-constantia-south-africas-most-historic-wine-region/Thu, 01 May 2025 09:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wildfires-threaten-constantia-south-africas-most-historic-wine-region/ Larry Jacobs and Marc Dobson established the six-hectare estate just outside the German-heritage village of Hahndorf back in 2002.
Hahndorf Hill is now firmly established as ‘Australia’s proud standard bearer for Grüner Veltliner’, according to Decanter’s David Sly.
Wirra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wirra-wirra-purchases-adelaide-hills-producer-hahndorf-hill/Thu, 01 May 2025 09:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wirra-wirra-purchases-adelaide-hills-producer-hahndorf-hill/ The restaurants I have highlighted in the following pages are just some of the examples of how these haute cui]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-winery-restaurants-six-top-venues-to-try/Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italian-winery-restaurants-six-top-venues-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-julien-viaud/Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-julien-viaud/ Founded in 1870, Familia Torres has an even longer heritage – the family’s winemaking roots stretch as far back as the 1500s.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/malpastor-the-fresh-face-of-rioja-from-familia-torres/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/malpastor-the-fresh-face-of-rioja-from-familia-torres/ Some merchants were offering the wine in six-bottle cases, for £1,074 (IB).
It’s a 31% drop on last year’s debut price for Angélus 2023, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-anglus-joins-lafite-with-major-price-cut/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-anglus-joins-lafite-with-major-price-cut/ This exclusive evening allowed a select group of Millesima guests to experience a curated tasting of wines from each masterclass, as well as a broader selection of rare and prestigious bottles from top producers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-taste-of-excellence-wine-aficionados-gather-for-exclusive-decanter-preview-at-millesima-nyc/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:09:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-taste-of-excellence-wine-aficionados-gather-for-exclusive-decanter-preview-at-millesima-nyc/ Many outlets and wine professionals take pride in the skilled service they provide to diners and guests, in the French capital and elsewhere, but a team working for Le Parisien concluded it had been served the wrong wine at a handful of venues.
A reporter and two different sommeliers went undercov]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/some-paris-bars-serving-cheap-wine-as-premium-report/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:03:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/some-paris-bars-serving-cheap-wine-as-premium-report/ They uncovered compelling evidence to suggest that making simple lifestyle changes can protect you from experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest.
The investigators found that higher consumption of white wine and Champagne, eating lots of fruit and maintaining a slim waistline can potentially shield you.
Millions of people around the world die each year after experienc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/white-wine-could-reduce-your-risk-of-cardiac-arrest-study-claims/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:57:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/white-wine-could-reduce-your-risk-of-cardiac-arrest-study-claims/ One of the notable trends of 2025 has been a significant increase in entries from the United States, particularly from the winegrowing regions of Oregon and Washington State, reflecti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-celebrates-american-excellence-at-the-carlyle-new-york/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-celebrates-american-excellence-at-the-carlyle-new-york/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-spectators-grand-tour-of-234-wines-roars-into-the-windy-city/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-spectators-grand-tour-of-234-wines-roars-into-the-windy-city/ From the cool-climate vineyards of Canada to the rugged beauty of Tasmania, these standout wineries show th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-new-world-trailblazers-redefining-fine-wine-at-dfwe-new-york/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-new-world-trailblazers-redefining-fine-wine-at-dfwe-new-york/ It’s a pricing strategy that makes it the cheapest vintage of the estate currently available in the market.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the code BORDEAUX24 for 20% off an annual subscription
{"content":"PHA+VGhlIGdyYW5kIHZpbiBpcyBiZWluZyBvZmZlcmVkIGZvciBhcm91bmQgwqMxLDcxMyBwZXIgY]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-new-lafite-is-cheapest-on-the-market/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-new-lafite-is-cheapest-on-the-market/ ‘Swiss settlers were making wine here in the 1870s, and as early as 1838 in the case of Yering Station,’ says Sam Middleton of i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/victoria-the-cabernet-chronicles/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:20:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/victoria-the-cabernet-chronicles/ In 2024, all hell broke loose in th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tiziano-gaia-barolo-sub-areas-once-hardly-considered-are-gaining-ground/Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tiziano-gaia-barolo-sub-areas-once-hardly-considered-are-gaining-ground/ UK merchants rallied behind Branaire-Ducru 2024 late last week, offering it at around £159 per six-bottle case in bond (IB).To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the code BORDEAUX24 for 20% off an annua]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-branaire-ducru-sets-example-before-big-second-week/Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-branaire-ducru-sets-example-before-big-second-week/ The remaining wine stays in the bottle, completely unaffected, and it can be enjoyed in perfect condition at a later date.
Coravin founder Greg Lambrecht created the world tour last year in a bid to bring his invention to more establishments.
Fifteen venues spread across four countries took part in the inaugural Coravin World Wine Tour, but it has really taken off this year.
Ther]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/coravin-world-wine-tour-features-elite-restaurants-and-bars-in-eight-countries/Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:49:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/coravin-world-wine-tour-features-elite-restaurants-and-bars-in-eight-countries/ Recently, I attempted to answer this question with a group of generous collectors.Scroll down for notes and scores for 15 Montrachet wines from the 2014 vintage
{"content":"PC9wPgo8ZGl2IGNsYXNz]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montrachet-2014-when-is-the-right-time-to-drink-up/Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montrachet-2014-when-is-the-right-time-to-drink-up/ Do all wine bottles have a punt?
Not really – you may have noticed that many of the slim and tall ‘flute’ bottles are flat-bottomed.
The traditional German ‘Hock’ Riesling bottle lacks a punt, says fine wine importer Justin Knock MW.
‘The reasons are largely historical and hark back to different bottle-manufacturing technology in Germany, the homeland of Riesling, th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/does-a-wine-bottle-punt-mean-better-quality/Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/does-a-wine-bottle-punt-mean-better-quality/ A UNESCO World Heritage site of timeless charm, the region’s vineyards are planted on the sun-exposed slopes of limestone hills.
The vineyard area of these two denominations is the largest in Piedmont, with roughly 10,000ha spread across the three provinces of Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo, and can be split into two distinct macro-zones: the steeper, tougher soils of the La]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-asti/Sun, 27 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-asti/ South Africans have a way of capturing the imagination. They seem to understand that in order to sell their wines, they have to hook you in first.
The biggest fishing expedition of recent history was the now-famous inaugural New Wave South Africa tasting in 2015, held i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-next-generation-six-brilliant-winemakers-forging-a-new-scene/Sat, 26 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-next-generation-six-brilliant-winemakers-forging-a-new-scene/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bill-stoller-oregon-vintner-and-philanthropist-dies-at-age-74/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:11:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bill-stoller-oregon-vintner-and-philanthropist-dies-at-age-74/ For anyone interested in biodynamic viticulture, Bertrand’s book is revelatory: showing how the union of living soils, the forces of nature, human expertise and the rhythms of the cosmos can elevate wine from]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/explore-wines-new-frontiers-with-multidimensional-wine-by-grard-bertrand/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:40:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/explore-wines-new-frontiers-with-multidimensional-wine-by-grard-bertrand/ When asked about the business impacts of these challenges, Michael Kaiser, Executive Vice President and Director of Government Affairs for USA winegrower lobbyist WineAmerica, had a blunt response: ‘This whole thing is a giant mess.&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/flying-blue-navigating-the-tricky-waters-of-global-wine-imports/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/flying-blue-navigating-the-tricky-waters-of-global-wine-imports/ While levels varied, PAN Europe policy officer Salome Roynel said findings were ‘a clear wake-up call for the EU’, amid growing regulatory scrutiny of TFA’s presence in the wider environment and food chain.
TFA is formed via the breakdown of other forev]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/traces-of-forever-chemical-tfa-found-in-european-wines/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/traces-of-forever-chemical-tfa-found-in-european-wines/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-weekend-in-manhattan-for-wine-lovers/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:43:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-perfect-weekend-in-manhattan-for-wine-lovers/ The Langes’ journey to become one of the early pieces of the Willamette Valley wine puzzle was a circuitous one.Scroll down for notes and scores of a deep Lange Estate vertical{"content":"PC9wPgo8ZGl2IGlkPSJhdHR]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lange-estate-a-quiet-legacy-in-the-willamette-valley-amp-vertical-tasting/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:25:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/lange-estate-a-quiet-legacy-in-the-willamette-valley-amp-vertical-tasting/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marselan-day-10-wines-to-try/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marselan-day-10-wines-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cuatro-rayas-nine-decades-of-collaborative-evolution/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cuatro-rayas-nine-decades-of-collaborative-evolution/ As it happens, when the simple act of drinking beautiful things and derivin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/blind-faith-eliza-dumais-on-our-obsession-with-tasting-blind/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/blind-faith-eliza-dumais-on-our-obsession-with-tasting-blind/ Rum sales in the UK overtook whisky for the first time in 2022 – and it continues to dominate. Data from CGA by Nielsen IQ showed that last year rum accounted for 14% of UK spirits sales, compared to 13% for whisky. 
According to UK market analysis by St]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-dark-rums-12-to-try/Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-dark-rums-12-to-try/ Six are located in Ayse, the grape’s Haute-Savoie homeland.
Despite its scarcity, if you mention Gringet to somebody with deep knowledge of French wine, you will be met with a knowing smile and the name of one man: Dominique Belluard.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QmVsbHVhcmQm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rarest-treasure/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rarest-treasure/ Six are located in Ayse, the grape’s Haute-Savoie homeland.
Despite its scarcity, if you mention Gringet to somebody with deep knowledge of French wine, you will be met with a knowing smile and the name of one man: Dominique Belluard.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QmVsbHVhcmQm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rarest-grape/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rarest-grape/ Six are located in Ayse, the grape’s Haute-Savoie homeland.
Despite its scarcity, if you mention Gringet to somebody with deep knowledge of French wine, you will be met with a knowing smile and the name of one man: Dominique Belluard.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QmVsbHVhcmQm]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rare-treasure/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/saving-gringet-ndash-haute-savoies-rare-treasure/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/michelin-guide-buenos-aires-amp-mendoza-2025-winners-revealed/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/michelin-guide-buenos-aires-amp-mendoza-2025-winners-revealed/ Exquisite Champagne houses Laurent-Perrier, Delamotte and Drappier will be pouring wines at the all-day Grand Tasting, and the masterclass line-up opens with the legendary Veuve Clicquot.
Whether you’re a seasoned collector or an enthusiastic wine lover, this year’s event promises a rare opportunity to taste and explore a diverse r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-worlds-finest-bubbles-at-dfwe-new-york/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-worlds-finest-bubbles-at-dfwe-new-york/ And let’s not forget about the wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-alps-to-lake-a-wine-lovers-guide-to-lavaux/Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/from-alps-to-lake-a-wine-lovers-guide-to-lavaux/ Merchants and critics have barely returned from Bordeaux and prices for wines have already been made public.
Château Pontet-Canet, Château Batailley and the various Right Bank wines from JP Moueix have led an early charge to declare the price of their 2024 vintage wines.
There have been price cuts, but perhaps not ones as radical as many were hoping for.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-the-campaign-begins-in-earnest-and-early/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-the-campaign-begins-in-earnest-and-early/ Fortunately, this is now an annual event and the second collection of Yalumba Museum Release wines will take place on 1 May 2025.
It features limited amounts of seven back-vintage wines. They include The Signature, The Octavius Shiraz and supe]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/yalumba-latest-museum-release-celebrates-the-art-of-cellaring/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/yalumba-latest-museum-release-celebrates-the-art-of-cellaring/ ‘Climate is by far the biggest threat to us, because we have no control over it; I call it climate chaos,’ said Kia Behnia, co-owner of Napa Valley’s Neotempo Wines, at a Berry Bros & Rudd event entitled ‘Napa 2050: the last vintage?’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ai-may-help-napa-wineries-adapt-to-climate-chaos/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ai-may-help-napa-wineries-adapt-to-climate-chaos/ Here are five of our insider favourites to look out for on the day.1. Château L]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-insiders-picks-five-special-wines-to-look-out-for-at-dfwe-new-york/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-insiders-picks-five-special-wines-to-look-out-for-at-dfwe-new-york/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-adventurous-souls-living-the-dream/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-adventurous-souls-living-the-dream/ And then out tumbled this: ‘What I Believe: Welcome to the corner of my consciousness.’ I unfold]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-listen-to-the-best-teacher-in-the-world-nature/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-listen-to-the-best-teacher-in-the-world-nature/ But a recent tasting of 50 2022 St-Josephs painted a picture of a surprisingly strong vintage despite an even more severe growing season than 2003.
In 2003, winemakers didn’t know how to react to the extreme heat. But 2022 came after a successi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-joseph-revisiting-2022-in-bottle/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/st-joseph-revisiting-2022-in-bottle/ They’ve been consigned to the shadows for hundreds of years, lurking in sewers and scraping by on whatever they can scavenge from the streets.
However, they could be in line for an exciting career change after a group of rats aced an in-depth wine sniffing test.
Researchers at four universities (London, Lincoln, Trento and Vienna) joined forces to see if rats could distinguis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sommelier-rats-can-smell-the-difference-between-riesling-and-sauvignon-blanc/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:38:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/sommelier-rats-can-smell-the-difference-between-riesling-and-sauvignon-blanc/ Beneath the castle lies another important part of Ribera del Duero’s heritage. Over 2km of tunnels cut deep into the mountain form Bodegas Protos’ historic cellars, and are still used to age wines today.
The original Ribera del Duero wine
In 1927, a group of 11 fri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/protos-the-legacy-and-soul-of-ribera-del-duero/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/protos-the-legacy-and-soul-of-ribera-del-duero/ One of its top names is tucked away amid vineyards and olive groves just off the dusty roads that lead through the heart of Valle de Guadalupe’s wine route.
Set against the dramatic desert landscape, with views of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-el-cielo-valle-de-guadalupe-mexico/Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-el-cielo-valle-de-guadalupe-mexico/ As a vintage it was… difficult. There was a lot of rain (as much as 50-70% above the 10 year average) and crop losses were considerable due to poor fruit set and then mildew and other disease pressure.
The final crop is the smallest since 1991.
Small doesn’t mean bad quality of course, sometimes quite the opposi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-market-conditions-and-pricing-strategies/Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-market-conditions-and-pricing-strategies/ Served in households whose kitchen shelves boasted copies of late restaurateur Russell Norman’s Polpo, it broke into the UK as a cool, casual, unpretentious sparkling wine.
By the late 2000s, demand outstripped supply and in 2009, the original Conegliano Valdobbiadene region was elevated to DOCG status, along with neighbouring Asolo, while a new P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/prosecco-superiore-one-mans-mission-to-uphold-a-name/Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/prosecco-superiore-one-mans-mission-to-uphold-a-name/ These tricky conditions continued throughout the spring and summer, right up to harvest.
Our Bordeaux editor, Georgie Hindle, explores the growing season through its various stages and lays out the details of what happened and when.To follow all of Decanter’s comprehensive en primeur coverage, subscribe to Premium today with the code BORDEAUX24]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bordeaux-2024-growing-season-punch-by-punch/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 14:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bordeaux-2024-growing-season-punch-by-punch/ While the new facility is only a 15-minute drive from Gaja’s 19th-century winery in the village of Barbaresco, the vineyards here can be as much as 4°C cooler.
Although the initiative is a response to the warming climate, it also represents a hug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/red-to-white-piedmonts-shifting-focus/Sat, 19 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/red-to-white-piedmonts-shifting-focus/ International merchant Bordeaux Index said prices for the ‘prime’ Bordeaux vintages of 2000, 2005 and 2009 have ‘stabilised significantly’ in recent weeks, however.
Prices have dropped over 12 months, but 90% of the decline occurred in the first three quarters of this period (see chart below). Matthew O’Connell, CEO of Bordeaux Index&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-has-the-market-hit-bottom/Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:34:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-has-the-market-hit-bottom/ From iconic Napa Valley estates to pioneering producers in Oregon and Washington, these wineries repre]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-wineries-at-dfwe-new-york-american-winemaking-at-its-finest/Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-wineries-at-dfwe-new-york-american-winemaking-at-its-finest/ ‘There isn’t a direct link between the vine and the bee,’ says Victorine Fraisse of Domaine de Villeneuve in Pic St-Loup, north of Montpellier in Languedoc. Her father has been a beekeeper since 1989 and the estate has about 1,000 bee hives. In fact, Vitis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-lets-talk-about-bees/Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-lets-talk-about-bees/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maison-passerelle-opens-in-printemps-in-new-york-city/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/maison-passerelle-opens-in-printemps-in-new-york-city/ He’s referring to Klein Amoskuil, an organic bush vine block in the Swartland. ‘There’s no water in the area, and Grenache produces big berries, basically sacks of hydration for the birds and the bokke.’
The latter is the Afrikaans term for the duiker antelope. ‘They often chew the border vines right down to nubs; bu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africa-gets-serious-about-great-grenache/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africa-gets-serious-about-great-grenache/ ‘Rosa tequilas are becoming an exciting category as they’re a unique blend of tradition and innovation,’ explains Richard Betts, creator of Tequila Komos. ‘They’r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rosa-tequila-a-new-style-to-explore/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rosa-tequila-a-new-style-to-explore/ These wines, often called ‘second labels,’ are traditionally crafted from lots that don’t make the cut for the château’s grand vin.
Whether the fruit comes from younger vines, less favoured plots, or barrels that don’t align with the stylistic ideal of the flagship bottling, the idea is to preserve the prestige of the top wine while offering consumers a more accessibl]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-seeking-napa-valleys-best-lsquosecond-labelrsquo-wines/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:35:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-seeking-napa-valleys-best-lsquosecond-labelrsquo-wines/ Global wine consumption fell 3.3% to 214 million hl last year, a third consecutive decline to the lowest since 1961, according to estimates by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV).
‘The effects of lingering inflationary pressures and market uncertainty have affected pri]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/global-wine-consumption-falls-to-six-decade-low-as-inflation-bites/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/global-wine-consumption-falls-to-six-decade-low-as-inflation-bites/ The saying goes that wine is best enjoyed with food, and in the realm of exceptional lists, New York is home to some of the world’s greatest.
From long-standing classics to new-to-the-scene seafood counters, Korean fried chicken joints, and more, the city is brimming with versatile wine line]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-manhattan-restaurant-wine-lists-nine-venues-to-try/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-manhattan-restaurant-wine-lists-nine-venues-to-try/ On Sunday 6 April, a sold-out crowd gathered for one of the fair’s most talked-about sessions – a Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) masterclass led by DWWA Regional Chair for Tuscany and Italian wine expert Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW.
A room full of trade professionals, buyers and wine enthusiasts tuned in for outstanding wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-italian-reds-a-taste-of-dwwa-excellence/Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:01:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/top-italian-reds-a-taste-of-dwwa-excellence/ Born and raised in a Native Alaskan fishing village, a long way from the tasting rooms of Napa Valley, Elaine Chukan Brown somehow made California wine country their own.
A writer, speaker, critic and frequent catalyst for diversity and inclusion initiatives in wine, Chukan Brown’s perspective is anything but typical – precisely w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/interview-elaine-chukan-brown-on-new-book-the-wines-of-california/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/interview-elaine-chukan-brown-on-new-book-the-wines-of-california/ Nowhere is this more evident than in the state of Victoria, where Chardonnay is the most-plante]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/world-class-chardonnay-in-victoria/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/world-class-chardonnay-in-victoria/ The region used to compete with Puglia for record annual production, but these days there is no contest.
Thanks to the staggering 660 million bottles of Prosecco (source: Consorzio Prosecco DOC, 2025) and the lion’s share of the 250 million bottles of the inter-regional Pinot Grig]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-venetos-viticultural-riches/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-venetos-viticultural-riches/ In this milieu, wine appreciation feels positively transgressive. Why not kick it while it’s down?
The surest way to ensure wine’s demise is to politicise it. And this is already]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/katherine-cole-the-surest-way-to-ensure-wines-demise-is-to-politicise-it/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/katherine-cole-the-surest-way-to-ensure-wines-demise-is-to-politicise-it/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valley-college-nears-completion-of-wine-spectator-wine-education-center/Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valley-college-nears-completion-of-wine-spectator-wine-education-center/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frescobaldi-and-marco-de-grazia-team-up-on-sicilys-mount-etna/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:24:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frescobaldi-and-marco-de-grazia-team-up-on-sicilys-mount-etna/ The launch comes just weeks after Bushmills unveiled the oldest Irish single malt to date: a 46-year-old that set a new benchmark for Irish single malt.
Released on 11 April, the new ultra-rare expression concludes a landmark series from Midleton Very Rare that began in 2020.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/oldest-ever-irish-whiskey-is-released/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/oldest-ever-irish-whiskey-is-released/ It was defined by extreme weather swings that necessitated quick reactions, financial investment, increased labour and a bit of luck.
A record-breakingly wet winter, a bit of frost, a mildew-heavy spring, a fortuitously dry summer, and unwelcome September rains shaped a vintage that required relentless vigilanc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-weather-amp-growing-conditions/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2024-weather-amp-growing-conditions/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tannat-day-rediscovering-heritages-rethinking-identities/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tannat-day-rediscovering-heritages-rethinking-identities/ Discounts could help ‘rekindle demand’ among consumers, found a survey of global trade professionals by consultancy group Wine Lister.
Respondents called for a year-on-year price cut of around 31% on average, although opinions varied widely. That would follow price]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/price-cut-talk-as-bordeaux-2024-en-primeur-tastings-start/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/price-cut-talk-as-bordeaux-2024-en-primeur-tastings-start/ Tempranillo
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah / Shiraz
SangioveseWhat kind of wine goes well with lamb?
Food and wine pairing is highly subjective, which is part of the fun, although considering the intensity of the dish can be a good place to start.
Cabernet Sauvignon-driven wines can offer a sumptuous blend of cassis fruit, tannic structure and acidity to pair superbly with a roast lamb served medium to well-done at Easter.
Alternatively, you cou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-wine-to-pair-with-lamb-for-easter/Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-wine-to-pair-with-lamb-for-easter/ Vermentino 2023: Panel tasting scores
83 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 1
Highly recommended 18
Recommended 55
Commended 9Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their Vermentino wines from Sardinia or Tuscany, from the 2023 vintage onlyFashionable Vermentino has been making a name for itself in recent years. Native to Italy, the grape is synonymous with Sardinia, which bo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vermentino-2023-tuscany-vs-sardinia-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vermentino-2023-tuscany-vs-sardinia-panel-tasting-results/ Winemakers have finally gained confidence in the potential of their country’s native varieties, reversing the decades-long tendency to mimic international styles and leading to a gilded age for Italy’s indigenous grape heritage.Notes and scores]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-and-return-of-italys-indigenous-varieties/Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-rise-and-return-of-italys-indigenous-varieties/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/are-the-wine-tariffs-gone-not-so-fast/Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/are-the-wine-tariffs-gone-not-so-fast/ However, it depends whether you’re looking for an everyday drinker, something special to share with friends or open on the weekend, or bottles to invest in or lay down.Scroll down for the best value Bordeaux 2022 in bottle
{"content":"PHA+VmFsdWUgaXMgYSByZWxhdGl2ZSB0ZXJtIGFuZCBzbyBpcyBwcmljZSB0byBzb21lIGV4dGVudC4gSW4gQm9yZGVhdXgsIGVuIHByaW1ldXIg4oCTIGFuZCBzdWJ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-value-bordeaux-2022-wines-in-bottle/Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:21:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-value-bordeaux-2022-wines-in-bottle/ Renowned as white wine with excellent longevity, Gavi has ‘ageing potential that extends beyond a decade,’ as Maurizio Montobbio, president of the Consorzio Tutela del Gavi, explains: ‘the wine gains depth and persistence’ as it ages, ‘offering a sensory experience distinct from its younger version.’ This also adds to its versatility, he adds: ‘elegant, complex and versatile, it pairs beautifully with structured dishes.’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gavi-history-in-every-glass/Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/gavi-history-in-every-glass/ They dined with Italian president Sergio Mattarella and several other luminaries at the Palazzo Quirinale on the outskirts of Rome.
Ferrari Trento, which is widely regarded as Italy’s leading luxury sparkling wine producer, was s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-celebrate-20th-wedding-anniversary-with-ferrari-trento/Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-celebrate-20th-wedding-anniversary-with-ferrari-trento/ A new Scotch whisky bottler has released its debut single malt collection. Based in Leith, Tailored Spirits Co launched last year. Its inaugural range, the Experimental Series, is made up of three limited-edition Highland bottlings of one-off micro-batch experiments.
Experiment 1 Croftengea Loch Lomond 7 Year Old is a heavily peated malt matured in a first-fill 35L oloroso Sherry America]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-new-scotch-whisky-bottler-launches-single-malt-collection/Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-new-scotch-whisky-bottler-launches-single-malt-collection/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italys-best-winemakers-pour-their-wines-and-their-optimism-at-operawine-2025/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italys-best-winemakers-pour-their-wines-and-their-optimism-at-operawine-2025/ But the disastrously meagre 2024 harvest described by Stellios Boutaris of Sigalas as barely ‘two buckets of grapes’, presents a shortage to burgeoning fans of this cheerleading local variety.
Thanks to above average temperatures and a lack of the night-time dew compounded by a third consecutive year of lower-tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/delicious-greek-white-wines-beyond-assyrtiko/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/delicious-greek-white-wines-beyond-assyrtiko/ But it is worth asking why collectors bring bottles at all. Often it is about taste – mature vintages from a home cellar, bottles with personal meaning, or win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/corkage-a-collectors-code-of-conduct/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/corkage-a-collectors-code-of-conduct/ The intention was to extend the winery in readiness for greater capacity in the coming years, but they have used the opportunity to harness the elements – earth, air, sun and water – to greatly reduce their water and energy needs.
To achieve this, the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-de-beaucastel-completes-radical-12m-cellar-project/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chteau-de-beaucastel-completes-radical-12m-cellar-project/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-constellation-sells-value-wine-brands-including-meiomi-and-woodbridge-to-the-wine-group/Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/snd-constellation-sells-value-wine-brands-including-meiomi-and-woodbridge-to-the-wine-group/ If you’re passionate about Barolo, Brunello, Amarone, or Italy’s hidden gems, this is your chance to meet the producers, taste legendary wines, and discover the future of Italian fine wine – all in one day.
Meet the Italian producers defining excellence
Our ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italys-movers-amp-shakers-unmissable-producers-at-dfwe-new-york/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/italys-movers-amp-shakers-unmissable-producers-at-dfwe-new-york/ A holistic approach
Grapur is custom-built to speak to today&r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grapur-italian-wines-sustainability-revolution/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grapur-italian-wines-sustainability-revolution/ The driving force behind white Burgundy and a key ingredient in Champagne, its fame as a grape and its capacity to thrive in all manner of environments has seen it spread across the globe.Scroll down for 20 must-try Chardonnay
{"content":"PHA+VW5saWtlIGl0cyBwYXJlbnQsIDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmRlY2FudGVyLmNvbS9wcmVtaXVtL2RlY2FudGVyLWNlbGxhci0xOC1tdXN0LXRyeS1waW5vdC1ub2lycy01NTIwMzIvIiB0YXJnZXQ9Il9ibG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-20-must-try-chardonnay/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:12:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-20-must-try-chardonnay/ Despite the agreement being signed over 20 years ago, the legislation had been neglected until 2024, when the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Czech]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/european-rye-whisky-producers-protest-trade-agreement/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/european-rye-whisky-producers-protest-trade-agreement/ Gianni Sinesi profile image credit: Andrea StracciniMy first memorable wine experience
I was in Germany]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-gianni-sinesi/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-gianni-sinesi/ A thin-skinned, late-ripening variety, Cannonau is best suited to hot and dry conditions. The wines it produces are typically full-bodied and high in alcohol, with soft acidity, light tannins, and generous red fruit flavours. You can also find some floral and white pepper notes.
C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-is-cannonau/Wed, 09 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-is-cannonau/ Register your wines hereThe awards started in 1991 as an annual, national competition created by the Government of Castilla y León. But like its namesake – Zarcillo means tendril in Spanish – the number of samples and quality of wine continued to grow and flourish. For this reason, from 1999 submissions were opened to wine producers from around the world, and since then]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/enter-spains-zarcillo-international-wine-awards-by-16-may/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/enter-spains-zarcillo-international-wine-awards-by-16-may/ Olives and olive oil are a cornerstone of Provençal cuisine, particularly in the village of Nyons.Scroll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ctes-du-rhne-villages-nyons-where-olives-and-vines-are-inextricably-linked/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ctes-du-rhne-villages-nyons-where-olives-and-vines-are-inextricably-linked/ Sparkling wines of incredible finesse and breathtaking intensity are its trademark, produced in an UNESCO World Heritage site. Today, 75 years on from its founding, buoyed by global recognition and a plethora of international awards]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ruggeri-celebrates-its-diamond-jubilee/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ruggeri-celebrates-its-diamond-jubilee/ A coastal region, Humboldt County is located about a four-hour drive north of San Francisco, and is renowned worldwide for historically growing high quantities of cannabis. Images abound of the Netflix series Murder Mountain and the infamous DEA raids of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cannabis-amp-cabernet-shared-challenges-for-california-growers/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:28:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cannabis-amp-cabernet-shared-challenges-for-california-growers/ version features wood ants, strawberry mole
and a tostadita de nata.What comes to mind when you think of Mexican food? I’m pretty sure it’s not the jericalla (a custard-based dessert from Guadalajara with woodruff, apple, mead and wood ants) I had at the Michelin-starred Kol in London (with an 1867 Madeira; yes, the pairings are startling there, too). Nor perhaps the burritos and enchiladas you might find at a branch of Taco]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-mexican-cuisine/Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-mexican-cuisine/ This is the final release in a high-profile collaboration between the Islay distillery and the luxury British sports car manufacturer.
Each handblown decanter draws inspiration from the aerodynamic exterior of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar. For any petrolheads, that includes the full-length venturi tunnels, which contribute to around 1,100kg of downf]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bowmore-and-aston-martin-launch-71000-whisky/Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:17:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bowmore-and-aston-martin-launch-71000-whisky/ But the tone is a little more agricultural here, 90 minutes’ drive south in Champagne’s Côte des Bar region, and my sole set of footwear – a pair of hiking boots – wa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cte-des-bar-a-pocket-of-champagne-brimming-with-character/Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:02:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cte-des-bar-a-pocket-of-champagne-brimming-with-character/ Amy Wislocki
The Gonzalez Byass importer tasting offered sweeping views over London. Almost the last wine I tasted, Quinta do Noval’s new flagship white, Reserva Vinho Branco 2021, stopped me in my tracks. This is a supremely ambitious wine produced in small quantities (about 6,500 bottles). Destined mainly for restaurant lists, it may appear a tough sell – a still white from native Portuguese]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-april-2025/Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-april-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/all-about-wine-barrels/Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/all-about-wine-barrels/ Bardolino Rosso: Panel tasting scores
53 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 0
Highly recommended 19
Recommended 29
Commended 5Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their latest-release red wines from the Bardolino DOC and sub-zones La Rocca, Montebaldo or Sommacampagna, and Bardolino Superiore DOCG
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+SW4gdGhlIHNoYWRvdyBvZiBWYWxwb2xpY2VsbGE8L2gyPgo8cD5UaG]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bardolino-rosso-panel-tasting-results/Sat, 05 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bardolino-rosso-panel-tasting-results/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-will-tariffs-on-every-imported-bottle-of-wine-impact-us-consumers/Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:47:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/how-will-tariffs-on-every-imported-bottle-of-wine-impact-us-consumers/ By 2008, however, mainstream media were reporting that sales of rosé had overtaken those of white for the first time. Since then rosé has swept the wine world.
The production and consumption of rosé has been increasing worldwide.
And styles are inevitably changing. Rosé]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-desclans-would-you-pay-for-roseacute-that-tastes-like-burgundy/Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:42:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-desclans-would-you-pay-for-roseacute-that-tastes-like-burgundy/ Breathtaking photos have become a hallmark of the competition, which is separated into three categories: People, Places and Produce. Winners from each category will go head-to-head as judges decide on an overall winner.
The competition is part of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/errazuriz-wine-photographer-of-the-year-2025-shortlist-revealed/Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/errazuriz-wine-photographer-of-the-year-2025-shortlist-revealed/ In one instance, I was backing up our Napa Correspondent, Jonathan Cristaldi, at Heitz Cellars, with an epic vertical of about 45 wines, which you’ll hear more about later this year.
I also helped out our Sonoma Correspondent Ana Carolina Quintela on the Sonoma Coast. We tasted about 85 wines in one day with some of the region’s top p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pursehouse-i-reviewed-over-150-wines-in-march-here-are-10-standouts/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:48:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pursehouse-i-reviewed-over-150-wines-in-march-here-are-10-standouts/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/team-behind-two-grand-award-winners-opens-augustine-in-san-jose/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:10:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/team-behind-two-grand-award-winners-opens-augustine-in-san-jose/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-drink-wine-in-verona-eight-top-venues/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:54:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-drink-wine-in-verona-eight-top-venues/ There will be a 20% levy on goods from the European Union (EU) and 30% on imports from South Africa under president Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan, for example.
Wine wasn’t specifically mentioned i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trumps-us-tariffs-may-raise-prices-warns-eu-wine-body/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:16:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trumps-us-tariffs-may-raise-prices-warns-eu-wine-body/ But such recognition also brings chall]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/head-for-the-hills-20-top-chianti/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:58:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/head-for-the-hills-20-top-chianti/ Yet findings also suggested wine was enjoyed by ‘common people’ alongside the legendary ancient city’s elites in the early Bronze Age period, said the researchers, from the Universities of Tübingen, Bonn and Jena.
That casts doubt on theories that wine was only drunk by]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-was-everyday-drink-in-ancient-troy-says-study/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:19:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-was-everyday-drink-in-ancient-troy-says-study/ Although globally revered for its high-end dining scene, the true joys of the city’s unique flavours are often best enjoyed in small, convivial spaces that beautifully embody the hygge – the Danish word for contentment and cosiness – state of mind, e]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-copenhagen-wine-bars-amp-restaurants-13-to-try/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-copenhagen-wine-bars-amp-restaurants-13-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-with-or-without-alcohol/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-with-or-without-alcohol/ Knowled]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vinos-de-autora-for-a-more-inclusive-language-of-wine/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:18:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vinos-de-autora-for-a-more-inclusive-language-of-wine/ Steinhaus – high-elevation fruit purity
Steinhaus has 11ha of plantings perched a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/elegant-modern-styles-from-agricole-gussalli-beretta-steinhaus-and-fabio-motta/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/elegant-modern-styles-from-agricole-gussalli-beretta-steinhaus-and-fabio-motta/ And what starts as a simple quest for a good pour can go horribly wrong if price is the only measure of a wine’s worth.Scroll down for notes and scores for 20+ great value wines from Sonoma under $50
{"content":"PHA+V2hpbGUgaXQmIzgyMTc7cyB0ZW1wdGluZyB0byBhc3N1bWUgdGhhdCBhIGhpZ2hlciBwcmljZSB0YWcgYXV0b21hdGljYWxseSBtZWFucyBiZXR0ZXIgd2lu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-sonoma-county-wines-for-50-or-less/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:36:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-sonoma-county-wines-for-50-or-less/ It’s uniquely split into two distinct identities: Trentino, with its Italian heritage and renown for sparkling Trento DOC; and Alto Adige]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-trentino-alto-adigesdtirol-wines-with-elegance-and-diversity/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-trentino-alto-adigesdtirol-wines-with-elegance-and-diversity/ There’s no doubt that many consumers find wine scores useful – hence our use of them in Decanter. But some judges and critics score reluctantly, worrying that it reduces a complex liquid to a lowest com]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-april-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-april-2025-see-whats-inside/ Proposals include payments for winemakers wishing to perform green harvesting, promotional support for wine exports, and greater investment support for wineries taking measures to adapt to climate change. 
There are also plans to better support new products, such as new standardised ways of descr]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eu-unveils-support-plan-for-under-strain-wine-sector/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:29:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eu-unveils-support-plan-for-under-strain-wine-sector/ Although current owner and winemaker Loïc Dugat-Py continues to honour the tradition of his father Bernard, he has adapted techniques in the vineyard and winery to account for global warming and changing consumer tastes, providing eloquent examples of the possibilitie]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-dugat-py-a-legacy-of-evolution-and-elegance-in-gevrey-chambertin/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:51:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-dugat-py-a-legacy-of-evolution-and-elegance-in-gevrey-chambertin/ The Primitivo di Manduria production area, located between the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi, comprises 5,000 hectares under vine and includes 18 municipalities.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/primitivo-di-manduria-an-example-of-excellence/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/primitivo-di-manduria-an-example-of-excellence/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-peter-hahn/Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-peter-hahn/ He notes: ‘The quality of Piedmont’s white wines made with the likes of Cortese, Arneis, Timorasso, Erbaluce and Nascetta is evident in the glass, supported by planting statistics that are the ultimate proof]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/piedmonts-white-wines-an-accelerating-trend/Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/piedmonts-white-wines-an-accelerating-trend/ {"content":"PHA+MjAyNSYjODIxNztzIHJlbGVhc2VzIG9mIHRvcCA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kZWNhbnRlci5jb20vd2luZS93aW5lLXJlZ2lvbnMvdHVzY2FueS13aW5lcy8iIHRhcmdldD0iX2JsYW5rIiByZWw9Im5vb3BlbmVyIj48c3Ryb]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tuscanys-top-tier-new-vintage-releases/Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:08:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tuscanys-top-tier-new-vintage-releases/ But that’s coming in May don’t fret, and we’ll have plenty for you to swirl in your glass between now and then.
Bordeaux 2024 prep
To begin with, Bordeaux editor, Georgie Hindle, and I are going to be l]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-april-2025/Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:04:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-april-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-28-growing-up-kistler-and-coming-home-to-occidental/Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/straight-talk-episode-28-growing-up-kistler-and-coming-home-to-occidental/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-piwis-big-adventure/Mon, 31 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-piwis-big-adventure/ Value South American reds: Panel tasting scores
137 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 4
Highly recommended 26
Recommended 92
Commended 15Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their still, dry red wines from any region and classification in South America with a maximum retail price of £17/US$22Sweeping generalisations are risky in a smorgasbord tasti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/value-south-american-reds-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/value-south-american-reds-panel-tasting-results/ Across France, more than 100 million bottles of Crémant are produced each year, in eight regions: Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Die (in the Rhône), Jura, Limoux, Loire and Savoie.
Crémant de Bourgogne is the closest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crmant-de-bourgogne-10-burgundian-fizz-that-tickle-the-tastebuds/Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/crmant-de-bourgogne-10-burgundian-fizz-that-tickle-the-tastebuds/ Certain communes shine, while others deliver mixed results. And while the 2021 vintage offers charismatic, ageable Barolos, high prices for the most in-demand bottles can be a challenge.Below, we’ve pinpointed 10 outstanding]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-2021-top-value-picks/Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-2021-top-value-picks/ Reeves used her statement – dubbed an ‘emergency budget’ by shadow chancellor Mel Stride – to announce £4.8bn in cuts to welfare spending.
She also revealed plans to save an extra £1bn by cracking down on tax avoidance, while she said that an increase in defence spending will be funded by cuts to foreign aid.
The measures foll]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spring-statement-no-relief-for-wine-and-spirits-industry/Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spring-statement-no-relief-for-wine-and-spirits-industry/ {"content":"PHA+VGhlcmUgYXJlIGEgcmFuZ2Ugb2Ygc3R5bGVzLCBidXQgaW4gdGhlIGJlc3QgY2FzZXMgZXhwZWN0IGZyZXNobmVzcyBhbmQgemluZ3kgYWNpZGl0eSB3aXRoIGZydWl0IHB1cml0eSBidXQgc3RpbGwgcGxlbnR5IG9mIHN0cnVjdHVyZSBhbmQgbGVuZ3RoLjwvcD4KPHA+VmluZXMgb24gdGhlIGxpbWVzdG9uZSBwbGF0ZWF1IGFuZCBvbiBjbGF5IHNvaWxzIGluIHBhcnRpY3VsYXIgd2VyZSBzdWNjZXNzZnVsIGh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-st-emilion-2022-in-bottle/Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-st-emilion-2022-in-bottle/ A blend of two casks, aged for 51 years, the release is limited to just 100 bottles globally, priced at £37,000 ($46,500).
Unusually however, buyers will not be able to see the bottle they are purchasing. Each one is encased in a solid, sustainably sourced Jesmonite column.
This means The 51 is the first whisky in the world that can only be acces]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-glenrothes-releases-its-oldest-whisky/Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-glenrothes-releases-its-oldest-whisky/ Nestled at the furthest eastern corner of Stellenbosch and overlooking False Bay, Journey’s End is the closest winery in the region to the sea.
This masterclass will be a chance to immerse yourself in its award-winning Bordeaux blends, tasting alongs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-presents-journeys-end-the-bordeaux-legacy-in-stellenbosch/Thu, 27 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-presents-journeys-end-the-bordeaux-legacy-in-stellenbosch/ This report explores the challenges faced by producers which led to earlier-than-average harvests and lower yields. While some vineyards thrived, showcasing the resilience of Nebbiolo and the skill of the agronomists, others strug]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barbaresco-2022-vintage-the-hot-vintage-paradox-amp-pick-of-the-2020-riservas/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barbaresco-2022-vintage-the-hot-vintage-paradox-amp-pick-of-the-2020-riservas/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beaulieu-vineyard-hires-silver-oaks-nate-weis-as-new-head-winemaker/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/beaulieu-vineyard-hires-silver-oaks-nate-weis-as-new-head-winemaker/ Each year is a gamble for wine producers, with a spread bet that the combination of weather, yield and disease pressure will pay out in their favour.
Stephen and Prue Henschke, fifth-generation producers of some of South Australia’s most iconic wines, are only too familiar w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-vintage-to-remember-henschke-2021-single-vineyard-releases/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:26:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-vintage-to-remember-henschke-2021-single-vineyard-releases/ Wine producers in Germany increased the cultivation of Chardonnay grapes typically associated with Burgundy by 138 hectares (ha), the German Wine Institute (DWI) reported on Tuesday, citing data from statistics office Destatis. At the same time, growers reduced]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/german-winemakers-plant-french-grapes-as-climate-warms/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/german-winemakers-plant-french-grapes-as-climate-warms/ The partnership will also build winemaking and ageing facilities, allowing them to conduct a complete production cycle within the archaeological park.
The Feudi di San Gregorio winery, which is part of the Tenute Capaldo Group, has spent the past 40 years studying indigenous Campania grape varieties, such as Taurasi.
Pierpaolo Sirch,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pompeii-wine-production-rises-from-the-ashes/Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pompeii-wine-production-rises-from-the-ashes/ This report delves into the vintage’s unique profile, examining how its structure translates at the Riserva level. Discover which producers and vineyards have harnessed these characteristics to create wines of exceptional quality and longevity.Explore the nuanced differences between annata and Riserva bottlings, and gain insight into th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-riserva-2019-morris-25-top-picks/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-riserva-2019-morris-25-top-picks/ The international trade event welcomed around 42,000 key professionals from 128 countries to connect with exhibitors, build meaningful business relationships and stay informed about the latest industry trends and developments.
Decanter was there, engaging w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/prowein-2025-dwwa-top-awarded-wines-showcased-at-the-worlds-premier-trade-fair/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/prowein-2025-dwwa-top-awarded-wines-showcased-at-the-worlds-premier-trade-fair/ But when talking about the 2024 vintage in the Rhône, it might be useful to start with a list of viticultural diseases and their effects. Because in 2024 the Rhône faced a barrage of problems.
When I met with Maxime Chapoutier to taste his 2024 Sélections Parcellaires on 19 March in London, he told me that it was the toughest growing seas]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-exclusive-first-taste-of-m-chapoutiers-slections-parcellaires-2024/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-exclusive-first-taste-of-m-chapoutiers-slections-parcellaires-2024/ Sotheby’s assigned this ultra-rare bottle a pre-sale estimate of $30,000 to $50,000, but it easily exceeded expectations at the auction.
The Van Winkle Selection ended up becoming the most valuable single bottle of post-prohibition American whiskey ever sold at auction.
It broke the previous record of $107,715, which was set by Van Winkle 18-year-old bourbon for Binny’s, a price tha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/old-rip-van-winkle-sets-new-auction-record-for-american-whiskey/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:21:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/old-rip-van-winkle-sets-new-auction-record-for-american-whiskey/ ‘I was expecting you to want something that tastes like fruit and is really easy,’ says Dmitri David, the store manager, who poured me this glass aft]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-drink-sake-in-paris-eight-bars-and-restaurants-to-seek-out/Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/where-to-drink-sake-in-paris-eight-bars-and-restaurants-to-seek-out/ Certain communes shine, while others deliver mixed results. Discover which regions and specific vineyards are producing the most compelling wines, and which to approach with caution. Is this]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-2021-vintage-report-amp-top-wines-from-a-modern-benchmark/Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/barolo-2021-vintage-report-amp-top-wines-from-a-modern-benchmark/ The first is the country’s work with its genetic treasure chest of grape varieties. On my first visit in 2013, these seemed a research curiosity, and their widespread adoption and use in the country’s most ambitious wines was tentative. Now, a grand renaissance is underway. Every serious wine producer is crafting an increasing percentage of its leading wi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-the-progress-georgia-has-made-in-the-last-decade-is-astonishing/Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-the-progress-georgia-has-made-in-the-last-decade-is-astonishing/ Cru Beaujolais 2022: Panel tasting scores
203 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 13
Highly recommended 125
Recommended 60
Commended 5Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their 2022 vintage reds from any of the 10 Beaujolais cru sub-regions (Brouilly, Côte de Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin-à]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cru-beaujolais-2022-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 23 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cru-beaujolais-2022-panel-tasting-results/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/longtime-wine-spectator-napa-bureau-chief-james-laube-dies/Sat, 22 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/longtime-wine-spectator-napa-bureau-chief-james-laube-dies/ Solène Panigai grew up in the wine industry – her parents worked as agronomists in Champagne.
She studied in Paris and in Montpellier at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique (now L’Institu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-burgundys-solne-panigai/Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-burgundys-solne-panigai/ EU counter-measures targeting ‘boats to bourbon to motorbikes’ were announced after the US said it would impose tariffs on aluminium and steel imports.
But Šefčovič said a delay would give the European Commissio]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eu-to-delay-tariffs-on-us-whiskies-to-buy-time/Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eu-to-delay-tariffs-on-us-whiskies-to-buy-time/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-opus-one-names-new-director-of-winemaking/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exclusive-opus-one-names-new-director-of-winemaking/ Some used it, though to varying degrees of effectiveness given the lack of equipment or infrastructure in place.Scroll down for the top-rated Pomerol 2022 in bottle
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+Qm9sZCBhbmQgc2VkdWN0aXZlIHdpbmVzPC9oMj4KPHA+SGFydmVzdHMgd2VyZSB0aGUgZWFybGllc3QgZXZlciBoZXJlIHdpdGggcHJldHR5IG11Y2ggYWxsIHRoZSBncmFwZXMgcGlja2VkIGJ5IG1pZC1TZXB0ZW1iZXIuPC9wPgo8cD5UaGUgYXB]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-pomerol-2022-in-bottle/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-pomerol-2022-in-bottle/ Regulations from The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) state that to qualify as a bourbon, a spirit has to be made in the US, have a mash bill of at least 51% corn, be bottled at 80 proof (40% abv) or higher and be aged in a new American white oak barrels.
American white oak bourbon barrels at St Augustine Distillery, Florida Credi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bourbon-beyond-kentucky-and-tennessee/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 08:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bourbon-beyond-kentucky-and-tennessee/ The winery’s 1973 Chardonnay earned the highest overall grade in that blind tasting, finishing ahead of the finest Meursault and Puligny Montrachet.
Chateau Montelena has gone from strength to strength in the ensuing years, but it now has one eye on the future.
‘We’re not just making wine for today, we’re building a future where Chateau Montelena remains]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chateau-montelena-purchases-vineyard-in-the-carneros-ava/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chateau-montelena-purchases-vineyard-in-the-carneros-ava/ The winery’s 1973 Chardonnay earned the highest overall grade in that blind tasting, finishing ahead of the finest Meursault and Puligny Montrachet.
Chateau Montelena has gone from strength to strength in the ensuing years, but it now has one eye on the future.
‘We’re not just making wine for today, we’re building a future where Chateau Montelena remains]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chateau-montelena-purchases-295ha-vineyard-in-the-carneros-ava/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chateau-montelena-purchases-295ha-vineyard-in-the-carneros-ava/ Magnums of legendary Château Haut-Brion 1989 are among the highlights of the sale. Other Bordeaux lots include 12-bottle cases of Le Pin, Cheval Blanc and Lafite Rothschild from the highly rated 1990 vintage.
Famous Burgundy domaines, such as Leroy, plus 312 bottles of Spanis]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nearly-2500-rare-wines-of-bucherer-watch-pioneer-up-for-auction/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nearly-2500-rare-wines-of-bucherer-watch-pioneer-up-for-auction/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stephen-starr-opens-the-occidental-in-washington-dc/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stephen-starr-opens-the-occidental-in-washington-dc/ He has gone down in history as a pretty ineffectual ruler, but he was responsible for one piece of legislation which lends a positive note to an otherwise somewhat tarnished reputation.
Cosimo created a precursor of the Italian DOC system which was the first of its kind in Europe, preceding the French AOC – based on the same principles – by over]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-how-tuscany-created-europes-first-docs/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-how-tuscany-created-europes-first-docs/ southwest, with Le Morne Brabant
peninsula and basalt monolith to the left and the ‘underwater
waterfall’ in the centre.A tropical island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is a winter sun destination. The (inactive) volcanic island, ringed by palm lined, white-sand beaches and lagoons, is protected by coral reefs, perfect for divers. The mountainous interior, meanwhile, is home to sub-tropical forests and several waterfalls. Here ecotouris]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mauritius-a-wine-lovers-guide/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mauritius-a-wine-lovers-guide/ Interest in producing still wines has pushed vineyard prices in Essex to US$120,000 per hectare on average, although its status as a wine region is ‘embryonic’, said the report.
‘Counties such as Kent in the south-east of England producing predominantly s]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/essex-bucks-trend-as-global-vineyard-prices-stutter/Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/essex-bucks-trend-as-global-vineyard-prices-stutter/ Vineyards received the least amount of rain from veraison to harvest compared to the other major appellations, as much as -50.7% compared to the 10 year average.Scroll down for the top-rated Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2022 in bottle
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+SG90IGJ1dCBiYWxhbmNlZDwvaDI+CjxwPkl0IGFsc28gaGFkIHRoZSBob3R0ZXN0IHN1bW1lciB]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-pessac-leacuteognan-amp-graves-2022-in-bottle/Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-pessac-leacuteognan-amp-graves-2022-in-bottle/ Drink Award winner
The Drink Award went to Andrew Caillard for The Australian Ark (available through Amazon UK), a three-volume collection charting th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/history-of-australian-wine-wins-andr-simon-award-2025/Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/history-of-australian-wine-wins-andr-simon-award-2025/ ‘In the grand scheme of the world of wines, value is pretty much nonexistent from Burgundy at this point,’ says Jonathan Eichholz MS, co-owner of New York City restaurant pop-up Aftergold and educator at GuildSomm International.
Indeed, a decade ago, stellar expressions of Burgundy’s top sites and winemakers could be found in the $30-$50 (£30-£38) range from US merchants.
Today, says Eich]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-on-a-budget-10-tips-to-buying-smarter/Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-on-a-budget-10-tips-to-buying-smarter/ Now the chief winemaker for three wineries, Haverstock represents a broader trend.Notes and scores for wines from Nova Scotia below
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QSBuZXcgZ2VuZXJhdGlvbiBlbWJyYWNpbmcgdGhlIOKAmGNvb2zigJk8L2gyPgo8cD5BIGdlbmVyYXRpb25hbCBzaGlmdCBpcyB1bmRlcndheSBpbiBOb3ZhIFNjb3RpYeKAmXMgd2]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-dynamic-transformation-of-nova-scotias-wines/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-dynamic-transformation-of-nova-scotias-wines/ DWWA’s unmatched reputation is built on its rigorous judging process, overseen by world-class experts whose evaluations uphold the competition’s credibility and global recogniti]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-entries-closing-today-where-excellence-meets-opportunity/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-entries-closing-today-where-excellence-meets-opportunity/ First it was Barbaresco in 2007, followed by Barolo in 2010 – arguably two of Italy’s most celebrated fin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/regional-power-extended-geographical-mentions-on-labels/Tue, 18 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/regional-power-extended-geographical-mentions-on-labels/ Returning to the dynamic heart of New York City, Decanter Fine Wine Encounter offers a rare chance to explore an extraordinary selection of wines from some of the world’s most prestigious producers, exclusively invited by the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-fine-wine-encounter-new-york-2025/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-fine-wine-encounter-new-york-2025/ The pair, commonly referred to simply as ‘Cabernet’ in blends, has become a hot topic in Italian wine circles.
Recent decades have shown clear shifts in preference – Cabernet Sauvignon dominated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cabernet-vs-cabernet-italys-tale-of-two-french-grapes/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cabernet-vs-cabernet-italys-tale-of-two-french-grapes/ {"content":"PHA+TG93IHlpZWxkcyBhcyBhIHJlc3VsdCBnYXZlIHdheSB0byBtYW55IGhpZ2hseSBjb25jZW50cmF0ZWQsIGZ1bGx5IGNoYXJnZWQgd2luZXMgd2hpY2ggYXJlIHN0aWxsIGEgbGl0dGxlIG1vcmUgZmlybSB0aGFuIGluI]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-st-estphe-2022-in-bottle/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-st-estphe-2022-in-bottle/ She spent nine years as Technical D]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-judges-qampa-with-almudena-alberca-mw/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-judges-qampa-with-almudena-alberca-mw/ One Thousand Vines (October 2024, £45 Octopus) is unlike any other wine book I’ve read. It’s grandiose in depth, b]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-one-thousand-vines-by-pascaline-lepeltier/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-one-thousand-vines-by-pascaline-lepeltier/ That’s close to the all-time record set in 2022, which stands at €22,807, said auction house iDealwine, which hosted the annual sale for the first time on 9 March at the usual venue in the cellars of Château du Clos de Vougeot. 
This year’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/average-prices-rise-at-hospices-de-nuits-burgundy-auction/Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/average-prices-rise-at-hospices-de-nuits-burgundy-auction/ In the mid-19th century, there were more than 40,000ha of vines, but by 1980, this had fallen to less than 3,000ha (of whi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grand-auxerrois-the-go-to-region-for-value-burgundy/Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/grand-auxerrois-the-go-to-region-for-value-burgundy/ Now embarking on a new journey as an independent consultant, the award-winning winemaker has recently released her first limited-edition sparkling wines under her own name.
And they are rather special: created during her early years making wine in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emma-rice-the-winemakers-reserve-a-decanter-review/Sat, 15 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emma-rice-the-winemakers-reserve-a-decanter-review/ Premiers crus are a sub-category of village appellations; at present, 666 vineyard names (called climats or crus) qualify for the addition of the honorific ‘premier cru’ to the name of a village.
All climats are differ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncovering-burgundys-underrated-premier-cru-vineyards/Sat, 15 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/uncovering-burgundys-underrated-premier-cru-vineyards/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/legendary-german-wine-importer-rudi-wiest-dies-at-88/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/legendary-german-wine-importer-rudi-wiest-dies-at-88/ The wines really showcase the vintage’s ripe fruit with muscular frames alongside purity, clarity and striking vibrancy.Scroll down for the top-rated St-Julien 2022 in bottle
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+UG93ZXIgcGxheTwvaDI+CjxwPlRoZSB3aW5lcyBpbiBnZW5lcmFsIGFyZSBzbGlnaHRs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-st-julien-2022-in-bottle/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-st-julien-2022-in-bottle/ In 2016, with partners Alessandro Mannelli (cellar master) and Niccolò Righini (vineyard manager), Graetz created Isola delle Falcole, which harbours 4.6 hectares of estate vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emanuele-graetz-championing-high-calibre-wines/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/emanuele-graetz-championing-high-calibre-wines/ The domaine has just released its delicious 2022 wines to the market with a flurry of tastings for the trade and journalists, and the results are impressive.
Tasted from barrel in the autumn of 2023, the wines were almost overwhelming in their exuberance. With ano]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drc-2022-in-bottle-12-wines-tasted-and-rated/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:28:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drc-2022-in-bottle-12-wines-tasted-and-rated/ Monteverro’s slice of terroir in Capalbio, in the Maremma area of the Tuscan coast overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, spans 60ha, with 38ha under vine. Year-round onshore breezes temper the warm summer nights, creating the perfect, serene Mediterranean climate for Syrah and Grenache.
These were the favourite varieties of G]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tinata-rhne-grapes-meet-tuscan-elegance/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tinata-rhne-grapes-meet-tuscan-elegance/ near Segonzac in the heart of the Grande Champagne. Cognac isn’t like single malt – or, at least, most of it isn’t. When you buy a bottle of Lagavulin or Glenfarclas, you know precisely where it’s from, whether it’s Islay’s wave-lashed coast or the heart of Speyside.
The vast majority of Cognac, on the other hand, is blended from a dizzying number of individual eaux-de-vie to achieve a harmonious whole. The concept of pro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/single-vineyard-cognacs/Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/single-vineyard-cognacs/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-caught-in-trade-war-crossfire/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-caught-in-trade-war-crossfire/ Tensions have risen this week after the US imposed 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. A promise of retaliatory measures worth €26bn quickly emerged from the European Commission in Brussels.
It said suspended tariffs on US goods will be reimposed and applied in full, ‘from boats to bourbon [whiskies]]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trump-threatens-200-tariff-on-european-wines/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trump-threatens-200-tariff-on-european-wines/ But now might be the perfect time to reconsider, for New Zealand Chardonnay has never been better, steadily gaining recognition for its balance of fruit purity, bright acidity and silky complexity.
Chardonnay accounts for just 9% of vineyard area and less than 2% of exports – compared to Sauvignon Blanc’s dominating 80% and 85% – according to t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-now-is-the-time-to-embrace-new-zealand-chardonnay/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/why-now-is-the-time-to-embrace-new-zealand-chardonnay/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/victoria-moore-were-more-sensitive-to-certain-odours-when-hungry/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/victoria-moore-were-more-sensitive-to-certain-odours-when-hungry/ A rigorous judging process sees top experts, including many Masters of Wine and Master Sommeliers, meticulously blind-taste all entries. 
‘The DWWA isn’t just one person’s palate; it’s a rigorous structure with the best palates from around the w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tasting-dwwa-success-the-impact-on-medal-winners/Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/tasting-dwwa-success-the-impact-on-medal-winners/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chile-is-a-bright-spot-in-us-market/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:55:49 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chile-is-a-bright-spot-in-us-market/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/don-bryant-founder-of-napa-cult-cabernet-producer-bryant-family-vineyard-dies-at-82/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/don-bryant-founder-of-napa-cult-cabernet-producer-bryant-family-vineyard-dies-at-82/ {"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+SGludHMgb2Ygb3B1bGVuY2U8L2gyPgo8cD5NYXJnYXV4IHVzdWFsbHkgZGVsaXZlcnMgc29tZSBvZiB0aGUgbW9zdCBjaGFybWluZyB3aW5lcyBvbiB0aGUgbGVmdCBiYW5rLCB3aXRoIHByb25vdW5jZWQgZmxvcmFsIGFyb21hdGljcyBhbmQgc2lsa3kgdGF]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-margaux-2022-in-bottle/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:12:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-best-margaux-2022-in-bottle/ Secrets of The River Bush is drawn from Bushmills’ single malt reserves, dating back to 1978. It has been matured in oloroso Sherry casks from the Antonio Páez Lobato cooperage in Jerez, Spain.
The Irish whiskey takes its name from the River Bush, which h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bushmills-releases-the-oldest-irish-single-malt-to-date/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bushmills-releases-the-oldest-irish-single-malt-to-date/ It represents a rare opportunity for the winery, given that the site lies adjacent to the eastern border of Cliff Lede’s Rhythm vineyard. The deal also includes a private home, bringing the total purchased area to 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres), added a spokesperson.
While Cliff Lede has farmed and leased the An]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-cliff-lede-seizes-chance-to-buy-prime-vineyard/Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-cliff-lede-seizes-chance-to-buy-prime-vineyard/ {"content":"PHA+Q2FiZXJuZXQgU2F1dmlnbm9uLCB0aGUgYXBwZWxsYXRpb24mIzgyMTc7cyBiYWNrYm9uZSwgc2VlbWVkIHRvIGFkYXB0IHdlbGwgdG8gdGhlIHZpbnRhZ2UgY29uZGl0aW9ucywgYW5kIHRlbXBlcmVkIHRoZW0gd2l0aCBtb2Rlc3QgYWxjb2hvbCBsZXZlbHMgY29tcGFyZWQgdG8gbWFueSBvdGhlciBhcHBlbGxhdGlvbnMuPC9wPgo8cD5UaGUgcmVzdWx0IGlzIGEgc2V]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-pauillac-2022-tasted-in-bottle/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-pauillac-2022-tasted-in-bottle/ Here are some examples, per hectare of vines in 2023:
Touraine, Loire: €7,000 (£5,880)Côtes du Rhône: €23,000 (£19,315)Gigondas, Rhône: €215,000 (£180,530)Côte d’Or, Burgundy: €983,800 (£826,080)Pomerol, Bordeaux: €2,000,000 (£1,679,420)
The website]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-hidden-gems-domaine-mayard-chacircteauneuf-du-pape/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-hidden-gems-domaine-mayard-chacircteauneuf-du-pape/ Grape-growing in the Ojai region dates back over 150 years to the ar]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ojai-wine-and-travel-guide-the-perfect-three-day-itinerary/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 08:41:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ojai-wine-and-travel-guide-the-perfect-three-day-itinerary/ which features mackerel, red mullet, okra and mussels.In February 2024, Adejoké Bakare became the first black woman in the UK to be awarded a Michelin star – for Chishuru, her restaurant reimagining Nigerian and Ghanaian dishes. Now in new central London digs, Chishuru joins the rise of modern West African cuisine in the capital, alongside two-star Ikoyi, which has evolved beyond its West African roots; Akoko, also awarded a star last February]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-west-african-flavours/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-to-pair-with-west-african-flavours/ Ines Salpico
Partners in life and business, Nuno Morais Vaz and Daniela Matias are the talented duo behind Portuguese project Geographic Wines. I’ve known Morais Vaz since before the project’s inception, and it has been a pleasure to see his partnership with Matias flourish and come into focus; her clear-headedness and low-intervention approach are a clear complement to his winemaking abilities, passion for terroir and bonhomie.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-march-2025/Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-march-2025/ Unsurprisingly, its homeland is Burgundy, where it rose to fame in the Middle Ages – though known initially as ‘Plant Fin’, ‘Noirien’ or ‘Pinoz’.
Since then it has more than spread its wings, hanging its hat in both hemispheres, especially in cooler climates where it shines, delivering wines with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-18-must-try-pinot-noirs/Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-cellar-18-must-try-pinot-noirs/ Explore Moldova’s history at Chişinău&rsquo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-routes-of-moldova/Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-wine-routes-of-moldova/ ‘If you wanna drink out of a can, why not just drink anything else?’ one bartender inquired when I addressed the subject. ‘Does wine rea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/have-we-reached-peak-can-eliza-dumais-on-the-supposed-joys-of-aluminium/Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/have-we-reached-peak-can-eliza-dumais-on-the-supposed-joys-of-aluminium/ Trading is still taking place, although buyers have been acquiring fewer cases per purchase and paying lower prices, said Liv-ex’s report.
It also said there are recent signs of sentiment ‘balancing out’, which adds to recent survey data suggesting fine wine prices in general may show more stability in 2025 after two years of declin]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-wine-market-confidence-still-low-says-liv-ex/Sun, 09 Mar 2025 12:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/burgundy-wine-market-confidence-still-low-says-liv-ex/ Tasmania, or Lutruwita in the palawa kani language, is located south of the eastern end of the Australian mainland.
With a cool climate, moderate rainfall and numerous mountain ranges, it’s an extremely diverse pocket of the country that subverts many of the classic tropes.Scroll d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-tasmanian-fizz/Sun, 09 Mar 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-tasmanian-fizz/ For one, it famously was a 1959 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses on a college date, and for yet another, it was the early realisation that wine is ‘this extraordinary pleasure that comes from nature, the source of beauty and thoughtfulness, not something you put on a shelf, but something you take into your body&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trailblazers-pioneering-women-in-wine/Sat, 08 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/trailblazers-pioneering-women-in-wine/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/auction-offers-rare-wines-from-martine-sauniers-cellar/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/auction-offers-rare-wines-from-martine-sauniers-cellar/ Winemaking, much like motherhood, is a process of creation and care. From tending to fragile young vines to making crucia]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-womens-day-awarding-women-at-dwwa-2024/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-womens-day-awarding-women-at-dwwa-2024/ ‘I have lived in France since I was three, after my family left Guadeloupe. I used to work in a shop in P]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-marie-ins-romelle/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-marie-ins-romelle/ Most dwell in the multicultural food mecca that is the city of Melbourne, the state capital. Despite its modest footprint, Victoria is home to more wine regions and more individual wineries than any other Australian state and is wonderfully diverse.
Fro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-region-101-victoria/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-region-101-victoria/ Market Watch, which is also published on Decanter Premium, is sponsored by international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/market-watch-champagne-pricing-finely-balanced/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/market-watch-champagne-pricing-finely-balanced/ Despite those early pioneers, the industry still has progress to make in terms of opportunities for women.
According to research conducted at Santa Clara University in 2020, only 14% of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-womens-day-winemakers-in-us-reflect-on-the-industry/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-womens-day-winemakers-in-us-reflect-on-the-industry/ Gavin and Kate Cox are big fans of the Bloody Mary, but became frustrated with the inconsistency of how their favourite cocktail was mixed and served at bars and restaurants, and even when drinking with friends at home. Cox’s Original was born of that frustration. Launched in 2010, the award-winning spicer is a blend of 15 spices, herbs and natural flavourings, including tamarind, horseradish and ginger. ‘I began the recipe using ingredients in my kitchen cupboard,’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-coxs-original-launches-mixer-kit/Fri, 07 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-coxs-original-launches-mixer-kit/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cliff-lede-acquires-prized-vineyard-in-stags-leap-district/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cliff-lede-acquires-prized-vineyard-in-stags-leap-district/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marea-expands-to-beverly-hills/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marea-expands-to-beverly-hills/ But I thought it was worth highlighting six wines, all of which surpassed the expectations of the vintage and delivered elegance, structure, purity, balance – and ultimately delighted in their own w]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2022-the-100-point-wines/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:03:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2022-the-100-point-wines/ Frost was leading a tasting titled ‘Is older better?’, one of multiple sessions held during this year’s edition of Barcelona Wine Week to explore the meaning and importance of old vines, both from a symbolic and winemaking point of view. Other master]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-identity-of-old-vines-can-time-be-tasted/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-identity-of-old-vines-can-time-be-tasted/ Now as senior sommelier in the Gleneagles team, he’s introducing Moldovan labels to the UK market, both through the wine list and via public tastings with WoodWinters, in collaboration with specialist]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/in-conversation-with-senior-sommelier-denis-lungu/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/in-conversation-with-senior-sommelier-denis-lungu/ Cabernet Franc, once an understated variety, now commands the spotlight in Argentina’s higher regions. The expressive aromas and poised structure of Decanter World Wine Awards  (DWWA) 2024 top-50 Best in Show winner]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/argentinas-rising-stars-exceptional-wines-beyond-malbec/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:07:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/argentinas-rising-stars-exceptional-wines-beyond-malbec/ ‘Champagne is a barometer of consumer mood,’ said Maxime Toubart, co-president of the Comité Champagne trade body, citing conflict, plus economic and political uncertainty. Top prestige-cuvée Champagnes aren’t wholly immune from macroeconomic factors.
Prices have clearly]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-top-champagnes-to-regain-their-fizz/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-top-champagnes-to-regain-their-fizz/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-perfect-weekend-in-beaune-for-wine-lovers/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-perfect-weekend-in-beaune-for-wine-lovers/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-lovers-win-victory-as-mississippi-legalizes-direct-wine-shipping/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-lovers-win-victory-as-mississippi-legalizes-direct-wine-shipping/ Out-of-State Retailer Direct Shipping Map
Alphabetical State-by-State ListingMuch like finding a date, buying wine over the Internet is easier, safer and more popular than ever, but consumers who've gone through the process of purchasing wine online or over the phone from an out-of-state winery or retailer know that it always includes a tense moment of uncertainty, when the question arises: "What state do you live in?"Which wineries and retailers will sell and ship win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-wine-shipping-laws-state-by-state/Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-wine-shipping-laws-state-by-state/ It is one of the largest wine suppliers in the United States, but that part of the business has struggled in recent years.
Wine sales fell by 14% year-on-year in the three months ended November 2024, according to the company’s latest update. Spirits sales were also down by 15%.
Constellation Brands is now planning to throw in the towel and get out of]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/constellation-brands-may-offload-its-entire-wine-portfolio/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/constellation-brands-may-offload-its-entire-wine-portfolio/ It’s mostly dictated by Bordeaux’s en primeur system, which allows for the purchase of and investment in wines whose barrel-maturation is as yet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2022-wines-from-a-superb-vintage-revisited-in-bottle/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-2022-wines-from-a-superb-vintage-revisited-in-bottle/ Hammeken produces wines in 18 DOs throughout Spain, including lesser-known regions, resulting in wines that reflect the country’]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hammeken-cellars-spanish-wines-with-a-global-outlook/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/hammeken-cellars-spanish-wines-with-a-global-outlook/ Its warning came after president Trump said the US intended to impose additional import tariffs of 25% on European Union (EU) products, although it wasn’t clear whether wine would be among the targets. 
While the timing and details weren’t confirmed, the new US ad]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-tariffs-may-wipe-1bn-off-italian-wine-exports/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-tariffs-may-wipe-1bn-off-italian-wine-exports/ In the Vermentino tasting, many of the scores were in the mid-80s and the best wines stood out clearly from the pack. In our panel tastings, the judges have done the hard graft t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-march-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-march-2025-see-whats-inside/ Helga is Germany’s first female Master Sommelier, receiving this honour in 2019. She began her career completing an apprenticeship in a hotel and undertook studies in tourism economics.
She is currently the head of purchasing at ALPINA WEIN GmbH + Co KG, focusing on Bordeaux, Tuscany, Piemont, Burgundy and Rhône. Helga has been in this role since 2022.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/helga-louise-schroeder-ms/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/helga-louise-schroeder-ms/ A vision rooted in sustainability
Owners Rita Cheung and Kuo Chuan Kung (KC) fell in love with the valley’s picturesque hills, traditional villages a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mystic-island-winery-a-gem-in-chinas-qiu-shan-valley/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/mystic-island-winery-a-gem-in-chinas-qiu-shan-valley/ Archaeologists said the artwork offers fresh insight into the ancient city’s religious practices before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius erupting in AD 79.
Initiates had to take part in secret rituals to join the cult of Dionysus, the god of winemaking, fruit, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre. That]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frescoes-depicting-worship-of-the-wine-god-uncovered-at-pompeii/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:57:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/frescoes-depicting-worship-of-the-wine-god-uncovered-at-pompeii/ Her latest escapade, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, broke box office records after it was released last month.
The film raked in £11.8m in its first four days, marking the best opening for a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bridget-jones-fever-boosts-chardonnay-sales/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:53:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bridget-jones-fever-boosts-chardonnay-sales/ In her feature, McCoy observed that the most recent vintages seemed, ‘less oaky and more lifted, promising a strong future direction’.
In the five years since, the Duncan family has navigated a series of significant changes across their properties and brands, includ]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-the-evolution-of-silver-oak/Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-the-evolution-of-silver-oak/ The event – held every third year – took place at the Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa (Sonoma, California) and brought together top sommeli]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joris-gutierrez-garcia-crowned-asi-best-sommelier-of-the-americas-2025/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/joris-gutierrez-garcia-crowned-asi-best-sommelier-of-the-americas-2025/ They will hold quarterly Zoom meetings and annual in-person conferences, focusing on topics such as agri-tourism, social media marketing and sustainable winemaking.
David Haubert, the District 1 Supervisor of Alameda County in California, came up with the idea. His district includes the Livermore Valley win]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nine-wine-regions-join-forces-to-create-the-global-artisan-vintners-alliance/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nine-wine-regions-join-forces-to-create-the-global-artisan-vintners-alliance/ The March campaign is always smaller than its September sibling. But, while the trend in recent years had been toward expansion, the turbulent global trading conditions have led to a more se]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/la-place-de-bordeaux-march-releases-2025/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/la-place-de-bordeaux-march-releases-2025/ It]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-country-of-unexpectedly-great-wines/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-country-of-unexpectedly-great-wines/ Wine was always part of life in my family; my grandfather was a wine merchant. I always remember his advice: ‘When drinking wine, make sure you spend a bit more and drink properly rather than just drinking]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-miguel-crunia/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-miguel-crunia/ Occupied by the Hittites, Romans and Byzantines, Cappadocia’s fantastical landscape was created by a series of volcanic explosions. The volcanic ash formed soft tuff rock, eroded by the elem]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-argos-in-cappadocia-turkey/Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-argos-in-cappadocia-turkey/ In my case I turned this mnemonic into a princely romance, and to this day it still helps me identify the individual sites when needing to recall them.
From north to south, the tale of love (St. Amour) involved a young chap called Julien (Juli&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nouveau-or-bust-taking-part-in-the-beaujolais-run/Sat, 01 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nouveau-or-bust-taking-part-in-the-beaujolais-run/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peter-sichel-acclaimed-vintner-spy-and-wine-spectator-distinguished-service-award-winner-dies-at-102/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peter-sichel-acclaimed-vintner-spy-and-wine-spectator-distinguished-service-award-winner-dies-at-102/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arista-winery-owners-sell-sonoma-estate-vineyard-and-winery-retain-brand/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/arista-winery-owners-sell-sonoma-estate-vineyard-and-winery-retain-brand/ Perhaps a landmark moment that marked the beginning of a new chapter in the world of fine wines, one in which ‘outperforming underdogs’ have become established frontrunners.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vega-sicilias-2025-releases-singularity-beyond-unico/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vega-sicilias-2025-releases-singularity-beyond-unico/ ‘Most market participants feel that prices are close to bottoming out,’ said Liv-ex this week, after surveying is trade members. 
Not that a significant upswing is necessarily anticipated in 2025. Several respondents suggested the market presently has ‘no impetus]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fine-wine-prices-close-to-bottoming-out-suggests-liv-ex-survey/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fine-wine-prices-close-to-bottoming-out-suggests-liv-ex-survey/ Domaine Clarence Dillon and Clarendelle return as the official wine partner for the third year running, with a duo of new wines on display –  La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2021 (white) and La Clarence de Haut-Brion 2015 (red). The wines will be accompanied by delicious courses prepped by Wolfgang Puck’s culinary team.
This year features a ra]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-the-oscars-official-pours-and-alternative-suggestions/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-and-the-oscars-official-pours-and-alternative-suggestions/ ‘Amaros benefited greatly from people wanting to branch out and discover more niche spirits,’ says Ashley Luna, director of food and beverage at Farmhou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/on-trend-american-amaro/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/on-trend-american-amaro/ Founded in 2023 by award-winning journalist and broadcaster Aidy Smith, Drinklusive offers an impressive roster of training and work experience opportunities for aspiring drinks writers and content creators from underrepresented communities.
Drinklusive said its 2025 scheme will run for nine months and include six mentees f]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drinklusive-2025-mentorship-scheme-opens-for-applications/Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/drinklusive-2025-mentorship-scheme-opens-for-applications/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/at-napas-annual-barrel-auction-bidders-show-enthusiasm-for-the-latest-vintage/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 22:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/at-napas-annual-barrel-auction-bidders-show-enthusiasm-for-the-latest-vintage/ Cafayate, the heart of the region’s wine scene, is found at the southern end of the Calchaquí Valleys, a three-hour drive from the city of Salta. But there’s no need to bring entertainment for th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-the-salta-wine-trail/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discover-the-salta-wine-trail/ ‘What was predicted 10 years ago is now real. We have terrible floods, extreme heat and severe drought.’
Kruger has been warning about climate change for years but the drought of 2015-2018, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-winemakers-seek-out-new-signature-varieties/Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/south-africas-winemakers-seek-out-new-signature-varieties/ A wine communicator based in Singapore, Nimmi Malhotra comes with a rich background in publishing. Her journey to the world of wine began in Australia’s Mornington Peninsula, where her family runs a boutique vineyard, sparking her passion for the industry. She further deepened her wine expertise through studies in Hong Kong.
Now an independent writer, Nimmi covers the wine a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nimmi-malhotra/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:19:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nimmi-malhotra/ Piedmont is sometimes described as Italy’s answer to Burgundy, but producers’ masterful work with Nebbiolo in the Langhe hills deserves its own plinth.
What’s more, there is talk of 2019, 2020 and 2021 forming an alluring trilogy, with 20]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/collectors-guide-piedmont/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:51:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/collectors-guide-piedmont/ It has been a stalwart of the UK independent wine scene since 1991, having successfully navigated all manner of challenges over the past 34 years.
However, duty increases and Brexit have delivered a fatal one-two punch to the business, which will close permanently on 16 March.
Mike and Karen Rogers established the first Philglas & Swiggot store on Northcote Road in Battersea in 1991. The]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/challenging-trading-conditions-force-london-wine-merchant-to-close/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:34:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/challenging-trading-conditions-force-london-wine-merchant-to-close/ Celebrated for their authenticity, sustainable practices and connection to tradition, these artisanal wines are championed by sommeliers and embraced by wine lovers.
For tho]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2tier-trading-discovering-artisan-champagnes-and-boutique-bubbles/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/2tier-trading-discovering-artisan-champagnes-and-boutique-bubbles/ After a brief hiatus, the vintage reports come rearing back. Complementing the Bordeaux 2022 in-bottle report published in the magazine, online we’ll be running an entire package with more analysis and everything you need to know about the vintage from top-to-bottom.
How has the vintage developed since En Primeur? What are the best labels? Where’s the value? Are these wines worth your time?
If you have any 2022s in your cellar or are t]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-march-2025/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-march-2025/ Between two sorting tables laden with purple grapes were lighting rigs and a camera crew all focusing on two glamorous individuals staring into each other’s eyes. They were filming the latest episode]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-19-vintages-of-beaucastels-white-rhocircne-masterpiece/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-19-vintages-of-beaucastels-white-rhocircne-masterpiece/ A chilled manzanilla on a balmy day, a contemplative oloroso and a good book, a tawny Port with a shard of dark chocolate by the fireside…Scroll down to see notes and scores for 11 great-value fortified winesOffering great versatility, fortified is also a category that lends itself well to cocktails. Anyone for a Bloo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-fortified-wine-11-top-bottles-to-try/Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-fortified-wine-11-top-bottles-to-try/ Barnes is joined by Singapore-based Jit Hang Jackie Ang, UK-based Sarah Benson and Belgium-based Kathleen Van den Berghe, said the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW).
They are the first new MWs announced]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-new-masters-of-wine-in-2025-announced/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:22:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-new-masters-of-wine-in-2025-announced/ For those who cellared wines from the 2014 vintage in the Columbia Valley, now is the time to open them. In the words of Kenny Rogers, knowing when to hold them and when]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-look-at-the-2014-vintage-in-the-columbia-valley/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-look-at-the-2014-vintage-in-the-columbia-valley/ What impressed me was the tasteful serenity of the hotel we stayed in (Le Tre Vaselle in Torgiano), with its tall earthenware vases and white curtain d]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-has-montefalco-and-its-secret-come-striding-past-you-yet/Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-has-montefalco-and-its-secret-come-striding-past-you-yet/ Montsant: Panel tasting scores
86 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 5
Highly recommended 38
Recommended 38
Commended 5Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release still dry (or off-dry) red, white and rosé wines from DO MontsantNo matter how hard you try to ignore it, the question that haunts any tasting of DO Montsant]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montsant-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 23 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montsant-panel-tasting-results/ These are just a few of the Italian varieties flourishing in Australian vineyard]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/la-dolce-vita-down-under-10-australian-wines-made-with-italian-varieties/Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/la-dolce-vita-down-under-10-australian-wines-made-with-italian-varieties/ Having embarked on a joint venture with the Antinori family in 1995 at Col Solare on Red Mountain, Ste Michelle had shown an aptitude for international collaboration. As one of the largest p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eroica-25-years-of-ernst-loosens-washington-riesling-collaboration-with-chateau-ste-michelle/Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eroica-25-years-of-ernst-loosens-washington-riesling-collaboration-with-chateau-ste-michelle/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/michael-white-opens-santi-in-new-york/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:18:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/michael-white-opens-santi-in-new-york/ In 1996, he purchased Arcadia Vineyard, a 55-hectare (ha) estate in the Coombsville AVA, from Austin Hills of Grgich Hills Estate.
Winiarski oversaw both Napa Valley estates until 2007, when he sold Stag’s Leap to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and Marchesi Antinori.
He continued to own Arc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-buys-napa-valleys-arcadia-vineyard/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-buys-napa-valleys-arcadia-vineyard/ When the producer, Count Piero Loredan, was informed of the General’s appreciation, he was u]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-what-links-the-french-president-with-a-wine-estate-in-veneto/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/baudains-what-links-the-french-president-with-a-wine-estate-in-veneto/ Rory Lane owns The Story Wines in the suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Credit: Kate Enno.
Vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/inland-victoria-australias-treasure-trove-of-diversity/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:01:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/inland-victoria-australias-treasure-trove-of-diversity/ Unknown perpetrators attacked the experimental vineyard being used by the Department of Biotechnology at the University of Verona during the night of 12 and 13 February.
No motive has been confirmed, although one hypothesis was that vandals may have been targeting genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The term features on a si]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vandals-destroy-experimental-aet-vines-in-northern-italy/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vandals-destroy-experimental-aet-vines-in-northern-italy/ Following a tradition established by pioneer Barossa Valley winemaker Oscar ‘Benno’ Seppelt, who first laid down a barrel of vintage fortified in 1878 with instructions not to issue it for 100 years, the 1925 Para Vintage Tawny is released on 20 February 2025.
The 48th conse]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/seppeltsfield-unveils-1925-para-vintage-tawny/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/seppeltsfield-unveils-1925-para-vintage-tawny/ In essence, aquavit is nearly identi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-aquavit-scandinavia-and-beyond/Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/discovering-aquavit-scandinavia-and-beyond/ First vintage: 2010
No one can claim to understand the essence of Spanish Garnacha until they’ve tasted Rumbo al Norte (‘Route to the North’).
‘It’s liquid granite,’ says Daniel Landi, one of the founders of Comando G. ‘Rumbo al Norte changed our lives – and the life of Gredos.’See below for a must-try vintage of Comando G, Rumbo al Norte
{"co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-comando-g-rumbo-al-norte/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-comando-g-rumbo-al-norte/ Then look no further than the ‘Loire Volcanique’.
The area referred to as the Loire Volcanique covers four appellations, sit]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/loire-volcanique-the-renaissance-bubbling-upstream/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/loire-volcanique-the-renaissance-bubbling-upstream/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-camino-de-santiago-ndash-a-food-amp-wine-guide/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-camino-de-santiago-ndash-a-food-amp-wine-guide/ Whether you like or loathe the cliquey-but-cult magazine, Keeling’s latest book Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti? is genuinely joyous. Kee]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-a-genuinely-joyous-and-irreverent-new-tome-by-dan-keeling/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/books-a-genuinely-joyous-and-irreverent-new-tome-by-dan-keeling/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-family-purchases-napas-arcadia-vineyard-longtime-grape-source-for-stags-leap-wine-cellars/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-family-purchases-napas-arcadia-vineyard-longtime-grape-source-for-stags-leap-wine-cellars/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-family-purchases-napas-arcadia-vineyard-longtime-grape-source-for-stagrsquos-leap-wine-cellars/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:58:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/antinori-family-purchases-napas-arcadia-vineyard-longtime-grape-source-for-stagrsquos-leap-wine-cellars/ Results broadly suggested no major impact on the wines’ regional ‘typicity’ when novel grapes were included at up to 30% of the blend, according to the study published in the OENO One journal earlier this month.
‘Bordeaux typicity was never drastically affected,’ the researc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-wines-with-novel-grapes-retain-classical-taste-ndash-study/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-wines-with-novel-grapes-retain-classical-taste-ndash-study/ First vintage: 1913
Among the world’s most recognisable vineyard names, López de Heredia’s Viña Tondonia has become a brand in its own right.
Its Reserva is treasured as one of Spain’s most accessible icons, both stylistically and budget-wise, consistently delivering power and poise, drinkability and staying power, quality and value.See below for a must-try vintage of López de Heredia, Viña Tondoni]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-lpez-de-heredia-via-tondonia/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-lpez-de-heredia-via-tondonia/ He explicitly called for more vines to be uprooted in coastal regions, such as Santa Barbara, Lake, Mendocino, and Monterey counties, as well as among Lodi’s Zinfandel plantings.
From the total request for removal, Bitter recommended that 11,300 hectares (ha) should come from the coa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-vineyards-over-planted-by-more-than-20000-hectares/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:31:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-vineyards-over-planted-by-more-than-20000-hectares/ Pierre Mansour, DWWA Regional ChairPierre Mansour
Pierre Mansour has worked in the wine trade for his entire career: starting in 1995 with the Antique Wine Company, followed by four years with wine merchant, Berry Bros & Rudd.
In 2000 Mansour joined The Wine Society to oversee tastings and events, before taking on the role of buyer in 2004, wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-regional-chair-for-spain-pierre-mansour/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:40:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dwwa-regional-chair-for-spain-pierre-mansour/ Now in his late 70s, he exudes a very particular sort of ineffable, laid-back cool – shot through with a robust intellectualism and good sense of humour.
One senses that an afternoon with Paris could, very quickly, become an evening, and conversations would become very branching indeed.
As it was, we]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/oeno-p-paris-sigalas-pushes-assyrtiko-to-greater-heights/Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/oeno-p-paris-sigalas-pushes-assyrtiko-to-greater-heights/ Its prominence continued through Etruscan and Roman times, and even Florence’s Medici family championed the island’s Ansonica wine.
Today, that legacy is kept alive by a group of fiercely dedicated winemakers who continue growing Ansonica despite gruelling conditions &ndash]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-heroic-winemakers-of-isola-del-giglio/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-heroic-winemakers-of-isola-del-giglio/ The trio is among the strongest line-ups since Latour withdrew from the En Primeur system in 2012, offering collectors and consumers an opportunity to acquire these wines with pristine provenance.
This strategic release aligns with the estate’s philosophy of offering wines only]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-latour-spring-releases-include-monumental-100-point-wine/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:48:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-latour-spring-releases-include-monumental-100-point-wine/ First vintage: 1989
One of the leading, and most characterful, faces of the ‘Gang of Five’ who transformed Priorat in the last quarter of the 20th century, Clos Mogador’s founder René Barbier brought an idiosyncratic strength to his interpretation of the region, at once poetic and technically exact – attributes that can also be ascribed to the project’s namesake wine, whose earthy complexity and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-clos-mogador-vinya-classificada/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-clos-mogador-vinya-classificada/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-packaging-what-lies-ahead/Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-packaging-what-lies-ahead/ Value Spanish Tempranillo: Panel tasting scores
110 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 0
Highly recommended 32
Recommended 71
Commended 7Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their current-release still dry red wines of any Spanish classification (DOCa, DO, Vino de la Tierra, Vino de España) made from minimum 85% Tempranillo (or any accepted synonym, such as Tinta de]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/value-spanish-tempranillo-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/value-spanish-tempranillo-panel-tasting-results/ Physically intimidating, with unrivalled punching power, Foreman is the clear favourite but Ali, dancing, ducking and dazzling the champion, surprises the world, winning by knockout in the eighth round.
Worry not, you’re stil]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bierzo-reborn-10-of-the-best-from-this-revitalised-region/Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bierzo-reborn-10-of-the-best-from-this-revitalised-region/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napas-historic-newton-vineyard-will-close-permanently/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napas-historic-newton-vineyard-will-close-permanently/ AXA Millésimes had decided to add a Napa estate to its winery portfolio in 2016 and managing director Seely had been searching for the right property over the following years.Scroll down for tasting notes of Outpost’s wines below
{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+VGhlIGh1bnQgZm9yIGEgQ2FiZXJuZXQgdGVycm9pcjwvaDI+CjxwPuKAmFdlIHNwZW50IHR3byB5ZWFy]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/outpost-finding-a-napa-pied-terre/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/outpost-finding-a-napa-pied-terre/ This partly reflects a wider market malaise, although Bordeaux didn’t rise by as much as Burgundy, Champagne and Tuscany in the prior boom period.{"content":"PHA+TWF0dGhldyBP4oCZQ29ubmVsbCwgQ0VPIG9mIHRoZSBMaXZlVHJhZGUgb25saW5lIHRyYWRpbmcgcGxhdGZvcm0gYXQgQm9yZGVhdXggSW5kZXgsIHNhaWQgdHJhZGluZyBhY3Rpdml0eSBvbiBCb3]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-market-malaise-hits-bordeaux-prices/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-investment-market-malaise-hits-bordeaux-prices/ Although its winemaking history dates back to the beginning of the 19th century, Salta only accounts for 1.75% of Argen]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-terroir-making-its-mark-key-salta-wines-to-try/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-terroir-making-its-mark-key-salta-wines-to-try/ First vintage: 1890
The Gran Reserva 890 remains La Rioja Alta’s flagship and most symbolic wine, produced only in vintages deemed of sufficient quality, from selected plots of bush-trained vines in Rioja Alta, aged no less than 50 years.
The wine flew under the radar of collectors and investors until recently.Scroll down for one vintage of Gran Reserva 890 all wine lovers should try
{"content":"PHA+JiM4MjE2O0EgZmV3IHllYXJzIGFnbyB3ZSBzdGFydGVkIHNlZWlu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-la-rioja-alta-gran-reserva-890/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-la-rioja-alta-gran-reserva-890/ How is rosé sparkling wine made?
Sparkling rosé simply uses a rosé base wine, which then goes through one of the methods of sparkling winemaking.]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valentines-day-14-sparkling-ros-wines-to-try/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/valentines-day-14-sparkling-ros-wines-to-try/ Market Watch, which is also published on Decanter Premium, is sponsored by international merchant Bordeaux Index and its LiveTrade online trading platform.
‘Bordeaux currently occupies an unusual position in the fine wine market,’ said Bordeaux Index, giving its view on the region&rs]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/market-watch-bordeaux-in-the-spotlight/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/market-watch-bordeaux-in-the-spotlight/ Trailside Vineyard in Rutherford represents a partnership project that begun in 2020, including Seysses and Carlton McCoy Jr MS, CEO of Lawrence Wine Estates, which is the owner of Heitz Cellar among other wineries. 
A first release, of the debut 2022 vintage, will take place on 26 February and wines will be allocated]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jeremy-seysses-of-burgundys-dujac-in-napa-cabernet-venture/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/jeremy-seysses-of-burgundys-dujac-in-napa-cabernet-venture/ To its roots, in the northern Rhône’s appellations like Côte Rôtie and Hermitage, Syrah produces complex, full-bodied wines bursting with red and black fruits, violets, p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-syrah-day-15-top-awarded-wines-to-explore/Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/international-syrah-day-15-top-awarded-wines-to-explore/ Over the years, Luce has garnered high praise for its opulence and power.
To chart its history, I sat down with 30th generation and company president, Lamberto Frescobaldi for an exclusive interview with]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luce-exclusive-30-vintages-of-an-under-the-radar-super-tuscan/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:59:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luce-exclusive-30-vintages-of-an-under-the-radar-super-tuscan/ First vintage: 1995
‘It’s almost a damnation to produce a wine that becomes an icon from day one,’ says Peter Sisseck when describing the attention and pressure that fell upon him with the release of Pingus’ first vintage.
It all started with few expectations and a lot of wonder; the Danish winemaker was working at Hacienda Monasterio and felt Ribera del Duero, with its wealth of old vines, deserved a true ‘vi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-dominio-de-pingus-pingus/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-dominio-de-pingus-pingus/ However, they ruled that using alcohol-free wine would break Church law, as the process of fermentation would be ‘nullified’.
They also decided that wheat alternatives such as rice flour, potato flour or tapioca flour cannot be used to make the bread or wafers taken during the ritual.
The Rt Rev Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield and chairman of the C]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/church-of-england-bans-alcohol-free-wine-from-holy-communion/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/church-of-england-bans-alcohol-free-wine-from-holy-communion/ ‘It started when I was young – 12 or 13 years old,’ says Lançon. ‘I went to England on holiday. We were visiting a lot of castles and I was so bored! But I did enjoy the Victorian greenhouses.’ It was there that he discovered orchids.
When he returned home, he started buying plants. ‘Soon they were everywhere i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-orchids-with-florent-lanon-of-domaine-de-la-solitude/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/my-other-passion-orchids-with-florent-lanon-of-domaine-de-la-solitude/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-ros-wine-14-top-bottles-to-try/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-ros-wine-14-top-bottles-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-ros-14-top-bottles-to-try/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-ros-14-top-bottles-to-try/ The value of wine exports fell 3% to €10.9bn last year, French wine and spirits export agency FEVS said. That remains the third-highest on record, as greater export demand for regional fizz and still wine without a geographical denomination partly made up for slumping]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-wine-export-value-falls-as-buyers-seek-more-affordable-wine/Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/french-wine-export-value-falls-as-buyers-seek-more-affordable-wine/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/after-34-years-new-yorks-iconic-wine-restaurant-tribeca-grill-will-close/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:42:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/after-34-years-new-yorks-iconic-wine-restaurant-tribeca-grill-will-close/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-inventor-michael-pritchard-mbe/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/a-drink-with-inventor-michael-pritchard-mbe/ Marketview Liquor
If you’re wondering where to buy top-rated wine online or in person, the Rochester-based Marketview Liquor store has earned loyalty and repeat customers for over 10 y]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-delivery-in-new-york-five-affordable-options/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-delivery-in-new-york-five-affordable-options/ The wine, from the 2021 vintage, was presented by Frey and Gago at a global launch event in Paris on 9 February 2025. Scroll down for tasting note]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/penfolds-unveils-grange-la-chapelle/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/penfolds-unveils-grange-la-chapelle/ That is down on 3.685 million tonnes in 2023, albeit yields vary between producers and areas.
Winemakers in several parts of California have praised the expected quality of their 2024 vintage.
‘The industry has not seen a crop this low since 2004,’ said Audra Co]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-2024-wine-grape-crush-may-be-lowest-in-20-years/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:09:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/california-2024-wine-grape-crush-may-be-lowest-in-20-years/ More demanding selection criteria
The decrease in overall numbers could be accounted for by the difficult market conditions currently facing many wineries in the region, as well as the introduction of stricter requirements across all tiers.
As]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eight-new-estates-upgraded-to-top-of-cru-bourgeois-classification-as-2025-results-revealed/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:55:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/eight-new-estates-upgraded-to-top-of-cru-bourgeois-classification-as-2025-results-revealed/ First vintage: 1969
Only produced in exceptional vintages, Prado Enea uses a selection of the best and later-harvested grapes from Muga’s plots on the northwestern edge of Rioja Alta, at around 500m-600m.
Its ageworthiness and laidback classicism have made it – vintage variation notwithstanding – one of the safest and best-valued options among investment-worthy Spanish wines. It strikes an interesting balance between classical and more moder]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-muga-prado-enea-gran-reserva/Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-muga-prado-enea-gran-reserva/ In retrospect, some of it sounds like a drum kit falling down the stairs, but a few tracks, despite their radical style, have stood the test of time.
It’s not just music that goes through different styles and fashions, wines do too. Take Châteauneuf for example. In the late 1990s and early]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/matt-walls-domaine-de-la-mordoreacutees-la-plume-du-peintre-then-and-now/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/matt-walls-domaine-de-la-mordoreacutees-la-plume-du-peintre-then-and-now/ Bolgheri’s microclimate, close to the sea and cooled by the woodland, helps to mitigate temperature extremes, but despite this, 2022 Sassicaia demonstrates some hot-vintage characteristics. Thankfully – and particularly not]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-taste-sassicaia-2022/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:36:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/first-taste-sassicaia-2022/ First vintage: 1917
It’s difficult to capture in words the experience of tasting Marqués de Murrieta’s Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Blanco.
Not only does it offer a singular, complex combination of aromas and flavours, but it also brings the essence of wine to the forefront: a product of human craftsmanship capable of bringing into question the inexorability of time.
If the red Castillo Ygay c]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-marqus-de-murrieta-castillo-ygay-blanco/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-marqus-de-murrieta-castillo-ygay-blanco/ But what are lees and what’s the impact of ageing wine in their presence?
Yeasty bits
Lees – an old English term for sediments deposited at the bot]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-is-sur-lie-ageing-and-what-does-it-do-to-wine/Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-is-sur-lie-ageing-and-what-does-it-do-to-wine/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/martine-saunier-pioneering-wine-importer-and-filmmaker-dies/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/martine-saunier-pioneering-wine-importer-and-filmmaker-dies/ Trump stated that the pause is meant to ‘see whether or not a final economic deal with Canada can be structured [that is fair].’ So while Canada’s concessions on border security spending appear to satisfy some of Trump’s demands, he continues to signal that more must be done. Moreover, what constitutes ‘fairness’ seems to remain unclear to all]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ontarios-boycott-on-us-wine-a-crisis-paused-but-not-averted/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/ontarios-boycott-on-us-wine-a-crisis-paused-but-not-averted/ First vintage: 1993
It’s difficult to be indifferent to the trademark purity of fruit, chiselled tannins and intense minerality of L’Ermita.
Hailing from the eponymous 1.44ha plot in Gratallops, in the heart of Priorat, the wine quickly became Alvaro Palacios’ most sought-after, following its first release in 1993, four years after the star winemaker started his namesake project in the Catalonian region.See which]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-alvaro-palacios-lermita/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-alvaro-palacios-lermita/ The domaine’s co-directors Perrine Fenal and Bertrand de Villaine were present, alongside UK agent Corney & Barrow’s managing director Adam Brett-Smith.
Following cripplingly low yields in the frost-stricken 2021, the 2022 vintage delivered an abundance of heal]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-de-la-romane-conti-2022-in-bottle-a-first-look-at-this-abundant-vintage/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/domaine-de-la-romane-conti-2022-in-bottle-a-first-look-at-this-abundant-vintage/ Now the vast majority of producers are open for tastings and tours, while websites make booking a doddle.
It’s safe to say, however, that not all visits are created equal. For every charming host or amazing act]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/winery-tastings-and-tours-14-top-picks-to-discover/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/winery-tastings-and-tours-14-top-picks-to-discover/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-failure-of-the-surgeon-general-eliza-dumais-on-the-irrelevance-of-warning-labels/Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-failure-of-the-surgeon-general-eliza-dumais-on-the-irrelevance-of-warning-labels/ EU subsidies for grubbing-up and vineyard restructuring are to thank for this. In 2022, Tempranillo surpassed Airén as Spain’s number one variety.
Today, Castilla-La Mancha, the va]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-of-the-best-new-wave-aireacuten-from-spain/Sun, 09 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/experts-choice-18-of-the-best-new-wave-aireacuten-from-spain/ But a combination of business challenges, a sense of duty and a late-found vocation brought him back to take the helm of Raventós i Blanc.
From a place of inevita]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pepe-ravents-the-renegade-traditionalist/Sat, 08 Feb 2025 07:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/pepe-ravents-the-renegade-traditionalist/ There’s still plenty to get your teeth into, though, in what I am calling ‘Fine Wine February’.
Out already
In the first week we’ve already published a cellar-trove of articles. Our Italy Editor, James Button, has writt]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-february-2025/Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/whats-on-premium-february-2025/ {"content":"PHA+PHNwYW4gc3R]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/margaret-river-whites-beyond-chardonnay/Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:06:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/margaret-river-whites-beyond-chardonnay/ First vintage: 1915
The fact that Vega Sicila became, in 2024, the first Spanish winery to lead Liv-ex’s Power 100 ranking is mostly due to the enduring and increasing investment appeal of its flagship wine, Unico (Spanish for ‘unique’).
With origins dating back to 1864, Vega Sicilia was founded by Don Eloy Lecanda y Chaves, who brought cuttings from Bordeaux to add to the local Tinto Fino (Tempranillo).
The blending of the indigenous and i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-vega-sicilia-unico/Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-vega-sicilia-unico/ Construction has begun on a new distillery in Castlebay on the Isle of Barra in the Outer Hebrides. The £12m project will be Scotland’s most westerly distillery and is scheduled to open in October 2026. Husband and wife team Michael and Katie Morrison founded The Isle of Barra Distillers Co in 2017 and began planning their new distillery in 2021.
‘My wife and I are Isle of Barra born and bred. Wh]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-a-new-distillery-on-the-isle-of-barra/Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/distilled-a-new-distillery-on-the-isle-of-barra/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stephen-starr-acquires-babbo-in-new-york-city/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:50:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/stephen-starr-acquires-babbo-in-new-york-city/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bold-explorations-of-victorias-next-generation-winemakers/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bold-explorations-of-victorias-next-generation-winemakers/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bold-explorations-of-victorias-next-generation-winemakers/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-bold-explorations-of-victorias-next-generation-winemakers/ In the far northwest of Argentina, bordering Bolivia to the north, Chile to the east and the smaller Jujuy province on its northwestern corner, Salta is first and foremost a high-al]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/salta-winemakings-high-point/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/salta-winemakings-high-point/ In the far northwest of Argentina, bordering Bolivia to the north, Chile to the east and the smaller Jujuy province on its northwestern corner, Salta is first and foremost a high-al]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/salta-winemakings-high-point/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/salta-winemakings-high-point/ So what does the process of becoming an icon entail? What makes the 10 Spanish wines we’ve chosen worthy of the description? The answer is never straightforward. Producers themselves acknowledge that there is, despite their recognised efforts and focus on quality, an element of serendipity made of fortun]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-cvne-imperial-gran-reserva/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:54:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/spanish-icons-cvne-imperial-gran-reserva/ It has been listed for sale with a guide price of £3.3m, according to estate agency BTF Partnership.
An aerial view of Chalksole Manor. Photo credit: BTF Partnership.
A main residence was built in the Arts & Crafts style of architecture in 1920 for Sir Thoma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luxurious-english-vineyard-property-on-sale-for-33m/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luxurious-english-vineyard-property-on-sale-for-33m/ It has been listed for sale with a guide price of £3.3m, according to estate agency BTF Partnership.
An aerial view of Chalksole Manor. Photo credit: BTF Partnership.
A main residence was built in the Arts & Crafts style of architecture in 1920 for Sir Thoma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luxurious-english-vineyard-property-on-sale-for-33m/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:11:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/luxurious-english-vineyard-property-on-sale-for-33m/ The 20 wines below have been reviewed and rated by the Decanter team and are priced at £20 or less.
Mendoza Malbec fans are in for a trea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-red-wine-20-top-bottles-to-try/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-red-wine-20-top-bottles-to-try/ The 20 wines below have been reviewed and rated by the Decanter team and are priced at £20 or less.
Mendoza Malbec fans are in for a trea]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-red-wine-20-top-bottles-to-try/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:05:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-red-wine-20-top-bottles-to-try/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-changing-face-of-salta-a-fresh-approach/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-changing-face-of-salta-a-fresh-approach/ While red wines often benefit from a bit of air to soften their tannins, whites, rosés and even orange wines can also get in on the action. You see, decanting is all about three things: evaporation (of alcohol and other v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-myths-debunked-four-cases-unpicked/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-myths-debunked-four-cases-unpicked/ While red wines often benefit from a bit of air to soften their tannins, whites, rosés and even orange wines can also get in on the action. You see, decanting is all about three things: evaporation (of alcohol and other v]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-myths-debunked-four-cases-unpicked/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-myths-debunked-four-cases-unpicked/ Its success is no mean feat if you consider that, at the time of its launch in the 1980s, the coastal Tuscan region of Bolgheri was better known for the quality of its fruit and vegetables than for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-making-of-a-megastar-masseto/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-making-of-a-megastar-masseto/ Its success is no mean feat if you consider that, at the time of its launch in the 1980s, the coastal Tuscan region of Bolgheri was better known for the quality of its fruit and vegetables than for]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-making-of-a-megastar-masseto/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:52:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-making-of-a-megastar-masseto/ To the east of Toro, you can almost see the town of Tordesillas in Rueda,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-toro-tasting-a-land-and-its-history/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-toro-tasting-a-land-and-its-history/ To the east of Toro, you can almost see the town of Tordesillas in Rueda,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-toro-tasting-a-land-and-its-history/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/do-toro-tasting-a-land-and-its-history/ While classic Rhône reds are known for their earthy complexity and restrained fruit, South Australi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rhocircne-inspiration-south-australias-take-on-bold-reds/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/rhocircne-inspiration-south-australias-take-on-bold-reds/ Sylvia Wu
Surrounded by classical wine countries (France, Italy and Germany), Switzerland exports only a small fraction of its wines – despite their high quality. Therefore, opportunities to taste a range of Swiss wines in London, such as the 67 Pall Mall tasting at the end of last year, are unmissable.
The indigenous variety Petit Arvine produces many floral, textured yet fresh Valais region whites – such as those from Domaine Jean-René Germanier (via Alpi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-february-2025/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-february-2025/ Sylvia Wu
Surrounded by classical wine countries (France, Italy and Germany), Switzerland exports only a small fraction of its wines – despite their high quality. Therefore, opportunities to taste a range of Swiss wines in London, such as the 67 Pall Mall tasting at the end of last year, are unmissable.
The indigenous variety Petit Arvine produces many floral, textured yet fresh Valais region whites – such as those from Domaine Jean-René Germanier (via Alpi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-february-2025/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/editors-picks-ndash-february-2025/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2025-see-whats-inside/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2025-see-whats-inside/Wed, 05 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-magazine-february-2025-see-whats-inside/ Shortly after, Schrader partnered with winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, who produced the 2000 vintage, including the first Beckstoffer To Kalon release. Brown remains at the helm today, and the upcoming 2023 r]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-how-schrader-cellars-powered-its-renaissance-with-a-new-approach-at-to-kalon/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/cristaldi-how-schrader-cellars-powered-its-renaissance-with-a-new-approach-at-to-kalon/ Beginning 7 January, newscasters warned of ‘life-threatening’ winds throughout the Los Angeles area and issued Red Flag Warnings (indicating a strong potential for wildfire growth).
The Palisades Fire began that morning, decimating the Pacific Palisades and parts of Malib]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/los-angeles-wildfires-devastated-the-local-wine-industry-whats-next/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 08:29:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/los-angeles-wildfires-devastated-the-local-wine-industry-whats-next/ At the time, I was working as a waiter at a casual neighbourhood restaurant and didn’t know much about wine. O]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-mikk-parre/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/meet-the-sommelier-mikk-parre/ Last October and November, Jan Andrzejewski, a researcher and wine merchant, and I convened tastings and focus groups that are part of a larger project on wine communication. A few of the almost 50 participants had attended wine courses in the past, but the group was entirely one of self-declared non-professi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dariusz-galasiski-the-amateur-wine-lover-sees-wine-as-a-source-of-experience/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/dariusz-galasiski-the-amateur-wine-lover-sees-wine-as-a-source-of-experience/ Taiwanese media outlet Business Today received a tip-off claiming that the country’s elites had been caught up in a series of fake wine transactions.
The wines allegedly pointed to Wood Chen, who has been selling off his collection to friends, either directly or via merchants, since 2019.
In a bid to clear his name, the billionaire collector brought in Downey and her team a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fraud-investigator-says-wood-chens-collection-has-low-counterfeit-rate/Tue, 04 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/fraud-investigator-says-wood-chens-collection-has-low-counterfeit-rate/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-imposes-tariffs-on-canada-roiling-wineries-in-both-nations/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/us-imposes-tariffs-on-canada-roiling-wineries-in-both-nations/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/updated-us-pauses-tariffs-on-canada-after-wineries-in-both-nations-faced-trade-barriers/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:30:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/updated-us-pauses-tariffs-on-canada-after-wineries-in-both-nations-faced-trade-barriers/ Le Champagne is known the world over, but La Champagne, and indeed the strictly delimited vine-growing area called La Champagne Viticole, doesn’t just produce bubbles.
Any grapes grown in the Champagne vine-growing area can be used to produce still wine, too. These wines are labelled as Coteaux Champenois.Scroll down to see Tom Hewson’s tasting notes and scores]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/coteaux-champenois-champagnes-next-big-thing-or-still-a-work-in-progress/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/coteaux-champenois-champagnes-next-big-thing-or-still-a-work-in-progress/ Although the fruits of Plaimont’s efforts are ultimately seen in its wines, this ‘cooperative of cooperatives’ is equally focused on the natural and human resources that ma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/plaimont-preserving-the-wisdom-of-the-past-to-shape-the-wines-of-the-future/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/plaimont-preserving-the-wisdom-of-the-past-to-shape-the-wines-of-the-future/ After two years in the cellar, some of the Douro’s leading Port houses acknowledged the singularity of their best plots by announci]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-port-2022-how-a-hot-year-delivered-nuance-and-energy/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:20:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-port-2022-how-a-hot-year-delivered-nuance-and-energy/ A vibrant ecosystem
The exhibit invites visitors to]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/soil-the-world-at-your-feet-at-the-crossroads-of-art-and-science/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:10:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/soil-the-world-at-your-feet-at-the-crossroads-of-art-and-science/ Numerous luxury watchmakers call the valley home, including Audemars Piguet, which opened the Hôtel des Horlogers next to its headquarters i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-htel-des-horlogers-le-brassus-switzerland/Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-htel-des-horlogers-le-brassus-switzerland/ It’s also the smallest of the major communes of Bordeaux and the one with the largest percentage of classified growths, as measured by acreage.
Indeed, 90% of the vineyards belong to the classified growths. St-Julien also claims to have the lowest average yield of all the major Médoc appellations, according to noted Bordeaux-authority Jane Anson.
Although Château T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-talbot-st-juliens-totemic-estate/Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chacircteau-talbot-st-juliens-totemic-estate/ Perhaps it could be added that a superior vineyard is able to withstand severe climatic conditions and still deliver outstanding fruit.
Both statements seem validated by the Vintage Ports from the troubled 2022 growing season; few but characterful, with some outstanding examples showing off some of the Douro Valley’s best sites.Scroll down to see notes and scores for th]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-port-2022-a-tale-of-unexpected-freshness/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/vintage-port-2022-a-tale-of-unexpected-freshness/ As wine expert and Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) Regional Chair for North, Central and Eastern Europe Caroline Gilby MW explains, ‘Furmint is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and versatile grape varieties in the world today, capable of producing everything from delicate, sparkling wines to lusciously sweet styles,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/furmint-february-the-versatile-grape-winning-global-acclaim/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/furmint-february-the-versatile-grape-winning-global-acclaim/ The region of Gascony in Southwest France, for many, epitomises the irresistible charm of rural France. Dotted with medieval bastide villages, its gently rolling countryside holds the promise of a slower pace of life, punctuated by long lunches of foie gras and magret de canard, washed down with a glass or two of the country’s oldest spirit: Armagnac.
First referenced (for its health-giving benefits) as far back as 1310, Armagnac i]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-armagnac/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/exploring-armagnac/ Top wine lots included a curated trip provided by Napa’s Staglin Family Vineyard. Two couples will join the Staglin family on a tour of Switzerland – an experience complete with luxury nights, Michelin-star meals in Geneva and Chamonix and a custom Panerai watch]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brief-history-of-naples-wine-auction-as-new-record-is-set/Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/brief-history-of-naples-wine-auction-as-new-record-is-set/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/naples-winter-wine-festival-raises-over-34-million-for-childrens-charities/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/naples-winter-wine-festival-raises-over-34-million-for-childrens-charities/ Australian Grenache: Panel tasting scores
51 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 7
Highly recommended 25
Recommended 15
Commended 4Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit their 100% Grenache wines from the 2020, 2021 and 2022 vintagesWith the original plantings taking place in 1838, Grenache was one of the first varieties to take root in Australia. Indeed, the cou]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/australian-grenache-panel-tasting-results/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:16:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/australian-grenache-panel-tasting-results/ A sliding-scale duty tax system based on alcoholic strength will be extended to many still wines for the first time on 1 February, and alcohol duties will also rise in-line with inflation, said the UK’s Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
It added that new waste packaging recycling fees that are part of Extended Producer Respons]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-prices-to-rise-in-uk-double-tax-slam-says-trade/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wine-prices-to-rise-in-uk-double-tax-slam-says-trade/ Situated 3,000 metres above sea level, Chichic Wine Resort combines elegance, authenticity and sustainability, with six exquisitely designed h]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chichic-wine-resort/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/chichic-wine-resort/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-white-wine-20-bottles-to-try/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:39:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/great-value-white-wine-20-bottles-to-try/ I spoke to vehemently anti-plastic co-founder Mickaël Alborghet]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-interview-with-ethicdrinks/Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-ethical-drinker-interview-with-ethicdrinks/ The tycoon, who co-founded Balfour Winery in Kent, said he did not ‘have the means’ to pay such ‘high levels’ of compensation.
He has now been forced to file for bankruptcy. ‘I have never anticipated being in this position, and I have met all my debts throughout my life,’ Balfour-Lynn]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/english-wine-mogul-bankrupted-after-stock-market-scandal/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:35:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/english-wine-mogul-bankrupted-after-stock-market-scandal/ However, all of this is true of Juan Pablo Murgia, who, as head winemaker of the Avinea group, led the inception of its limit-defying Otronia project in Argentine Patagonia (see below).
But Murgia’s trajectory has been defi]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-argentinas-juan-pablo-murgia/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/one-to-watch-argentinas-juan-pablo-murgia/ While the concept may not be to everyone’s taste, plenty of curious winemakers and consumers have been calling in at Belles Grappes since it opened in 2024.
‘We have all types of visitors,’ said co-owner Anne Kettaneh. ‘Each week, I ha]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-gets-alcohol-free-wine-shop-as-times-change/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:13:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/bordeaux-gets-alcohol-free-wine-shop-as-times-change/ As one of the best-known Chinese dishes, Peking duck was once an imperial cuisine dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Roasted duck, with its crispy, golden-brown skin and rich fat, is the heart and soul of this iconic dish. It is commonly served with wafer-thin pancakes, shredded cucumber a]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peking-duck-and-wine-pairing/Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/peking-duck-and-wine-pairing/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-newest-appellation-crystal-springs/Tue, 28 Jan 2025 23:24:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/napa-valleys-newest-appellation-crystal-springs/ {"content":"PHA+PHNwYW4gc3R5bGU9ImZvbnQtd2VpZ2h0OiA0MDAiPkl04oCZcyBlYXN5IHRvIGJlIHByZWp1ZGljZWQgYWdhaW5zdCB3aW5lcyBib3R0bGVkIHVuZGVyIHRoaXMgcmF0aGVyIGxvd2x5IGFwcGVsbGF0aW]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-the-best-new-ctes-du-rhne-wines-under-20/Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:27:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/walls-the-best-new-ctes-du-rhne-wines-under-20/ The 135-metre Scenic Sapphire can accommodate 147 passengers in its 74 suites. There are complementary e-bikes on board for exploring during shore visits, a sma]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-scenic-sapphire-rhne-river-france/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:25:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanters-dream-destination-scenic-sapphire-rhne-river-france/ Similar scenes were playing out at Oswald’s, another exclusive wine club located in the heart of Mayfair. The venue, whose members include Prince William, Boris Johnson, the Blairs and the]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-big-pour-why-large-wine-formats-are-soaring-in-popularity/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:23:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-big-pour-why-large-wine-formats-are-soaring-in-popularity/ Coming from gnarled vines planted in the 1960s, dry-farmed above the fog line in the Moon Mountain AVA, where the hot day’s sun creates perfect ripening conditions cooled at night by the high mountain temperatures.
This organically farmed site (not yet certified as such) is]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montecillo-vineyard-mountain-magic-in-sonoma/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:46:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/montecillo-vineyard-mountain-magic-in-sonoma/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/familia-torres-to-invest-6m-in-winery-dedicated-to-non-alcoholic-wines/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:02:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/familia-torres-to-invest-6m-in-winery-dedicated-to-non-alcoholic-wines/ Essentially, lees are a byproduct of fermentation, during which yeast converts sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
As fermentation comes to an end, the yeast dies and sinks to the bottom. These dead yeast cells, along with other solid particles such as grape skin and insoluble salts, collectively form what we know as lees.
‘Gross lees’ refers to the coarser, heavier sediment that forms in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-are-lees-in-wine/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-are-lees-in-wine/ Australia had two years’ worth of wine in storage in mid-2023, looking for a buyer; while New Zealand, for long a star performer, saw its wine sales drop 24% in]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-along-with-firelight-and-song-wine-is-humanitys-oldest-friend/Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/andrew-jefford-along-with-firelight-and-song-wine-is-humanitys-oldest-friend/ Non-vintage rosé Champagne: Panel tasting scores
82 wines tasted
Exceptional 0
Outstanding 1
Highly recommended 41
Recommended 38Entry criteria: Producers and UK agents were invited to submit their non-vintage rosé Champagnes in any dryness level, from zero dosage up to sweeter demi-sec.In some ways, non-vintage rosé is the most creative, and perhaps also the most m]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/non-vintage-ros-champagne-panel-tasting-results/Sun, 26 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/non-vintage-ros-champagne-panel-tasting-results/ After his death in 1983, Giovanni’s sons Walter and Franco continued his work, while his daughter Marilisa took care of the company&rsqu]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marilisa-allegrini-in-tuscany/Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/marilisa-allegrini-in-tuscany/ A terroir shaped by a distinct microclimate
The clo]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/costires-de-nmes-aoc-celebrating-the-rhnes-southernmost-appellation/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 16:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/costires-de-nmes-aoc-celebrating-the-rhnes-southernmost-appellation/ Edward co-founded Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting in Beijing with his wife and partner Fongyee Walker MW in 2007.Having read English at Oxford University, Edward began blind-tasting at Cambridge whilst writing an M.Phil. and, later, Ph.D. dissertation on American poet and Burgundy tippler Wallace Stevens (1879-1955). A former Captain and Coach of the Cambridge Blind-Tasting team, Edward]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/edward-ragg-mw/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:47:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/edward-ragg-mw/ If you’re still trying to find a gift for that family member whose wine collection has it all, we’ve got the perfect collector’s set from Bordeaux.
And what could be a more]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-luxe-list-kickstart-your-2025-in-style/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/decanter-luxe-list-kickstart-your-2025-in-style/ Ninety-two years later, the spectre of prohibition looms over the nation once again. This time, the new president is an avowed teetotaller. Donald J. Trump, the former star of The Apprentice, has already said ‘you’re fired!&]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-complex-case-of-moderate-drinking/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:37:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/the-complex-case-of-moderate-drinking/ If choosing wines to match with haggis, look to fruit-driven, medium-bodied red wines, or white wines that have refreshing acidity but also enough weight to stand up to the fattiness and flavours.
Food and wine pairing is highly subjective, though, and experimenting can be part o]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-to-pair-with-haggis-for-burns-night-2025/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/wines-to-pair-with-haggis-for-burns-night-2025/ It’s a mix of southern US charm and the casualness of a friend: it lets you drop your shoulders and relax – no pressure or judgement. And this is the question, with all its warmth, that I pose to you.
A fortune teller I am not, but the answer, I predict, will revolve around creativity and social impa]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-will-we-be-drinking-in-2025-trend-watch/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/what-will-we-be-drinking-in-2025-trend-watch/ Australia’s reputation as a producer of top-tier wines was solidified once again at the 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) blind-tasted and judged by the world’s foremost wine experts, Australian whites were celebrated for their purity, energy, and precision. From the maritime freshness of McLaren V]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-of-oz-top-scoring-australian-whites/Fri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/best-of-oz-top-scoring-australian-whites/https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/8-restaurant-openings-were-most-excited-about-for-2025/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/8-restaurant-openings-were-most-excited-about-for-2025/ [article-img-container]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/7-restaurant-openings-were-most-excited-about-for-2025/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 18:45:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/7-restaurant-openings-were-most-excited-about-for-2025/ Nina Throsby is the group sommelier for Kailis Hospitality Group working to curate wine lists for The Shorehouse and Gibney.Nina’s experience in seeing a wide range of wines for three very diverse lists coupled with formal training, means she believes that great wine can be found all around.Nina is a currently studying with the Court of Master Sommeliers and has completed her Introductory and]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nina-throsby/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:49:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/nina-throsby/ Florencia is an Argentinian wine professional with over 15 years of experience all along the wine industry. She is currently a stage 2 MW candidate based in London.After getting her winemaking degree, she spent the first six years making wine in Argentina, the US, France, and Croatia. This international approach got her to work as an export manager for Europe, where she discovered her passion]]>https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/florencia-gomez/Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:56:00 +0100https://www.newslocker.com/nl-nl/nieuws/wijnen/florencia-gomez/