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What is ullage in wine and should you worry? – ask Decanter

What is ullage in wine and should you worry? – ask Decanter

Ullage is generally used to describe the amount headspace between the closure and the liquid inside a wine bottle, but how important is this and what does it mean for the wine?

1 April 2018

Seven of the best Champagne houses to visit

Seven of the best Champagne houses to visit

Tyson Stelzer delves into his little black book and shares his top Champagne houses open to the public, to help you plan a winter getaway that is under one hour on the train east of Paris.

1 April 2018

Tasting notes decoded: Bee Wax, Cumin, Bell Pepper, Cream

Tasting notes decoded: Bee Wax, Cumin, Bell Pepper, Cream

Get to grips with the some of the more obscure tasting notes used by wine experts, with graphics from the Decanter design team...

7 April 2018

News

China threatens US wine with retaliatory tariffs

China threatens US wine with retaliatory tariffs

Chinese officials have threatened retaliatory tariffs on American wine...

26 March 2018

Food and wine pairing in China: ‘Technicalities ruin the fun’ – exclusive interview

7 February 2018

2017 China wine imports: Australia and Georgia taking a leap

5 February 2018

Auction highlights: The most expensive wine lots of 2017

10 January 2018

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Trivia

How far should you put your nose into the glass? Ask Decanter

How far should you put your nose into the glass? Ask Decanter

When you’re smelling wine to assess the aromas, how much should you stick...

1 April 2018

How can a dry wine taste sweet? Ask Decanter

1 April 2018

What to do if your wine cork breaks or crumbles – ask Decanter

1 April 2018

What is Fumé Blanc? – ask Decanter

29 March 2018

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Decanter Features

Comment: Has wine quality improved?

Comment: Has wine quality improved?

Long-standing wine writer Hugh Johnson considers whether quality has moved on...

1 April 2018

Minerality in wine: What does it mean to you?

28 March 2018

Comment: The rise of natural wine

13 March 2018

Bordeaux: the ageing process

26 February 2018

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WSET and Wine Quiz

The Aromatic Wine Quiz – Test your knowledge

The Aromatic Wine Quiz – Test your knowledge

How much do you know about these spicy, floral wonders? Let's find out with...

16 February 2018

Southern Rhône Quiz – Test your knowledge

8 December 2017

Wine making quiz – Test your knowledge

21 November 2017

Vine & Vineyard wine quiz – Test your knowledge

31 October 2017

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Columns

Grapevine trunk disease – the ‘next phylloxera’

Grapevine trunk disease – the ‘next phylloxera’

Andrew Jefford reports from the vineyard front line in the battle against the...

Jefford on Monday | 8 April 2018

Chinese wine regions: 2017 vintage report - Shandong, Hebei, Beijing and Ningxia

Demei's view - wine communication from a Chinese winemaker | 29 March 2018

Chinese wine regions: 2017 vintage report - Xinjiang, Yunnan, Shanxi, Gansu and Northeast China

Demei's view - wine communication from a Chinese winemaker | 29 March 2018

Tenants and sharecroppers

Jefford on Monday | 20 March 2018

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Recipes and pairings

How to match wine with truffle recipes

How to match wine with truffle recipes

Looking for a wine to go with truffle risotto or another truffle-based dish...

12 January 2018

Wine with Christmas Turkey – Food Matching

24 December 2017

10 things to know about cooking with wine

14 December 2017

Which styles are best in a white wine sauce? – ask Decanter

1 December 2017

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Travel Guides

Cava country, Spain

Cava country, Spain

A tour of Catalonia’s centres of sparkling wine production is an unbeatable...

2 September 2016

24 hours in cava country

2 September 2016

Nine Cava wineries to visit

2 September 2016

Uco Valley, Argentina

Travel Guides | 12 March 2016

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Keywords

Decanter World Wine Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards

Want to know how the judging and medal system works for the Decanter World...

23 April 2017

Judgement of Paris

23 May 2016

Bordeaux 1855 Classification

16 February 2016

Oak aging and oak flavours

Keywords | 15 February 2016

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Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon (red)

Cabernet Sauvignon (red)

Famous, fabulous and fabled, Cabernet Sauvignon is responsible for many of...

Grapes | 26 February 2016

Sauvignon Blanc (white)

Grapes | 24 February 2016

Schioppettino (red)

Grapes | 23 February 2016

Torrontés (white)

Grapes | 22 February 2016

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Marqués de Riscal - Impeccable contemporary quality founded on old know-how roots.

Founded in the mid-18th Century, Marqués de Riscal is steeped in tradition, being one of the proudest and oldest wineries in Spain, yet it has never rested on its laurels, always keeping an eagle eye on the future...

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TopWine China 2018

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Can Sala and La Freixeneda

The original icons from the Freixenet Family

The Ferrer Family make wine right across northern Spain, from east to west, as well as internationally. Yet their history and their heart lies in Penedès, and specifically in the glorious estate of La Freixeneda...

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