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?
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.
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...
News
China threatens US wine with retaliatory tariffs
Chinese officials have threatened retaliatory tariffs on American wine...
Trivia
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...
Decanter Features
Comment: Has wine quality improved?
Long-standing wine writer Hugh Johnson considers whether quality has moved on...
WSET and Wine Quiz
The Aromatic Wine Quiz – Test your knowledge
How much do you know about these spicy, floral wonders? Let's find out with...
Columns
Grapevine trunk disease – the ‘next phylloxera’
Andrew Jefford reports from the vineyard front line in the battle against the...
Recipes and pairings
How to match wine with truffle recipes
Looking for a wine to go with truffle risotto or another truffle-based dish...
Travel Guides
Cava country, Spain
A tour of Catalonia’s centres of sparkling wine production is an unbeatable...
Keywords
Decanter World Wine Awards
Want to know how the judging and medal system works for the Decanter World...
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon (red)
Famous, fabulous and fabled, Cabernet Sauvignon is responsible for many of...