What is the difference between black and white pepper? - Ask Decanter
Have you seen both black and white pepper appear in wine tasting notes, but aren't sure how they differ? We explain...
What is carbonic maceration? - Ask Decanter
What kind of flavours does it produce in a wine...?
Learn about Gin – Flavours, styles and brands
Take a closer look at the flavours, styles and key brands of gin...
What is volatile acidity? - Ask Decanter
Why is it in your wine, and is it a bad thing?
Learn about Gin - History and the making process
Gin is a clear spirit that is made by distilling fermented grain and a number of other botanicals, one of which by law must be juniper. We take a closer look at Gin, how it's made and the essential facts.
Wine Legend: Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia 1985
What makes it a wine legend?
Can wine really have ‘bottle shock’ after travel? - Ask Decanter
Is it true that a wine can suffer from 'bottle shock' after travel?
What is green harvesting? - Ask Decanter
And why is it important for some wines...?
Tasting notes decoded: Loganberry, Beetroot, Lemongrass and Struck match
Get to grips with the some of the more obscure tasting notes used by wine experts, with graphics from the Decanter design team...
When is a Carruades not a Lafite? Ask Decanter
This curiously geeky and arcane question was posed at a magnificent and memorable dinner at the Pauillac First Growth held earlier this month to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the purchase of Lafite by Baron James de Rothschild in 1868.