Are there any benefits to stemless glasses? – ask Decanter
Why are we seeing more stemless wine glasses...?
Smoke taint and wine – ask Decanter
What are the risk factors for smoke taint and what should you look out for in the glass?
Champagne corks – ask Decanter
Why do Champagne bottles have mushroom-shaped corks?
Does soil contribute to the flavour of a wine? – ask Decanter
Does it really make a difference...?
Why are there crystals in my wine? – ask Decanter
Don't panic, you're probably not about to die from eating broken glass; those little shards in your wine are more likely to be tartrate crystals. Gerard Basset OBE MW MS explains how they got there...
Tasting notes decoded: Vegetal, Tar, Leafy, Liquorice
What information can you extract from these terms in tasting notes?
Wine doesn’t ‘breathe’ through the cork
As a wine educator, I find it very frustrating how some myths can live on for so long, sometimes even among wine professionals...
What is whole bunch fermentation- Ask Decanter
And what does it do to the wine...?
Drinking wine could be secret to happy marriage – study
Married couples get on with each other better and for longer when both partners enjoy a drink, suggests a new study.
Wine festivals guide: Where to go in 2017
With tastings, tours and traditions - plan your next holiday around one of these wine festivals...