Decanter

Published by TI Media Limited The world’s best wine magazine. It is simply the “wine bible”. Every month it provides recommendations on the world’s finest wines and tells you where you can find them. From top Bordeaux to the best value wine on the shelf, Decanter guides you through a maze of wine to help you find the right wine for you. It also offers interviews with leading wine personalities, in-depth guides to the wine regions and the latest wine news.

EDITOR’S LETTER

Meet the Decanter experts

UK vineyard plantings to double in next decade

COPENHAGEN RESTAURANT TOPS BEST WINE LIST AWARDS

Chianti Classico sub-zone labelling on the way

IN BRIEF • Stay up to date with the latest wine news on decanter.com, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @Decanter

DREAM DESTINATION

Vines to treasure

A drink with... Vincent Chaperon • Four years since taking over as cellar master at Dom Pérignon, Vincent Chaperon is putting his stamp on the global Champagne brand

DECANTER LOVES… Flexible wine storage

‘Tight, taut severity won’t please the drinker if its grip on the wine never eases’

‘Châteauowners’ secret, they always said, was in their special soil’

‘In conventional terms, Arizona seems an unlikely place for vines’

THE 50 BEST WINE TRIPS

OAK IN CHAMPAGNE A new chapter • Traditionally in common usage before being elbowed out by the advent of stainless steel, oak barrels are again playing a major role in shaping many of Champagne’s most exclusive cuvées

Barrel revival: Hewson’s pick of 20 top Champagnes produced using oak

Aligoté • Burgundy’s ‘other’ white variety is stepping out into a spotlight of its own, with a momentum brought by a highly committed band of producers enthused by its sprightly charms and perhaps hidden potential

Exemplary Aligoté: Curtis picks 20 of the best across Burgundy

WINE OF THE TIMES

CROATIA 2023

CROATIA: Istria, islands, Uplands and more

ISTRIA • Almost a country within a country, Istria is a region whose independence of spirit has outlasted empires – and where wineries big and small are producing authentic wines with an uncommon unity of purpose

CROATIA’S GRAPE VARIETIES TO KNOW

A taste of Croatia

VISIT ISTRIA – a wine lover’s tour • With its promise of medieval hilltop vistas, Mediterranean-influenced fine dining and truffle hunts, not to mention a glut of Croatia’s best wineries, who could resist a gastronomic stay on the Istrian peninsula?

MY PERFECT WEEKEND IN ROVINJ

ON THE MAINLAND • Beyond Istria, Croatia’s regions are a treasure trove of terroirs, grapes and styles. Veer off the tourist track and you’ll find many delightful surprises

PORTUGUESE WHITES Wines to look out for

Distilled

No- & low-alcohol drinks for summer

Asian spirits REVOLUTION • Looking for something refreshingly different for your drinks cabinet? Asia offers a fascinating selection of locally distilled spirits which are rapidly commanding global attention

PICNIC PERFECT PAIRINGS • Reach for the tartan blanket and the cool box – it’s high time for some al fresco dining. And here are some less than usual, but mouthwatering summer dishes to go with those light, summery wines

Pork satay with chilli, ginger & lime

Sweetcorn fritters with chilli & tomato sambal

Pale smoked haddock scotch egg

Freekah & herb salad with preserved lemon & black olives

Borekas

Passion fruit & raspberry cake donuts

Wine wisdom

If you like Beaujolais, why not try Freisa

The sommelier suggests... • We invite a leading sommelier to pick a go-to, personal favourite grape variety or wine style

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