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EDITOR’S LETTER

Meet the Decanter experts

Uncorked

SEVERE HAILSTORMS HIT CHABLIS VINEYARDS

Early Bordeaux 2023 campaign kicks off

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

In praise of indulgence

Amber Mihna & Phil Robertson • US-born Amber Mihna, global sales director for Napa’s Staglin Family Vineyard, met her British partner Phil Robertson, a senior executive at Amazon, in Mexico, in 2020. Since then, they’ve bought a property in the Cotswolds, planted a vineyard from scratch and will make their first wines under the Fossebridge Vineyard label in 2025. All while holding down demanding day jobs

DREAM DESTINATION

Decanter Premium: what’s on this month

English Wine Week

‘The suggestion: different wines leave you in different altered states’

‘Since we can only consume a bottle once, it needs to be memorable’

COOL CUSTOMERS THE TOP RED WINES TO CHILL • Putting a bottle of red in the fridge can seem somehow sacrilegious, but there are many styles that will benefit from a quick chill before serving, particularly in the heat of summer. Here we’ve rounded up 30 perfect examples

CHILE’S NEW WAVE WHITES • Chile is better known for its red wines but, for decades now, the country’s whites have been undergoing a quiet revolution. The result is a raft of exciting styles and accomplished bottles that can stand proudly on the world stage

FIRST LOOK Bordeaux 2023 • Sharing tasting duties this year with regular contributor Panos Kakaviatos, our Bordeaux editor toured the châteaux to assess the new-release vintage. Here she gives a preview to the highlights, analysis and her pick of recommended wines that will follow in our next issue, with a full report on Decanter Premium

Sam Neill & Two Paddocks • A world-famous actor he may be, but Sam Neill is not to be dismissed as just another celebrity winemaker, given his dedication to ‘Lord Pinot’, and the quality of his wines from Central Otago on New Zealand’s South Island

VOLNAY’S NEW GENERATION • In the Côte de Beaune’s sedate stone-walled villages there is fresh impetus as younger hands pick up winery reins – and right now, this is particularly the case in one of the region’s most admired appellations. Meet seven of Volnay’s key producers, along with two each of their excellent wines

Vernaccia di San Gimignano, to drink & to keep • Lying in the west of one of the world’s prime red wine areas, this Tuscan DOCG produces only whites. Some styles are delicious in their first flush of youth, while other bottlings can be a great offbeat choice for cellaring

ISLAND FINDS

Distilled

FIVE OF THE BEST Rums for cocktails

SEASIDE SPIRIT • With seaside botanicals and flavours inspired by bracing beach walks, there’s a fresh fleet of gins making a splash. All hail the rise of coastal gin

Spiced lamb shoulder with couscous • Despite featuring an alluring melange of North African spices, this slow-cooked lamb dish offers a surprising level of versatility when it comes to wine matching

SUSSEX WINE TOUR • Discover the Sussex winelands on a leisurely five-day tour of dynamic estates set in stunning landscapes, and feel the excitement of a region making aname for itself

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