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See what’s inside Decanter journal January 2025
In focus
- Wines of the 12 months 2024: Annual highlights Decanter’s Regional Editors cherry choose their 65 high- scoring highlights from final yr
- Classic report: Burgundy 2023 A harvest heatwave helped produce a bumper crop of high-quality wines, experiences Charles Curtis MW
- What’ll ya have? With 2025 now upon us, Henna Bakshi appears into her crystal ball to disclose what we’ll be ingesting within the yr forward
- One to observe: Juan Pablo Murgia Ines Salpico meets one in all Argentina’s most gifted winemakers, who’s pushing the boundaries in Patagonia
- Bolgheri newest launch With the 2021 classic heralded as one to recollect, James Button selects 15 Bolgheri wines from that and different latest vintages
- Color code Is synaesthesia, the situation the place senses ‘merge’and flavours can seem as shapes or colors, the sommelier’s secret weapon, asks Marianna Hunt
Spirits
- Distilled Spirits information, a non-alcoholic mango Margarita recipe, and 5 new spirits so as to add to your drinks cupboard
- Hebridean whisky This rugged archipelago is giving delivery to a brand new wave of whisky, says Abbie Moulton
Meals & journey
- What to pair with vegetarian and vegan meals Fiona Beckett’s ideas for wines to serve with plant-based dishes
- Journey: Quebec wine routes Bridget McGrouther explores Canada’s newest up-and-coming wine-growing area
- Books and so forth Sophie Thorpe’s tackle three books that delve into the science behind how we style
Studying
- Wine knowledge Knowledgeable ideas that can assist you in your journey by way of wine, plus ‘The moral drinker’ on packaging
Shopping for information
- Panel tasting: Australian Grenache Our first-ever panel tasting of Aussie Grenache highlighted its spectacular high quality. Wines from the 2020, 2021 and 2022 vintages had been tasted, with seven rated Excellent
- Panel tasting: NV Rosé Champagne In the event you’re after some fizz to accompany a celebratory meal, look no additional, as our specialists have uncovered a variety of scrumptious wines in a wide range of kinds
- Knowledgeable’s selection: Muscadet Natalie Earl picks 18 nuanced whites from a low-profile nook of the Loire that’s turning into identified for its superb wines
- Weekday wines Decanter’s in-house tasting crew brings you 25 prime ready-to-drink drops for £30 or much less
- Weekend wines Priced £30-£60, seven standout buys to impress
- DWWA 2024 highlights Award-winning wines at 12% abv and below
Gathering & investing
- Marketwatch Public sale information, new releases and blue-chip Burgundy costs
Regulars
- Scripting this month Meet a number of the authors from this month’s Decanter
- Uncorked Information, inspiration & extra 14 Andrew Jefford’s column Trying again on a reasonably tough yr in wine
- Katherine Cole’s column Sufficient already! The difficulty with an excessive amount of stemware – and a easy answer
- Visitor column Pascaline Lepeltier describes her exploration of a radical new (previous) strategy to wine tasting
- London Decanter Wonderful Wine Encounter 2024 Picture highlights from our newest tasting within the capital
- The Final Drop Crisps and wine, superstar bottles, take a look at your wine data and extra…
