Magazine: May 2025 Issue

Napa Cabernet 2022: Vintage report and buyer's guide

Highlights from the new Napa vintage...

Cru Americana: 10 of America’s finest vineyards

The wines from America's greatest plots...

Eliza Dumais: ‘The copy that comes with a score is so essential to making comparisons’

Eliza Dumais on scoring wine...

Winemaker to watch: Raúl Moreno

A journey of self-discovery comes full-circle...

The ethical drinker: Biochar – the secret to the soils, and wines, of the future?

Natalie Earl on the potential benefits of biochar...

Provence whites: Panel tasting results

Think beyond pink...

Expert’s Choice: Santa Barbara Chardonnay

Delights from off the beaten track...

Singular US Pinot Noir: 20 vineyards where the variety has found a home

The zenith of US Pinot...

A taste of the Tamar for wine lovers

World-class wineries and mountain-flanked vistas in the Tamar Valley...

Cool-climate precision: Rising stars from the heart of Europe

Discover 15 award-winning wines from DWWA 2024...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Fine wines, like humans, seem to be moving into the semaglutide era, too’

Andrew Jefford on what we are looking for in a fine wine...

South African Chardonnay: Panel tasting results

The Cape crusaders of Chardonnay...

Books: The Wines of California by Elaine Chukan Brown

Decanter's regular reviewer on the latest Classic Wine Library release...

Decanter's Dream Destination: Montage Healdsburg, Sonoma, California

Peaceful escapism in prime wine country...

Hugh Johnson: ‘Labels, of course, play the key role’

Hugh Jonhson on wine's 'real worth'...

Wine investment: Bordeaux faces pricing dilemma

Pricing remains the name of the game...

Cocktail files: Paloma

How to make a cocktail classic, the Paloma...

California shakedown: The wine glut taxing California's wine scene

Less is arguably more in California these days...

Meet the sommelier... Carlton McCoy

Meet one of the youngest to earn the Master Sommelier title...

What to pair with food of the American South

Henna Bakshi on wine pairings with comfort foods of the American South...

Decanter magazine May 2025: See what’s inside

A look inside our latest issue...