Decanter - 1 Aug 2025
COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Happy birthday to us!
IN MY GLASS THIS MONTH
Decanter at 50: A timeline
Head to head
Decanter at 50: Time to party
Marketwatch
Chianti Classico latest releases
Panel tasting: Blaufränkisch
Does affordable Champagne still exist?
Piquette
Weekday wines
Wine wisdom
Albariño beyond Iberia
Ginebra: gin with Spanish style
What to pair with salads
Panel tasting: Aegean island whites
Expert’s choice: Portuguese rosés
One to watch: Trait Wines
Travel: A wine lover’s guide to Margaux
Decanter at 50: Over to you
Books etc
New York Fine Wine Encounter 2025
Writing this month
The Last Drop
Editors’ picks
DWWA 2025 highlights
Guest column
Weekend wines
Welcome
Uncorked
Andrew Jefford’s column
Hugh Johnson’s column
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Distilled
Introduction
ALDER YARROW
KATHLEEN WILLCOX
JOSH DELL
SOPHIE THORPE
Gen Z: alcohol consumption on the up
Burgundians drawn by Essex potential
IN BRIEF
Report confirms sluggish 2024 Bordeaux en primeur
Myrtos, London
In praise of moderation
What’s on Decanter Premium in August
Have your say & win a magnum of Champagne Bollinger
DREAM DESTINATION
A drink with: Matthew Green
DON’T MISS
’1975: the wine world was about to blossom like a cherry tree’
IN MY GLASS THIS MONTH
‘Among wine lovers the goal should be simply appreciation’
‘We need to change the wine-collecting rhetoric’
IN MY GLASS THIS MONTH
Decanter takes New York by storm
DECANTER AT 50
Decanter 50th anniversary party
Anne Cowper
Thomas Kaarsted
Joanna Hendrikx
Jim Greenhough
Over to you...
Zhang Bowen
Rodger Pannone
Jon Bricken
Marion Muthiani
The next Great White Grape?
The next Great White Grape?
More top Chianti Classico?
Trait Wines
Trait Wines
Trait, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia 2022 97 traitwines.com
? Does af fordable Champagne still exist
Vital statistics for a £40 bottle of Champagne in the UK
? Does af fordable Champagne still exist
De Saint-Gall, M&S Collection Brut Tradition 1er Cru NV
Henri Chauvet, Blanc de Noirs Brut, Montagne de Reims NV
Co-op, Les Pionniers Brut 2013
Berry Bros & Rudd, Grand Cru Brut, Montagne de Reims NV
Alexandre Bonnet, Waitrose Blanc de Noirs Brut, Côte des Bar NV
Castelnau, Waitrose No1 Special Reserve Brut 2018
Henriot, Brut Souverain NV
Ayala, Brut Majeur NV
Michel Arnould, Observation Grand Cru Brut, Montagne de Reims NV
Alfred Gratien, The Society’s Brut NV
Thiénot, Lay & Wheeler Brut NV
Henri Chauvet, Réserve Brut, Montagne de Reims NV
Union Champagne, Tesco Finest 1er Cru Brut NV
Piper-Heidsieck, Cuvée Brut NV
Guy de Forez, Les Riceys Blanc de Noirs Tradition Brut, Côte des Bar NV
PIQUETTE 101
‘Is 2025 shaping up to be the UK’s big piquette summer?’
Piquettes to pick up
Blackbook Winery, Hello My Name Is 2019
WHAT TO DRINK NOW
A taste of tequila
Dean Martin
No-alcohol drinks for summer
Ginebra Gin with Spanish style
Nordés Gin
Books etc
What’s in your glass?
Why food & wine pairing is a load of bunk Why food & wine pairing matters
Why food & wine pairing is a load of bunk Why food & wine pairing matters
What to pair with salads
What to pair with salads
Star pairings for salads
MARGAUX A wine lover’s guide
MARGAUX A wine lover’s guide
MY PERFECT WEEKEND IN MARGAUX
YOUR MARGAUX ADDRESS BOOK
Wine wisdom
Bluf fer’s guide to… Rosé
Gueule de bois
Dry Mosel Riesling
Meet the sommelier Jill Mott
ME & MY CELLAR
We asked you on Decanter’s social media channels…
The ethical drinker Labour of love? Not always Ines Salpico, Decanter Regional Editor for Spain, Portugal & South America
Hunter’s, Offshoot Chardonnay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2022 92
Maremma
WEEKDAY & WEEKEND WINES
AEGEAN ISLAND WHITES
PANEL TASTING:
CHOICE: PORTUGUESE ROSÉ
EXPERT’S
Ines Salpico picks 18 pink wines from this diverse and vibrant category
DWWA 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
A lesser-known red grape reveals its quality, with six wines rated Outstanding
Decanter team highlights from recent tastings
A great line-up of summer-friendly Greek wines
PANEL TASTING: BLAUFRANKISCH
Rest, relaxation and rosé
The Bordelais Champenois
EDITORS’ PICKS
Summer delights from Central & Eastern Europe
Massolino’s Vigna Rionda – a single-vineyard deep dive
Pere Ventura, I am
Blaufränkisch across Europe
WHAT TO EAT
THEJUDGES
THE SCORES
Andreas Gsellmann, Ried Gabarinza, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Figula, Kékfrankos 2500, Pécsely, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Hungary 2023
Jalits, Diabas Reserve, Eisenberg, Burgenland, Austria 2019
Heinrich, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2018
Kovács Nimród, Grand Bleu, Nagy-Eged, Eger, Hungary 2017
Umathum, Kirschgarten, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2017
Andreas Gsellmann, Astral, Burgenland, Austria 2023
Jalits, Cuvée Kontur, Eisenberg, Burgenland, Austria 2019
Artisan Wines, Alte Reben Heideboden, Burgenland, Austria 2021 £
‘Blaufränkisch is increasingly showing its mettle as an exciting and very food-friendly grape’
Heidi Schröck & Söhne, Junge Löwen, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2023
Heidi Schröck & Söhne, Ried Kulm, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2023
Markowitsch, Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW, Carnuntum, Niederösterreich, Austria 2022
Figula, Kékfrankos 1200, Pécsely, Balatonfüred-Csopak, Hungary 2022
Kovács Nimród Winery, Blues Kékfrankos, Eger, Hungary 2018 £
Eszterbauer, Tanyamacska Kékfrankos, Szekszárd, Pannon, Hungary 2024 £
Aldinger, Hanweiler Berg Lemberger 1G Trocken, Württemberg, Germany 2021
Eszterbauer, Báró Steiner Bikavér, Szekszárd, Pannon, Hungary 2023
Bolyki és Bolyki, Egri Bikavér Superior, Eger, Hungary 2022
Kollwentz, Ried Point, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2017
Kollwentz, Leithakalk, Burgenland, Austria 2022
St Andrea, Hangács Egri Bikavér Grand Superior, Eger, Hungary 2022
Triebaumer, Reserve, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2019
Anita & Hans Nittnaus, Jungenberg, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Artner, Ried Kirchweingarten 1ÖTW, Carnuntum, Niederösterreich, Austria 2021
Esterházy, Sankt Georgen, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2022
Vida Péter, Valles Prémium Szekszárdi Bikavér, Pannon, Hungary 2020
Umathum, Ried Kirchberg, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2015
Takler, Orökség Bikavér, Szekszárd, Pannon, Hungary 2021
Aldinger, Nashorn Lemberger Trocken, Wurttemburg, Germany 2021
Anton Bauer, Reserve, Wagram, Austria 2018
Wohlmuth, Ried Rabenkropf, Neckenmarkt, Burgenland, Austria 2018
Gebrüder Nittnaus, Ried Altenberg Reserve, Burgenland, Austria 2022
‘Some of the best wines had age but hadn’t lost fruit’
Gober & Freinbichler, Neckenmarkt, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Gober & Freinbichler, Ried Kirchholz, Horitschon, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Gebrüder Nittnaus, Ried Edelgrund, Burgenland, Austria 2022
Prieler, Johanneshöhe, Oggau, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Pri el er,Ri ed Pr at sch we in gar ten, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Wohlmuth, Neckenmarkt, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Zantho, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria 2022 £
Taferner, Ried Bärnreiser 1ÖTW, Carnuntum, Niederösterreich, Austria 2021
Salzl, Seewinkelhof, Neusiedlersee, Burgenland, Austria 2022
Triebaumer, Rust, Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria 2021
Vesztergombi, Porkolábvölgy Kékfrankos, Szekszárd, Pannon, Hungary 2019
Keringer, Aviator, Burgenland, Austria 2022
Aegean island whites
WHAT TO EAT
THE JUDGES
THE SCORES
Douloufakis Winery, Aspros Lagos Vidiano, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2024
Anhydrous, Santorini Assyrtiko-Athiri-Aidani, Santorini 2024
Anhydrous, Icon Assyrtiko, Pyrgos, Santorini 2023
Nopera, Sweet Wine from Sun-Dried Grapes, Samos 2017
Tranampelo, Potamisi, Naxos 2022
‘I liked the fact that the highest-scoring wine is an Assyrtiko blend’
Lyrarakis, Psarades Dafni, Alagni, Crete 2024 £
Artemis Karamolegos, Santorini 2022
Douloufakis Winery, Alargo Assyrtiko, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2023 £
Domaine de Kalathas, Sainte-Obéissance Vignes Centenaires Aspro Potamisi-Rozaki, Tinos 2019
Louloudis Winery, Seiri, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2024
Klados Winery, Heritage 1412/20 Assyrtiko, Rethymno, Crete 2023
Menexes, Vilana-M Aromatica Dry White, Heraklion, Crete 2023
Amargiotakis Winery, Thrapsathiri, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2023
Fragospito Winery, Vilana, Vorias, Crete 2024
Ekhô, Assyrtiko, Santorini 2023
Ekhô, White, Naxos 2023
Lyrarakis, Vóila Assyrtiko, Sitia, Crete 2024 £
Louloudis Winery, Great King, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2024
Garalis, Terra Ambera, Lemnos 2023
Menexes, Orange Vilana, Heraklion, Crete 2023
Silva Daskalaki, Vorinos, Dafnes, Heraklion, Crete 2024
Ousyra, Monemvasia, Syros 2022
Pretty in pink
Weekday wines
Weekend wines
Spain’s hidden depths Exploring regional strengths beyond Rioja and Ribera
Don Bernardino, La Capona, Amandi, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia 2019
Vall Llach, Mas de la Rosa Gran Vinya Classificada, Priorat, Catalonia 2023
Las Pizarras, Viña Castejón Garnacha 2023
Casa de la Ermita, Monastrell-Petit Verdot Roble 2024
Alvear, Tres Miradas Paraje de Riofrío Alto 3er Año 2021
Alto Moncayo, Veraton Garnacha 2022
Vallformosa, Cultivare Xarel.lo 2020
Dehesa del Carrizal, Petit Verdot, Vino de Pago 2022
Familia Torres, Salmos, Porrera 2021
Vegamar, Huella de Merseguera 2024
Almazcara Majara, Demasiado Corazón 2023
Cellers Unió, Perlat Garnatxa 2023
Leo & Niné, Compartir Joven 2024
Cherubino Valsangiacomo, De Sant Jaume Malvasía 2024
Koch cellar auction bucks the recent trend
COMING UP
Floral-themed Rare artist bottling – only 88 available
Market watch
Fine wine prices continue to fall, but bright spots remain
Bordeaux price movements in H1 2025
The Bordeaux Index view
Katherine Jenkins
WINERY PETS OF THE MONTH
ICE CREAM & WINE MATCH
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