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Decanter World Wine Awards 2026 results are out now! Your essential guide to exceptional wines worldwide, discover who's made the @DecanterAwards list...
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It's #EnglishWineWeek - check our infographic with the need to know facts about #Englishwine po.st/yXAPBb
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Kensington Palace has announced that Pol Roger Brut Réserve NV will be served at the #RoyalWedding reception, alongside canapés including grilled English asparagus and Scottish Langoustines, plus bowl food including pea and mint risotto & slow roasted pork belly #Champagne
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Results from the world’s largest and most influential wine competition have been announced! 🥂 A record year for the number of wines tasted, discover which wines won what at the 18th edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards... bit.ly/3xp3bWq #wine #dwwa @DecanterAwards
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The news of Gerard Basset MW MS OBE's death is a hard and heavy blow to all who knew this great gentleman of wine. He was a true wine legend who gave so much to so many, both personally and professionally.
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The first vines are planted at Domaine Evremond in Kent, where Champagne Taittinger will make an English sparkling wine #diggingevremond
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Everyone at Decanter is greatly saddened to hear of the death of Steven Spurrier, a much admired and respected figure at Decanter and in the wine trade over many, many years. Sending our condolences to Bella and the family.
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Burgundy grand cru prices are falling, according to @Livex...
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Pop star Kylie Minogue has launched her eponymous range of wines in the US after selling 5 million bottles worldwide over the past two years...
@kyliewines
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Sales of alcohol in South Africa have once again been banned. Show your support for SA by buying your favourite South African wines where you are... bit.ly/3j0GgKk #drinksouthafrican @WOSA_UK #wine
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A leading light of the wine world for many decades... bit.ly/3sZkIC7 #wine
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In his column in this month’s Decanter magazine @andrewcjefford discusses @kylieminogue’s rosé wines with the star and discovers that she’s now a Decanter reader... bit.ly/3vI0bno #winlover @kyliewines
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Help us reach #100k followers & win a bottle of @LaRiojaAltaSA 904 2005! Follow & tweet @Decanter w/ #100k T&Cs here po.st/QzdYkX
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Roald Dahl was an avid Decanter reader and in 1982 wrote in to the magazine to complain about the use of flowery wine descriptions, which he referred to as 'tommy-rot' #RoaldDahlDay2018
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Big news from Bordeaux: Château Angelus has withdrawn from the St-Emilion classification. Rather pointed press release here; a news story with more details will be on our website shortly...
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Mendoza: stunning landscapes & great wines, visit these wineries from @Lonelyplanet po.st/DAbW8A
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Learning how well #Rioja can age with vintages stretching back to 1945 #decanterfwe @LaRiojaAltaSA @VINAPOMAL @Cvne @marquesderiscal
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‘Champagne is the wine of civilisation and the oil of government.’ po.st/HpAVI7 #WinstonChurchillDay #wine
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'English wine is like New Zealand in the late 1980s. It's very exciting,' says Gerard Basset MW MS OBE #vinexpo2015
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One minute silence at #hospicesdebeaune auction. Organisers pledge some of proceeds to #Paris victims & families
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Decanter World Wine Awards 2020 results are out now! Find out which wines won what in this year’s competition...
bit.ly/33RTIcz
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For all of our fans of tasting notes decoded: which wine tasting descriptors are you still confused by or trying to understand? Let us know which ones you'd like to see ⤵️ #wine #winetasting #tastingnotes
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Last but certainly not least, this year's Outstanding Retailer of the Year is… @TheWineSociety! As the judges note, 'Celebrating the joy of wine is something The Wine Society does with aplomb.' Well done!
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Merry #Christmas from team Decanter! Let us know what special bottles you're opening today using #myChristmaswine
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Sicily’s Etna region gears up for DOCG status
Winemakers in the historic Etna DOC denomination have begun down the path towards prestigious DOCG recognition in Italy, with changes to the production rules planned...
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And the winner for this year's Supermarket of the Year goes to... @BoothsCountry!
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And they enjoyed Cheval Blanc and grand cru Burgundy at a wine tasting in Shanghai... po.st/5qxuwx
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It has been revealed that Brad Pitt's Fleur de Miraval Rosé Champagne will be served at this year's Oscars ceremony replacing the long-standing partnership with Piper-Heidsieck...
@miravalwines
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Win an exclusive vertical collection of Viña Arana from @laRiojaAltaSA ! To enter like+follow+comment who you'd share it with & celebrate its 50th anniversary.
#ad #ViñaArana #LaRiojaAltaSA #Decanter
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Drumroll... the winner of this year's Judges' Choice Award goes to @DByrneFineWines! A huge congratulations!
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Who else loves our latest cover? The January 2018 issue of Decanter is on sale now - with most exciting wines of the year, vintage #Champagne, Tawny Ports and more, everything you need for #Christmas po.st/YKqSLP #wine
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Congratulations to @TheWineSociety on winning Outstanding Retailer, Online Retailer and Regional France Specialist of the Year #wine
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If you could only drink one wine style or grape variety for the rest of your life, what would it be? 🍇
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Global wine production has plummeted to a 63-year low after frost, heavy rains and drought ravaged vineyards throughout 2024... decanter.com/wine-news/globa…
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A tour of the Pol Roger range in Epernay, including Sir Winston Churchill 2004 & the new rosé 2008 #champagne
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The line up of Ch Lafite Rothschild wines in our masterclass - vintages ranging from 2012 - 1988... #decantershanghai #bordeaux
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The Portuguese government has put a contingency plan in place to help UK tourists post-Brexit - including 90 day visa exemption. Time to start planning your trip... po.st/FHyf36 @visitportugal #travel
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Finally our Outstanding Retailer of the Year is - @TheWineSociety! Congratulations on your win and this concludes our 2018 Retailer Awards
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Taste Spain's premium sparkling wines Mon 16 May, in the wonderful setting of OXO2, London. decanter.com/events
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Penfolds to release second rare wine NFT
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'If you want Picpoul, it has to be "de Pinet"'.... po.st/MONxGp #wine
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Dalmatia Rising: A wine renaissance on the Croatian coast... decanter.com/premium/dalmati…
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When Steven revealed the Bordeaux wines that stayed in his memory more than any others over his long career... bit.ly/2PRVozJ #wine #Bordeaux
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Champagne #Taittinger to make English sparkling #wine with UK vineyard deal po.st/74yYpy @TaittingerUK
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The rise and return of Italy’s indigenous varieties decanter.visitlink.me/Q9xVgd
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Château Lafite Rothschild has welcomed cameras behind the scenes... bit.ly/3zSHGz8 #wine #SOMMTV #Lafite
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Our first masterclass - classic vs modern Spanish wines with @SJEvansMW including @BodegasZARATE @pazosenorans Laventura, Viña Tondonia, @barbadillo @BodegasRoda @artuke @masdoix, Álvaro Palacios, Sei Solo, Dominio de Pingus @asencioalonso #decanterfwe
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Burgundy 2023 vintage report 🍷
A challenging but in the end very successful vintage, the 2023 Burgundy delivered an abundance of approachable, fruity red wines and lush, round whites for early drinking... decanter.com/premium/burgund…
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It is 150 years since the birth of Sir Winston Churchill. Marking the occasion, Tom Hewson reports on a 'once-in-a-lifetime' vertical tasting of the cuvée named in his honour... decanter.com/premium/a-20-ye…
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Here come the golds...the first gold medals of #DWWA2015 go to Australia, South Africa and Greece & Cyprus
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Researchers in Peru identify six unique new grape varieties
At least two of the varieties – the white Jaén and red Cantarilla – have potential for wine production say experts...
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Happy 80th birthday to Decanter columnist Hugh Johnson OBE (for yesterday!). Time to revisit one of his most popular columns... 'I’ve celebrated new grapes, new regions and new ideas of all sorts. The question is always, what next?' po.st/mQfwES #wine
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Latvia’s Raimonds Tomsons named world’s best sommelier
Tomsons of Latvia was crowned the world’s best sommelier after fending off fierce competition at the Paris La Défense Arena on Sunday...
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'Drink #Champagne from a white Chardonnay style glass - never a flute. I invented the hashtag #noflute' @krugoli at #decanterfwe
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It's that time of year again - top wine experts from across the world are judging the Decanter World Wine Awards #dwwa2019 @DecanterAwards
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Get organised and restore order to your wine racks... po.st/Bn1uUH #wine
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Alvaro Palacios is Decanter Man of the Year 2015, thanks to his pioneering work to put Spain on the fine #wine map po.st/jW0igh
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Countries with a common #wine tradition; Greece, Italy & Bulgaria masterclass @Lazarakis #decanterGIB @semedwines
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Somm: Into the bottle takes 'viewers behind the scenes to reveal how wine is actually made' po.st/INDCM2
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Producers hoping to maximise vineyard expression... po.st/bO5yz1 #wine
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Decanter Premium has been hosting some special tastings in New York with @newbordeaux comparing Pomerol and Pauillac 2009s #wine #winetasting
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Pinot Noir: World's best (outside Burgundy) po.st/HW0Pxt Beaune reds; A tale of two Pichons-APRIL issue
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"Cava is going through a time of transition" - Discovering premium Cava with @BallesterosMw #decantercava @OXO_2
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'World's largest white truffle', weighing 1.89kg, sold for $61,250 ahead of @SothebysWine auction in New York.
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Our final masterclass: Château Pichon Baron, showing vintages of Pichon Baron and Pichon-Longueville Baron #decanterfwe (good thing there's #280characters)
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