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A wine lover's weekend spent ‘Sideways’ in the Santa Ynez Valley
A vineyard of syrah grapes located along Foxen Canyon Road. Twenty years on, ‘the Sideways effect’ continues in the Santa Ynez Valley. The film, directed by Alexander Payne, follows the misadventures...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Château Troplong Mondot, St-Emilion Premier...
Located on the highest point overlooking the village, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, this charming, peaceful and welcoming estate offers luxurious accommodation, an 18th-century exclusive-use...
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Los Angeles wine bars: A Decanter guide
Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles.Los Angeles has long been a drinking town, from the heady first days of Hollywood’s fledgling movie industry to the mid-century Rat Pack era of Manhattans and Martinis....
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Herzegovina: A wine lover's guide
Stari Most bridge spans the Neretva river in Mostar. Herzegovina, the smaller, southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has at least 2,000 years of viticultural history, but it has really blossomed...
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Best wine shops in Barcelona
View over Barcelona from Park Güell.Barcelona is the undisputed jewel in the crown of the beautiful Catalan coast. With its unique architecture, gastronomy, vibrant nightlife and warm, sunny weather,...
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Kelowna – Nine top spots for food and wine
Kelowna skyline including Okanagan Lake.A four-hour drive inland from Canada’s mountainous west coast, in the heart of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, is Kelowna, an energetic city known for its...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: L'AND Vineyards, Portugal
Ancient, gnarly, cork oaks stand half-naked in the midday sun. And then come the vineyards, as far as the eye can see. Welcome to the Alentejo region. With its golden plains and rolling hills topped...
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Where to eat and drink in Barolo
Osteria Tre Case is one of many fantastic places visitors can eat in Barolo. In Italy, where pairing local food and local wine is an art form, there is little argument that the Piedmont region offers...
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Buenos Aires wine shops: 10 to visit
Pain et Vin in Buenos AiresVino is integral to Argentine culture. Imports can be prohibitively expensive, but – despite Argentina’s volatile economy – domestic wine consumption remains steady. Local...
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Sussex wine tour: Your five-day itinerary
Dining by the vines at Rathfinny Estate, near Alfriston English sparkling wines are starting to command the attention they deserve, on restaurant lists and shop shelves, with the message hitting home...
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Miami: Discover eight of the best wine shops
Miami skyline.Say Miami, and most people will think of pool parties, salsa dancing and supercars. They wouldn’t be wrong. Anyone who has walked along lively Ocean Drive in South Beach or danced the...
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Blenheim Palace unveils vineyard plan for English wine
An aerial view of Blenheim Palace and its surroundings.Blenheim Palace estate said it is seeking an established winery partner to plant a vineyard on 60.7 hectares (150 acres) of prime south-facing...
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The best whisky bars in Edinburgh: 15 to try
Johnnie Walker Princes StreetWhile Speyside or Islay will quite rightly lay claim to being the beating heart of Scotland’s whisky industry, Edinburgh could make a great case for being its soul. Its...
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Entre-deux-Mers: Ten reasons to discover the region
Taking a bicycle tour at Château de Reignac.Most visitors to Bordeaux head straight for St-Emilion, Bordeaux city centre or the Médoc’s Route des Châteaux along the D2, and don’t get much further....
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St-Emilion: A wine lover’s guide
Looking down onto the Place du Marché from the balcony of the Place du Clocher in St-Emilion’s historical centre.Nestled amid the rolling hills of the Bordeaux wine region, the small, picturesque town...
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Exploring Sherry country
Flamenco dancers on the move at the Jerez Horse Fair, or Feria del Caballo.The city of Jerez de la Frontera is at the heart of the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO that shares its name. This is one the oldest...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Hôtel Hermitage, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Overlooking the Mediterranean, and Monte Carlo’s famous yacht-filled Port Hercule marina, the sumptuous Belle Epoque styling and calming ambience of the exceptional and unarguably 5-star Hôtel...
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Thailand: A wine lover’s guide
The spectacular Wat Phra Kaew (‘Temple of the Emerald Buddha’) within the Grand Palace complex, in the historical centre of Bangkok. By day, visitors to GranMonte winery in the Asoke valley in central...
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Cape Town: Best restaurants and bars for wine lovers
Belthazar terrace overlooking Table Mountain in Cape TownThere’s never been a better time for wine lovers to visit Cape Town in South Africa. Critical acclaim for the oldest New World wine region has...
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Sanlúcar de Barrameda: A wine lover's guide
Some places are just ‘drink towns’; synonymous with – even dominated by – the process of creating bottles known the world over. Bordeaux, Cognac and Porto are great examples; destinations on the...
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Provence by train and bike
Cycling across the idyllic Plateau de Valensole in Provence, where lavender fields perfume the air.In summer, Provence offers brilliant blue skies and Mediterranean beaches. The winters can be a bit...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Breckenridge Lodge, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Back in 1851 when Marist missionaries planted some of New Zealand’s first vines in Hawke’s Bay, they couldn’t have known what the area would become. But fast forward through decades of growth – as well...
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Sparkling adventures on the Orient Express
View from Veuve Clicquot Solaire Journey, aboard the luxurious Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train.‘Dream on, but don’t imagine they’ll all come true. When will you realise… Vienna waits for...
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Where to eat in Barbaresco
Village of Neive in Langhe.Whether you eat at a white tablecloth restaurant or a humble trattoria or osteria, you will find numerous dazzling wine and food combinations in Barbaresco, typically at very...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Villa Korta Katarina, Dalmatia, Croatia
Villa Korta Katarina and Winery, Croatia. Courtesy: Korta KatarinaOriginally built as a luxury hotel in the 1940s, this stately villa overlooking the Adriatic Sea sits on the picturesque Dalmatian...
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São Paulo travel guide: The peerless itinerary for wine lovers
The São Paulo skyline.Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s first city of sun and fun, but São Paulo is its capital of dining and cocktails. Thanks to the melting pot of communities that migrated there from...
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Hostal de La Gavina, Costa Brava, Spain
Perched on the Mediterranean coast in northern Spain, Hostal de La Gavina transports guests back to the glamorous heyday of the Costa Brava. Opened as a family-run ‘hostal’ with 11 rooms in 1932, it...
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Tasting the Cape in Kruger: Best lodges for wine lovers
Sundowners at Singita, where guests can take the chance to sample some of the best wines in South Africa, followed by dinner pairings.For close-up encounters with wild animals in their natural habitat,...
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Greener wine travel: Champagne by train
The high-speed TGV train travelling alongside vineyards, Reims, Champagne.Most visitors to Champagne head for Epernay, a quiet town whose main attraction, the Avenue de Champagne, is home to a number...
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Experimental Italy: Three producers defying convention
From left: the Lageder family, Alois, wife Veronika and sixth-generation children Anna, Helena and Alois Clemens.In 1983, the first French oak barriques arrived in Barolo. Elio, son of Giuseppe Altare,...
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