Wines made from Bobal grapes of Burgundy

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

Inside the May 2023 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES Wine’s future in America The trends and innovations that will steer the destiny of wine globally – Clive Pursehouse & our US team Producer profile: Trothe ‘One of Washington state’s most exciting new wines’, says Clive Pursehouse America’s new Chardonnays The new-school style trendsetters: Anna Lee C Iijima picks 30 to try Tablas Creek Sara Schneider tells the story behind California’s leading Rhône-style specialist Wine & culture ...

By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...