Wines made from Riesling grapes of Germany - Page 5

‘Platinum is very hard-fought’ says co-chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘It’s like something in the Premier League’, she adds, ‘but getting there means it’s going to be something special.’ The Decanter World Wine Awards judging process for Platinum begins after a meticulous first round of tasting, where all entries – this year a record 18,250 – are examined by regional specialists to determine Bronze, Silver, Gold or no award. All wines awarded 95 points (a Gold med ...

Inside the August 2023 issue of Decanter magazine: FEATURES The 50 best wine trips Put your feet up and be transported by our ideas for the perfect wine holiday Oak in Champagne Tom Hewson explains why barrels are coming back into fashion in some of Champagne’s top cuvées Aligoté Burgundy’s other white grape deserves to be taken seriously, says Charles Curtis MW Wine of the times Charlie Leary on what it was like to be a wine lover in 19th-century England See our full top 50 wine trips ranking ...

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...