Decanter is one of several partners for the Drinklusive 2025 mentorship scheme, which officially opened for applications on Monday 24 February via The Three Drinkers website. Founded in 2023 by award-winning journalist and broadcaster Aidy Smith, Drinklusive offers an impressive roster of training and work experience opportunities for aspiring drinks writers and content creators from underrepresented communities. Drinklusive said its …

2024 was a big year for Vega Sicilia. The Ribera del Duero powerhouse celebrated its 160th anniversary – not least with a lavish event at London’s National Gallery, under the watchful eye of dramatic masterpieces from the Spanish Masters – and rose to the top of Liv-Ex’s Power 100 ranking. Perhaps a landmark moment that marked the beginning of a …

A period of price declines on the fine wine secondary market could be flattening out, according to the views of merchants and other businesses responding to a survey by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. ‘Most market participants feel that prices are close to bottoming out,’ said Liv-ex this week, after surveying is trade members.  Not that a significant …

There was a time – not too long ago – when bitter-based beverages were a rarity on American cocktail menus. The Aperol Spritz and Negroni craze changed that. US consumers began experimenting with bittersweet flavour profiles that acted as a gateway to gradual appreciation of the botanical and herbal profile of amaro. ‘Amaros benefited greatly from people wanting to branch out …

Soon it will be time for the 97th Academy Awards to grace the screens and this year marks a new official Champagne partner for the Oscars. Domaine Clarence Dillon and Clarendelle return as the official wine partner for the third year running, with a duo of new wines on display –  La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2021 (white) and La Clarence …

An expressive and distinctive white, showing plump flavors of Key lime pie, with apricot, peach and ripe melon notes. Freshly grated ginger, candied green apple and lemon verbena linger on the sleek, juicy finish. Drink now. 131,000 cases made. Source : 9a36e69a4bae7c256cc7166c142d439f

Few people in history achieve true mononymity, fewer still in the world of wine. But for 50 years, one American importer of some of the world’s greatest wines was known and revered as simply, “Martine.” On February 9, Martine Saunier, famed wine importer and founder of Martine’s Wines died at the age of 91. A pioneer in many senses of …

There’s a brand new Kirkland Rioja out there, spotted first by our reader Dave P at a Costco store in Bend, Oregon. Price was $6.99 and Costco item number is 917056. This is actually slightly less expensive than the current Kirkland Rioja Reserva. Ironically, the item number is the same. Interesting development for sure, and […] Source : http://costcowineblog.com/new-7-kirkland-rioja-spotted-jme-seleccion/