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When Charlie Trotter was asked what his last meal would be, he was a bit vague on the food. But he was highly specific on the wine. As he told author and photographer Melanie Dunea for her book My Last Supper, “I would eat many courses of tiny, raw and delicate seafood. The china plates would have wonderful things like …

Offbeat England Sylvia Wu English and Welsh vineyards offer many more grape varieties than just the Champagne trio and Bacchus – a fact I’m reminded of every year at the WineGB tasting, where the hunt for what’s new is always rewarded. Biddenden’s speciality, Ortega, displays citrussy, refreshing charm as a sweet wine (try the Late Harvest 2018, £122/ 37.5cl Bibbenden), …

Kejuaraan Dunia Atletik: Atlet Indonesia Raih Emas di Final ini mencatatkan sejarah yang membanggakan bagi Indonesia. Dalam salah satu final yang paling ditunggu, seorang atlet Indonesia berhasil merebut medali emas, mengharumkan nama bangsa di panggung internasional. Pencapaian ini menjadi bukti betapa kerasnya perjuangan dan dedikasi yang telah dilakukan para atlet Indonesia dalam mempersiapkan diri untuk kompetisi global. Kejuaraan Dunia Atletik: …

The Chianti Classico Massive Online Open Course is aimed at sommeliers, wine professionals, journalists and wine enthusiasts. Anyone can sign up for the course, which is divided into five modules consisting of short and engaging videos. Leading experts have provided these video lessons, including Decanter contributor Michaela Morris, Michael Godel, Alessandro Masnaghetti, Jeff Porter, Gabriele Gorelli MW and Leonardo Romanelli. …

Legendary wines have gone under the hammer during the auction houses’ autumn sales season, from Hong Kong to the US. Château Mouton Rothschild 1945, a Decanter Wine Legend, was the top-selling lot at the Christie’s Epic Cellar II auction in Hong Kong in early October. Twelve bottles in their original wooden case (OWC) sold for HK$1.25m (£123,321), including buyer’s premium …

Tim Kriket India Berjaya, Menang di Final Asia Cup 2024 di kancah kriket internasional setelah meraih kemenangan gemilang di final Asia Cup 2024. Dalam pertandingan yang penuh ketegangan dan drama, India berhasil mengalahkan tim lawan dengan performa luar biasa, meraih gelar juara Asia Cup yang ke-9, dan membuktikan status mereka sebagai salah satu kekuatan utama dalam dunia kriket. Tim Kriket …

Finding truffles in Istria The Istrian peninsula – the largest in the Adriatic – has for centuries been a meeting point of cultures and linguistic identities. Today, the vast majority of Istria lies within Croatia, with a small area in Slovenia and an even smaller one within Italy. Its history includes periods as part of Yugoslavia, Italy, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, …

Sassicaia wines in a masterclass at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter in London in 2022. Core SuperTuscan wines have proved relatively resilient to a fine wine market downturn in the past couple of years, according to fresh data that is discussed in the Market Watch section of Decanter magazine’s November 2024 issue. Themonthly Market Watch pages are sponsored by international …

Isu Referendum Kemerdekaan Memanas di Wilayah Timur di wilayah timur Indonesia kembali mencuat dan semakin memanas dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Seruan untuk melakukan referendum guna menentukan nasib sendiri, terutama di Papua dan wilayah sekitarnya, semakin menguat. Gerakan ini dipicu oleh ketidakpuasan terhadap kebijakan pusat, ketimpangan pembangunan, serta berbagai masalah sosial-politik yang dianggap tidak mendapatkan perhatian serius dari pemerintah. Seiring dengan …

Single malts and blended whiskies from Japan’s Nikka Whisky, enjoyed by masterclass attendees at the inaugural Decanter Singapore Fine Wine Encounter. It was a full house for the first-ever spirits masterclass at Decanter’s inaugural Fine Wine Encounter in Singapore, with the rich history and drams from Japan’s Nikka Whisky enthralling attendees. Hosted by Diego Araud, of specialist spirits merchant La …

Hotel La Perla, in Corvara, is a luxurious base from which to explore the Dolomites in the northern Italian Alps. The UNESCO World Heritage listed Dolomites, in the northern Italian Alps, are a jaw-dropping set of peaks, whose majesty is hard to convey unless you’ve actually been there. A luxurious base from which to explore them is Hotel La Perla, …

Sutradara Peraih Oscar Umumkan Proyek Film Terbarunya Tahun setelah salah satu sutradara peraih Oscar yang paling dihormati, [Nama Sutradara], mengumumkan proyek film terbarunya yang akan dirilis tahun depan. Setelah sukses besar dengan karya-karya sebelumnya yang telah mengukir sejarah di ajang penghargaan internasional, sutradara ini kini siap kembali ke layar lebar dengan sebuah film yang diprediksi bakal menjadi perbincangan hangat di …

Since 1999, when I started to craft wine tours, I’ve been able to observe the huge development of wine tourism in my country. I still remember, aged 26, conducting daily tours in my old Alfa Romeo, roaming around Tuscany accompanied by families following me in their own cars. No Google Maps, few signs directing you to wineries – it was …

Michael Garner, Sara Bachiorri and Richard Baudains tasted 88 wines, with 3 Outstanding and 38 Highly Recommended. Amarone: Panel tasting scores 40 wines tasted Exceptional 0 Outstanding 3 Highly recommended 38 Recommended 36 Commended 9 Fair 2 Entry criteria: producers and UK agents were invited to submit their latest-release vintage wines classified as Amarone della Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, …

Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. This past week included a few more Albariños from Uruguay, all of which are worth …

Harga Emas Anjlok: Dampak bagi Investor dan Ekonomi Nasional, mengejutkan para investor dan memicu kekhawatiran mengenai dampaknya terhadap ekonomi nasional. Emas, yang biasanya dianggap sebagai aset aman atau safe haven, kini menunjukkan volatilitas yang tinggi, dipengaruhi oleh berbagai faktor global seperti penguatan mata uang dolar AS, pengetatan kebijakan moneter oleh bank sentral, dan ketidakpastian ekonomi global. Penurunan ini membawa dampak …

Fenomena Skateboarding: Atlet Muda Indonesia Raih Emas setelah seorang atlet muda berhasil meraih medali emas dalam cabang olahraga skateboarding di Olimpiade. Prestasi ini tidak hanya membanggakan bagi masyarakat Indonesia, tetapi juga menempatkan negara ini dalam peta skateboarding dunia. Atlet muda ini telah menginspirasi generasi baru, sekaligus membuktikan bahwa dengan tekad, latihan keras, dan dukungan penuh, Indonesia mampu bersaing di ajang …

Menteri Energi Umumkan Transisi Energi Bersih: Rencana yang lebih berkelanjutan, Menteri Energi Indonesia mengumumkan rencana besar untuk transisi energi bersih. Program ini bertujuan untuk mengurangi ketergantungan pada energi fosil dan mempercepat adopsi energi terbarukan di Indonesia. Melalui berbagai kebijakan dan investasi, pemerintah berharap dapat mewujudkan sistem energi yang ramah lingkungan, meningkatkan ketahanan energi nasional, serta mengurangi emisi karbon sesuai dengan …

Trailblazing Jura vigneron Stéphane Tissot in his Clos de la Tour de Curon vineyard, above the town of Arbois. Have you ever visited somewhere so characterful and unspoilt that you’re torn between telling everyone and keeping it to yourself? Jura is that sort of place. At first sight, its unfamiliar wine styles and eclectic ranges of idiosyncratic micro-cuvées are hard …

Konser Amal Selebriti Raih Dana Fantastis untuk Korban Bencana atas berhasil meraih dana fantastis untuk membantu korban bencana alam di Indonesia. Acara ini menjadi bukti solidaritas dan kepedulian para artis terhadap masyarakat yang terdampak, dan mendapatkan sambutan hangat dari publik. Dengan menggabungkan hiburan dan aksi sosial, konser amal ini tidak hanya menawarkan pertunjukan spektakuler tetapi juga memberikan harapan dan dukungan …