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Decanter (magazine)
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Decanter is an up market magazine
on wine
and spirits
, published in over 90 countries on a monthly basis. The magazine content includes news from the industry, vintage guides and wine recommendations. Decanter organizes the annual Decanter World Wine Awards.
in his Great Vintage Wine Book.
and International Wine Challenge
.
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
on wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and spirits
Distilled beverage
A distilled beverage, liquor, or spirit is an alcoholic beverage containing ethanol that is produced by distilling ethanol produced by means of fermenting grain, fruit, or vegetables...
, published in over 90 countries on a monthly basis. The magazine content includes news from the industry, vintage guides and wine recommendations. Decanter organizes the annual Decanter World Wine Awards.
Wine Ratings
Decanter employs a 1 to 5 star wine ratings system to assess the quality of the wines it reviews. This system was popularized by Michael BroadbentMichael Broadbent
John Michael Broadbent MW is a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine...
in his Great Vintage Wine Book.
Decanter.com
Decanters online arm, decanter.com, features wine news and wine recommendations although the site covers other aspects of wine including vintage guides, a learning guide, an online archive for the magazine, auction prices and a classified section called Shopping Mall.Decanter events
- Decanter Fine Wine Encounters: The Encounter is a weekend of wine tasting featuring 100 producers from around the world as well as more specific, producer-led Masterclasses. It is held at the five-star Landmark HotelThe Landmark LondonThe Landmark London is a five star hotel on Marylebone Road on the northern side of central London, England in the borough of London named the City of Westminster. It was originally opened by the Great Central Railway, under the title Hotel Great Central....
in central London every November.
- Regional Decanter Fine Wine Encounters: These are the equivalent of the November Fine Wine Encounters, specialising in a particular wine region such as Bordeaux. They are one-day events also held at the Landmark Hotel and occur in the months of February and May. They feature 100 invited producers from the specific region in question and three expert Masterclasses during the day.
- Decanter City Events: These are after-work tasting evenings held in the heart of London’s affluent financial district. The events were launched in 2006 with a RiojaRioja (wine)Rioja is a wine, with Denominación de Origen Calificada named after La Rioja, in Spain. Rioja is made from grapes grown not only in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, but also in parts of Navarre and the Basque province of Álava. Rioja is further subdivided into three zones: Rioja Alta, Rioja...
Tasting at Lloyds of London.
- Decanter Trade Events: Wine buyers, merchants, sommeliers and journalists attend these trade tastings in venues such as The Institute of DirectorsInstitute of DirectorsThe Institute of Directors is a UK-based organisation, established in 1903 and incorporated by royal charter in 1906 to support, represent and set standards for company directors...
. Decanter Trade events were launched with a FriuliFriuliFriuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...
tasting in 2005.
- Decanter Dinners: These are exclusive dinners held in some of the most renowned restaurants in London and the UK. Previous events include a Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Chateau Lafite dinner, held at Tom AikensTom AikensTom Aikens is an English chef.-Early life:Aikens was born in Norwich in 1970 into a family of wine merchants. The Aikens family had a converted barn in the Auvergne region of France where the chef would spend his early summers...
, and a charity gala wine dinner hosted by the Royal Opera HouseRoyal Opera HouseThe Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
, in Covent Garden.
Decanter World Wine Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards was founded in 2004 and gained a reputation as one of the world’s most respected and influential wine competitions . An expert panel of tasters from around the world, chaired by Steven Spurrier, judge wines on a regional basis reflecting variety, style and retail price. The Awards are one of the most important competitions in the UK wine trade. The other main ones being the International Wine and Spirit CompetitionInternational Wine and Spirit Competition
The International Wine & Spirit Competition is an annual wine competition founded in 1969 by the [German/British] oenologist Anton Massel.. Each year the competition receives entries from over 80 countries worldwide. The awards given by the competition are considered to be some of the highest...
and International Wine Challenge
International Wine Challenge
The International Wine Challenge is an annual wine competition. The International Wine Challenge assesses every wine blind and judges each for its faithfulness to variety, region and vintage. Every wine is assessed independently of its price...
.
Decanter Men/ Women of the Year
- 1984: Serge Hochar of Château MusarChateau MusarChâteau Musar is the name of a Lebanese winery in Ghazir, Lebanon, 15 miles north of the capital Beirut. Musar grapes grow in the Beqaa Valley, a fertile sunny valley at an altitude of ca. , situated 25 miles east of Beirut.-History:...
, Lebanon - 1985: Laura and Corinne Mentzelopoulos of Château MargauxChâteau MargauxChâteau Margaux, archaically La Mothe de Margaux, is a wine estate of Bordeaux wine, and was one of four wines to achieve Premier cru status in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855. The estate's best wines are very expensive...
, Bordeaux - 1986: Marchese Piero Antinori, Florence
- 1987: Alexis LichineAlexis LichineAlexis Lichine was a Russian wine writer and entrepreneur. He played a key role in promoting varietal labelling of wine, was a masterful salesman of wine, and owned Château Prieuré-Lichine and a share of Château Lascombes in the Médoc. He was married to actress Arlene Dahl from 1964 to...
, Bordeaux - 1988: Max SchubertMax SchubertMax Schubert AM was a pioneering Australian winemaker who is best known as the creator of Grange Hermitage.-Career:He joined Penfolds in the early 1930s as a messenger boy and became chief winemaker in 1948 through 1975...
, Australia - 1989: Robert MondaviRobert MondaviRobert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than...
, California - 1990: Prof Émile Peynaud, Bordeaux
- 1991: Ignacio Domecq, Jerez
- 1992: André TchelistcheffAndré TchelistcheffAndré Tchelistcheff was America's most influential post-Prohibition winemaker. Tchelistcheff is most notable for his contributions toward defining the style of California's best wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon...
, California - 1993: Michael BroadbentMichael BroadbentJohn Michael Broadbent MW is a British wine critic, writer and auctioneer in a capacity as a Master of Wine...
, MWMaster of WineMaster of Wine is a qualification issued by The Institute of Masters of Wine in the United Kingdom...
, London - 1994: May-Eliane de LencquesaingMay-Eliane de LencquesaingMay-Eliane de Lencquesaing is a French winemaker, for over 30 years the owner and managing director of the Pauillac winery Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande...
, Bordeaux - 1995: Hugh Johnson, OBE, London
- 1996: Georg Riedel, Austria
- 1997: Len Evans, OBE AO, Australia
- 1998: Angelo Gaja, Piedmont
- 1999: Jancis RobinsonJancis RobinsonJancis Mary Robinson OBE, MW is a British wine critic, journalist and editor of wine literature. She currently writes a weekly column for the Financial Times, and writes for her website jancisrobinson.com...
, OBE, MW, London - 2000: Paul Draper, California
- 2001: Jean-Claude RouzaudJean-Claude RouzaudJean-Claude Rouzaud served for over 30 years as president of Champagne Louis Roederer.He is well-known for organizing a celebration in 1997 to celebrate his 30th anniversary as president of the well-known Champagne company....
, Champagne - 2002: Miguel A. TorresMiguel A. TorresMiguel A. Torres , the current President and Managing Director of Bodegas Torres, is a member of the fourth generation of this family business...
, Penedès - 2003: Jean-Michel CazesJean-Michel CazesJean-Michel Cazes is a French winemaker and insurance executive. He managed the wine holdings of AXA Millésimes until 2000, the family insurance agency, and the Cazes family estates until 2006...
, Bordeaux - 2004: Brian Croser, Adelaide Hills
- 2005: Ernst Loosen, Mosel
- 2006: Marcel Guigal, Rhône
- 2007: Anthony Barton of Château Léoville-BartonChâteau Léoville-BartonChâteau Léoville-Barton is a vineyard in the Saint-Julien appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. Château Léoville-Barton is also the name of the red wine produced by this property...
, Bordeaux - 2008: Christian MoueixChristian MoueixChristian Moueix is a French winemaker and the president of the négociant house Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix in Libourne, overseeing production in several estates in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol including Château Pétrus and Château Trotanoy...
, Bordeaux - 2009: Nicolás Catena, Argentina
- 2010: Aubert de VillaineAubert de VillaineAubert de Villaine is co-owner and co-director of the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Some of the world's most expensive wines are produced on its vineyard. He was originally co-director with Lalou Bize-Leroy, both having inherited their ownership...
of Domaine de la Romanee-ContiDomaine de la Romanée-ContiDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, often abbreviated to DRC, is an estate in Burgundy, France that produces white and red wine. It is widely considered among the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive...
, Burgundy