Cancer is undoubtedly one of the biggest killers and certainly the last thing you want to hear from a doctor. That being said, there are ways to limit your cancer risk. Some are conventional, while others may be surprising.

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Ever since Paso Robles’ wines started receiving high marks, speculators vowed that the small Central Coast town would become California’s next great wine region. It would bound out of the shadow of its glamorous southern sister, Santa Barbara County,…

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As warm weather months get into full swing, ease of cooking becomes paramount. Stews and long-simmering braises are forgotten, cast aside for lighter options like salads and subtle fish preparations. If you prefer red wine to white, however, pairing…

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Bernard Magrez is to begin a joint venture with a leading Japanese wine maker, Yuji Aruga of Katsunuma Winery.

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Creating a cocktail is so much more than choosing vodka or gin, on the rocks or neat, or shaken versus stirred. Sure, those aspects are important, but it’s the final touch that makes a cocktail pull in a customer. No, it’s not the garnish, silly. For…

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Mark Dorber, the well-respected manager of London’s White Horse Pub in Parson’s Green, has opened the Anchor at Walberswick, on the Suffolk coast.

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Wine glasses, or stemware as they are known in the industry, are the natural extensions of wine. While wine can be enjoyed in any shape or size of container from a coffee mug to a crystal wine glass, the top stemware manufacturers insist that there is a science to capturing the best color, bouquet and taste of wine.

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Sharpham Rustic, a bloomy-rind cow’s milk cheese from England, demonstrates the creativity that invigorates the artisan cheese world today. Resembling no other cheese I can think of, Sharpham Rustic debuted about 15 years ago, the invention of cheesemaker…

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Sometimes tasting wine for a living really is work. And sometimes we get to sample 52 Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs priced more than $35. The cool climate of this Sonoma County subappellation is perfect for the fickle variety that’s often called the…

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Washington State has reached the 500-winery mark, consolidating its position as America’s No. 2 wine state.

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The above lines are a part of personal demonstration of the researches, which have concluded many certain facts about wine drinking, and it benefit aspects.

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Plans are afoot to build a motorway through the heart of some of Spain’s most iconic vineyards.

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Red wines have been very popular lately, thanks to medical reports about their antioxidant and heart-protecting properties. It’s true that red wines are amazing, but that doesn’t mean the other less noticed kinds of wine are bad. White wines are in fact divine, when it comes to their subtle aroma and taste it’s more than the senses with a right amount of sweetness and delicately combined with mild sources. Wine service at a nice restaurant can be an unneccessarily difficu…

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This year’s Decanter World Wine Awards will be greener than ever, with more than 8,000 bottles being recycled.

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It’s increasingly tough to find reasonably priced California Pinot Noir. It’s even tougher to find it in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley, where Pinot reigns — and the best wines have long been the stuff of mailing-list dreams. That might explain why it was a…

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Making wine is without a doubt an art form and many of the fine wines from all over the world is the result of generations of knowledge thats been handed down and refined by master wine makers.

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How do you top yourself if you’ve reached the pinnacle of your career at age 25? For Andrew Murray, 35, of the eponymous vineyard in Santa Barbara County, the answer is to lose the farm, flirt around with new vineyards and train for a triathlon. Oh,…

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As buyers await the first price releases for the 2006 Bordeaux en primeur campaign, one of Japan’s leading wine merchants has said that their 2005 campaign was a ‘disaster’, and that they are still sitting on large stocks of wine.

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I was recently press-ganged into joining a bunch of bartenders in the Cognac region of France on a trip to tour 10 Cognac houses in 96 hours. If you figure that around four hours a day were given over to feeding our weary bodies, and we managed to get an…

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Submissions for the second Decanter survey of the 50 most influential people in the wine industry – the Power List – have begun pouring in.

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A Bordeaux court has ruled that the latest St Emilion classification will remain suspended until further notice.

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From Oz Clarke to Matt Skinner, Huon Hooke to Stephen Brook, the world’s most celebrated wine critics have descended on south west London to judge thousands of wines at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

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Edinburgh, already host to dozens of gala events including the world-renowned Edinburgh International Festival, is to get its own wine festival.

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Up to 60% of Australia’s 2007 wine production is under threat from drought.

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When making wine at home, beginning with the grapes may sound fine to start but unless you have a wine press, this may not be realistic. A wine press can be an expensive item to add to your equipment. Now, you may like to go in this direction to get the real feel of the wine making process.

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Australian beer and wine giant Foster’s Group is selling its wine clubs in Australia, New Zealand and Japan and getting out of the mail-order wine business altogether

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When it comes to food and wine, most people are brought up with the rule stating red goes with red, white goes with white, which means red wine goes with red meat while white wine goes with fish and poultry. Then came the postmodern maxim which says that if you like the taste, the match is perfect. Despite the presence of these simplistic guides, many people still don’t know how to match food and wine well. The truth is, many really don’t know what tastes good and w…

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If there are persons on your shopping list who enjoy drinking wine, consider giving them a wine gift for this gift giving occasion. Wine gifts are a very thoughtful gift that the recipient can actually use. And depending on the type of wine or the type of wine gift, it is usually an inexpensive gift. Prices on bottles of wine can vary according to brand, the type of wine, and the year in which it was produced. However, there is sure to be a bottle of wine that is well within …

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Steven Spurrier’s landmark Paris wine school L’Academie du Vin is set to re-launch in an online form.

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Decanter writers Jane Anson, Margaret Rand, Jamie Goode, Jim Budd and Stephen Brook have all been nominated for the prestigious Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards 2007.

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