Wine Vault

With more than 200 wineries, five wine regions and a new focus on quality, Israel has plenty to explore. Learn more from three of its leading winemakers

Three wineries to visit and tips on touring Israel's most-accessible wine region

Plus, an irrigation invention that could save millions of gallons of water in the vineyard, and a blog-fueled dust-up over Veuve Clicquot in New Zealand

Anyone want to buy a lot of Bitch Grenache? Financially troubled labels to be sold off

Two new studies find that multiple factors are involved when it comes to drinking and the risk of cancer

17 recently rated reds, whites and more, plus two great recipes from Joan Nathan's new book

Shipments are up, but the industry sets limits on grape yields for the 2010 harvest

Get great grilling tips from a Grand Award-winning steak house, plus recently rated reds from the Golden State

Plus, the SF Chefs 2010 festival raises $10,000 for chef scholarships and a Sonoma company builds a better egg

Scientists find resveratrol aids stem cells in repairing heart damage

Australian winemakers have been banned from using the words Champagne, Port and Sherry on their labels under a major EU deal.

Nine new Masters of Wine have been announced today, including three Decanter World Wine Awards judges and one DWWA regional chair.

East Sussex winery Ridgeview took the top sparkling wine trophy at last night's Decanter World Wine Awards �� to the amazement of its owners.

A winery in Upper Galilee beat some of the world's most renowned producers of Syrah and Shiraz at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Drinks giant Diageo is calling for all drinks to be taxed at the same rate per unit of alcohol, regardless of whether they are beer, wine or spirits.

Chateau Carbonnieux in Pessac Leognan is due to begin picking its Sauvignon Blanc grapes at the end of this week after a 'roller-coaster' season of highs and lows.

A fine wine store at Dubai Airport is claiming a world record after a customer spent a total of US$107,000 on eight bottles of wine.

The Naples (Florida) Winter Wine Festival will offer an unprecedented auction lot of 100 bottles of 100-point wines at its annual event in January.

Thierry Manoncourt, the owner of Ch��teau Figeac in St Emilion, has died aged 92.

More than 50 Argentinian sommeliers attended the first-ever Decanter World Wine Awards tasting in Argentina.

New York anticipates a larger and much earlier harvest this year than it had in 2009.

The Canadian harvest started today in Ontario's Niagara region, the earliest commercial picking there in more than 20 years.

Sweetness codes could be a feature of every bottle of Alsace wine if the new president of the Alsace trade council has his way.

France's Languedoc region claims a new grand cru and grand vin system will ��simplify' life for its consumers.

On 20 August we published the story below, entitled ��Cup-a-wine Froglet takes gold at DWWA'.

Decanter readers will have the chance to meet top Piedmont producers at a rare London tasting.

Drinks giant Constellation insists its retention of the Amberley Estate brand name after selling off the assets does not set a precedent for future divestments.

A sparkling Riesling from New York's Finger Lakes region has taken the top prize at the 25th New York Wine & Food Classic competition.

Wine producers in Western Australia's Margaret River have united in their call for plans for a coal mine in the area to be scrapped.

A new service called Vignerons a la Maison has launched in France, offering consumers the opportunity to have a winemaker come to their house, and hold a tasting of their wines.

The founder of Great Western Wines has revealed why he sold his business to London importer Enotria.

Car owners could soon be filling up their tanks with a new whisky-derived fuel, according to scientists at a Scottish University.

UK importer Enotria has acquired wine supplier Great Western Wine.

Vodka might be considered Poland's national drink but the Poles would rather drink wine today, according to a new survey seen by decanter.com.

A Marlborough grape grower that supplied fruit to major brands, including Villa Maria and Montana, owes creditors more than $24 million (��10.8m), it has been revealed.