Nicolas joly

To complement the annual Decanter Hall of Fame award, a Rising Star is selected each year as a recognition of up-and-coming talent. This year’s award goes to a winemaker in one of the wine world’s lesser-known corners who has built her career through grit and determination. A champion of innovation, she’s also committed to rural education and to inspiring the young, especially women, to forge a career in wine

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

If the name of this picturesque corner of southwest France conjures up the rustic ‘black wines’ of tradition, then look again: times have been changing, and wine styles with them, in the homeland of Malbec

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Although it’s best known around the world for established brands of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, New Zealand’s wine scene is being driven by the creativity and innovation of a diverse new wave of winemaking. We introduce six names to know