Decanter magazine March 2016

March 2016 contents:

Best-buy Riojas: top 50 reds Sarah Jane Evans MW and Tim Atkin MW choose great wines to drink now or keep, priced from just £6.95
Regional profile: Méntrida This little-known region near Madrid if producing wines of distinctive and refreshing character, says Miquel Hudin
Wine mavericks Tim Atkin MW fins out what goes on in the minds of rebel winemakers around the world
The Bordelais in California French wine producers have long been drawn to America’s regulation-light vineyards, as James Lawther MW reports
Producer profile: Tenuta San Leonardo Stephen Brook meets the father and son team at the helm of this trailblazing Trentino estate
Vintage report: Loire reds 2014 Jimm Budd has picked 30 of his favourite wines fro this successful vintage
Interview: Brian Croser Huon Hooke meets one of the Australian wine industry’s most influential figures
Sulphur dioxide What is SO2 – and how vital is its role in winemaking? Simon Woolf reports
Levante reds panel tasting 82 wines tasted. This line up of ‘honest’ wines from a diverse set of DOs in eastern Spain impressed our judges
Australian GSM blends 71 wines tasted. Lots to like in these mainly Grenache-based wines, especially from the heartland regions
Expert’s choice: Galician wines Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW finds Ribeiro Valdeorras are punching above their weight
Travel: Cava country Sarah Jane Evans MW has an effervescent trip to Catalonia’s famous sparkling wine region