Inside the September 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES White Burgundy in three steps With expert Charles Curtis MW Travel: 12 top winery visits around Europe Guided by Chris Losh Wine travel: Walla Walla Valley, northwest USA Brooke Herron Regional profile: Tasmania Cool climate, top quality. By David Sly Why and how wood matters in winemaking Nancy Gilchrist MW LEARNING Wine wisdom Expert tips to help you on your journey through wine SPIRITS Distilled Spirits, cocktails, insight – plus five great reposado tequilas Gin cocktails for summer Perfect to beat the heat. By Laura Foster GOOD LIVING Perfect pairing Wines for Anglesey salt and pepper fritto misto Olive oil Ines Salpico explores this other essential ‘nectar of the gods’     BUYING GUIDE Editors’ picks Decanter staff’s favourite recent tasting finds Panel tasting: New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Top summer drinking: 46 wines at 90pts-plus Panel tasting: Loire Cabernet Franc Delicious, chillable savoury reds, with 57 wines to choose from Expert’s choice: Sardinian reds Anthony Rose picks 18 fascinating reds full of rural island character Weekday wines White, rosé, red and more: 25 top picks under £20, chosen by the Decanter team Weekend wines Seven standout buys to impress guests or enjoy at your leisure, costing £20-£50 COLLECTORS Marketwatch investment news Updates and upcoming releases Marketwatch spotlight: NFTs and blockchain Do they signal a wine investment revolution? REGULARS Meet the experts Decanter’s authors Uncorked News, views and more Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC 2022 Photos of the day as our first ever US tasting event drew a lively and engaged crowd Your letters Andrew Jefford’s column What rosé has to say is worth hearing Hugh Johnson’s column Then and now: why wine books matter Guest column Aldo Fiordelli on the benefits of east-facing vines DWWA 2022 highlights New World Value Gold: 15 under £15 Wine to 5: Hermione Ireland Wine book publisher Decanter magazine DWWA supplement: September 2022 It was the Decanter World Wine Awards' first time back at full strength since 2019, and it broke all records. An astonishing 18,244 wines were assessed by 237 judges, but the selection process was as tough as ever. Explore more than 800 of this year's top scoring wines - plus much more in our annual DWWA supplement, alongside the September 2022 issue. INTRODUCTION Welcome And how to read the results in the DWWA 2022 awards supplement A welcome return for our DWWA global judges Co-Chair Andrew Jefford reflects on a year back at full strength in the DWWA judging panels DWWA by numbers A handy graphic breakdown of where in the world the top DWWA medals went this year The judging process Discover how our judging panels conduct the tastings and decide the medal-winning wines Meet the experts Introducing our four Co-Chairs, 36 Regional Chairs and 237-strong battalion of judges     THE WINES The Best in Show wine profiles Full tasting notes and background information on the 50 wines that triumphed over 18,194 others that entered the competition in 2022 The Platinum medal-winning wines We present the 163 wines deemed by our judging panels to be the best in their respective regions The Gold medal-winning wines All of the 678 Gold winners, set out alphabetically by regionSilver and Bronze winners can be found on our results site here SHOPPING UK shopper’s guide A selection of the medal-winning wines you can find at supermarkets and high-street wine merchants across the UK