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Top 100 Wines of the USA 2024
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Top 100 Wines of the USA 2024

REPORTS100 Tasting Notes

The JamesSuckling.com tasting team had plenty of stellar wines to choose from for our Top 100 Wines of the USA 2024 list, but we wanted to show you things you don’t know about already, starting with our U.S. Wine of the Year: a beautiful, 98-point merlot that costs a reasonable $120 a bottle.
Galicia 2024 Tasting Report: A Return to Heritage
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Galicia 2024 Tasting Report: A Return to Heritage

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Galicia has long been a reliable source for exceptional white wines, with its distinctive offerings embodying freshness and salinity, but it has become an even more captivating region for wine enthusiasts as it comes on strong with its reds.
Top 100 Wines of France 2024
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Top 100 Wines of France 2024

REPORTS100 Tasting Notes

If you’re not living in France, it’s easy to get the idea that Bordeaux and Burgundy wines dominate French winemaking, which is why it came as a bit of a shock that so many of the wines on our Top 100 Wines of France 2024 list came from so many other regions, such as Alsace, Beaujolais and the Rhone Valley.
Wine Crush: Jérôme Bretaudeau Vin de France Ornate 2022
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Wine Crush: Jérôme Bretaudeau Vin de France Ornate 2022

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In our latest Wine Crush, Tasting Manager Kevin Davy explores the question: Has merlot found a new home?
October 2024 Tasting Report: Wild in Germany, Making the Leap in Napa and Uniquely Victorian
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October 2024 Tasting Report: Wild in Germany, Making the Leap in Napa and Uniquely Victorian

REPORTS2398 Tasting Notes

Riesling wines from the 2023 vintage in Germany and Austria once again starred in our monthly tastings of 2,398 bottles, with three perfect scorers from the two neighboring countries anchoring a deep vintage that also featured high-scoring offerings of blaufrankisch, gruner veltliner and chardonnay.
Savoring Santa Barbara, Plus Tasmania’s Cool-Weather Wines: Weekly Tasting Report
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Savoring Santa Barbara, Plus Tasmania’s Cool-Weather Wines: Weekly Tasting Report

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For Executive Editor Jim Gordon, traipsing through the vineyards of Santa Barbara County was an eye-opening reminder of just how diverse this wine region in Southern California really is, and how much it continues to evolve.
Austria’s Miracle Vintage: 2024 Tasting Report
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Austria’s Miracle Vintage: 2024 Tasting Report

REPORTS971 Tasting Notes

The 2023 vintage in Austria was nearly a disaster because of a deluge of rain and hail in the Danube region in September of that year, but some beautiful weather after that resulted in wines with the aromatic ripeness and harmonious acidities of a very good vintage.
Top 100 Wines of Spain 2024
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Top 100 Wines of Spain 2024

REPORTS100 Tasting Notes

Our Top 100 Wines of Spain list is a blend of established names and emerging projects interspersed with a selection of smart buys, all with dynamic winemakers behind them. But out of all of them, one wine stood out as our No. 1 pick.
Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024
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Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024

REPORTS100 Tasting Notes

When was the last time you sipped a glass of Amarone della Valpolicella? Some wine lovers overlook it entirely, favoring Italy’s fresher, balanced reds for their top-shelf selections, but this year one such Amarone is our Italian Wine of 2024.