How are the wines rated?
We rate wines using the 100-point scale. James has used this point system for most of his career and still believes that it’s the simplest way to rate a wine. A wine rated 90 points or more is outstanding (A). A a wine rated 95 points or more (A+) is a must buy. A wine rated less than 88 points might still be worth buying but proceed with caution. We don’t recommend spending your money on anything rated lower than that. Wines rated from barrel, or unfinished wines, are rated with two point ranges such as 90-91 or 92-93.
I want you to taste my wine. How can I send you samples?
JamesSuckling.com is always open to tasting and rating new wines; however, we are inundated with requests for tastings. Please contact us by email at [email protected], and we will do our best to answer.
Can I use your notes and scores for marketing my wine?
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These subscriptions provide full access to our content and grant a temporary trademark and copyright license to use our ratings, tasting notes and information for marketing and selling wines. Both the Business and Corporate subscriptions also come with customized POS material for your wines and access to custom reports. We can also create customized graphics for you using the JamesSuckling.com logo and scores at an additional cost. Please send your requests to [email protected], including a description of the design and how it will be used. More information is available here: www.jamessuckling.com/membership-account/membership-levels.
I’m looking for specific notes that I can’t find using your search engine. Where are they?
If you’re looking for any notes that James may have written during his time with Wine Spectator, they do not appear on this website. All content on JamesSuckling.com has been generated after he left the magazine in 2010.
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