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June 2022 Tasting Report: Tuscan Roadshow, Champagne Bliss and Hungary’s Reawakening

Monday, July 4, 2022

Our June tastings covered a broad canvas, with Italy, Spain, Hungary and France leading the way in giving us bright, fresh and tantalizing offerings among the 2,775 wines we rated from 16 countries. Highlights? We've got some...

May 2022 Tasting Report: Bordeaux’s Saving Grace, the Purity of Chile and Rioja’s Seductive 2019s

Monday, June 13, 2022

Rating Bordeaux’s 2021 vintage in barrel was the highlight of our May tastings, but we also went deep into Chile, kicked off our tastings of Spain’s latest offerings and lingered in the northeastern Italian regions of Trentino and Alto Adige over some stunning late-release 2019s.

Chile’s Mediterranean Soul, and a Closer Look at Italy’s Vibrant Dry Whites: Weekly Tasting Report (May 11-17)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

A biodynamic project from Chile is delivering elegant and mineral Mediterranean-style reds from the foothills of the Andes that are helping to change the playbook for winemaking in the country. We also uncovered an Italian riesling revelation…

The Other Great Pinot Noir: Tasting Back to the Golden Age of Germany’s Spatburgunder

Monday, May 16, 2022

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott excavates the past with a series of tastings of spatburgunder from the Hollenberg vineyard of Kloster Eberbach. Some vintages, dating back 140 years, had faded, but some were still extraordinary.

April 2022 Tasting Report: Passion From the West Coast, and Argentina and Chile Come on Strong

Friday, May 6, 2022

April was a record-breaking month at JamesSuckling.com: 4,363 wines tasted, and it just feels like we’re picking up steam. U.S. West Coast wines featured prominently during the month, but southern hemisphere offerings also came on strong.

Napa’s Beaulieu Vineyard Strikes Again, plus Coombsville’s Cool Allure: Weekly Tasting Report (April 27-May 3)

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

The 2019 Beaulieu Vineyard Private Reserve is a legend in the making, but it wasn’t the only wine we gave a perfect score to in our latest Weekly Tasting Report.

March 2022 Tasting Report: California’s Wine Edge, and Argentina Blends in the Malbec

Friday, April 8, 2022

Our March tastings were a tale of unique varietals, idiosyncratic blends and breakthrough vintages from popular wine regions such as California, Argentina and France. But it was Napa, Sonoma and the Central Coast of the Sunshine State that really caught James’ attention during the month.

February 2022 Tasting Report: James Finds His Inner Napa, Bordeaux Shines Again and Rhone Comes into Focus

Monday, March 7, 2022

It was a month of perfection at JamesSuckling.com, with eight wines scoring 100 points, including five from the rockstar 2019 Bordeaux vintage. But there was also plenty of great sipping from Napa, Argentina and more farther-flung spots.

Village Treasures from China, Futo’s Stunning Reds and Argentina’s Old Vine Marvel: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 8-14)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

We cast a wide net in our ratings of 516 bottles over the past week, tasting wines that spanned the globe, from the mountainous Tibetan plateau in China to California’s Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast to the Andean rain shadow in Argentina.