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Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 2-8, 2021): A 100-Point Trio, Plus Napa, Bordeaux and Beaujolais Beauties

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

We tasted some amazing bottles over the last week, including a Brunello di Montalcino, a Penfolds g5 and a Krug Champagne. Which did we like best? It was a toss-up of excellence...

October 2021 Tasting Report: Australia, Napa and Brunello Rule (and Don’t Forget the Rieslings)

Friday, November 5, 2021

The JamesSuckling.com Tasting Team is well on its way to meeting its goal of rating 25,000 wines by the end of this year, adding another 2,626 to the tote board in October. Our tastings focused heavily on Australia, the United States and Italy, but perfection sprang up in several places.

Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 26-Nov 1): A Bold Aussie Shiraz, Brunello 2016 Riservas and Napa Cabs Rise to The Top

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

We covered some great vintages in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, including from Napa Valley, Brunello di Montalcino and the Mosel Valley, but it was an Australian shiraz that really struck our fancy.

Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 19-25): An Aussie Ton, Napa Nuance and More

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

One of the best Australian wines we've ever rated combined with some beautifully subtle and non-'monster truck'-like Napa reds, as well as some top German whites last week.

Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 5-11): All About the Brunellos, Scoring High Down Under and a Kiwi Wrap-up

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Brunello di Montalcino Riservas hit it big in our lastest report on nearly 600 wines, but Australia also delivered some gems and we wrapped up our tastings of New Zealand’s finest.

Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 28-Oct 4): A Perfect German Riesling, Pure New Zealand Pinots and More Napa Wonders

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Germany continued its amazing run of late as we rated more than 500 wines in total over the past week, and we fell a little more in love with New Zealand pinot noir.

September 2021 Tasting Report: The Best of Spain, Italy, Austria and More

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

We hit Spain hard during September, with a tasting gusto unseen since our midsummer swing through Italy. Find out which of the hundreds of Spanish wines struck our Tasting Team’s fancy, out of the couple thousand bottles total we tried during the month.

Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 21-27): A ‘Milestone’ German Pinot and Spain’s Big Names Lead from Front

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The top wines in our tastings over the past week inspired some effusive praise from our tasters, with 10 bottles rating 98 or 99 points out of the 500-plus we tried. But two German pinot noirs were exceptional...

The Good, The Great and The Ugly: Germany’s Schizophrenic 2020 Vintage

Thursday, September 23, 2021

The JamesSuckling.com Tasting Team tried nearly 1,600 bottles of German wine this year, and one thing was clear: the 2020 vintage has multiple personalities, but mostly in a good way.