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Great Napa Valley Reds Version 3.0, Plus Switching Back On to Silvaner: Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 24-30)

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

High scores for Californian reds top the list in this Weekly Tasting Report, highlighting the greatness of the 2021 vintage for the state.

Our Wine Choice: Friedrich Becker Chardonnay Pfalz Mineral Trocken 2019

Friday, January 26, 2024

Our Wine Choice this week, the Friedrich Becker Chardonnay Pfalz Mineral Trocken 2019, is a stunning example of a modern German oaked chardonnay, and as the name says it has an intense minerality.

Jean Trimbach-Egon Muller Vertical Tasting: 40 Years of Friendship and Riesling

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Jean Trimbach and Egon Muller celebrated decadeslong winemaking bond by conducting a vertical tasting of select vintages during a nine-course dinner at the Michelin three-star Caprice restaurant in Hong Kong’s Four Seasons Hotel.

A Deep Dive into Barolos, Wurttemberg’s Winemaking Innovation and Virginia Rises: Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 10-16)

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

James kicked off the year in our office in Hong Kong tasting together with four of the JamesSuckling.com tasters/editors as well as our new executive editor, Jim Gordon. They dove deep into more than 200 Barolos, mostly from 2020, as well as a few dozen Barbarescos.

Martinborough’s Old-Vine Flair, Plus The Essence of Hungary: Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 3-9)

Thursday, January 11, 2024

We rated 569 wines in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with James coming across a couple of extraordinary old-vine pinot noirs in Martinborough, New Zealand.

Top 100 Value Wines of 2023 ($40 Or Less!)

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Our No. 1 Top Value Wine for 2023, the Muré Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg Clos Saint Landelin 2019, is a stunning Alsatian riesling with massive structure and power that can be found for the rather amazing price of just $33.

December 2023 Tasting Report: Bordeaux Overachieves, Napa Precision and Fireworks from Germany

Friday, January 5, 2024

Our final tasting month of the year at JamesSuckling.com comprised 3,130 wines, with France and the U.S. giving us a whopping 1,456 and 781 bottles, respectively, and putting our final tally for the year at nearly 40,000 wines tasted.

Pennsylvania’s Surprising Rieslings, an Austrian Love Story and Vibrancy from Bordeaux: Weekly Tasting Report (Dec 27-Jan 2)

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tasted a very diverse range of wines over the past week as we said goodbye to 2023, with the Galen Glen Riesling Lehigh Valley Stone Cellar 2022 standing out as the best white wine he has ever tasted from Pennsylvania.

Bordeaux 2021’s Sweet Caress, Plus Warming Up in Baden: Weekly Tasting Report (Dec 13-19)

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Some highly rated Bordeaux Right Bank wines in this week’s report highlight how the 2021 vintage made some superlative wines with merlot despite being one of the most difficult grape-growing seasons in recent history.