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ANDY ERICKSON OF FAVIA WINES ON NAPA 2021: ‘CONCENTRATED AND AROMATIC WINES’ [VIDEO]

Friday, February 2, 2024

Andy Erickson of Favia Wines in Napa Valley, California, talks with Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt about the 2021 growing season in Napa, in particular Coombsville, as well as how the 2023 wines are looking.

JamesSuckling.com’s Top 10 Facebook Hits of 2023

Monday, January 22, 2024

The reach of JamesSuckling.com social media hit new heights in 2023, none more so than our Facebook page, which jumped to 145,000 followers, an increase of 53 percent, since the end of 2022. Here is the best of our Facebook posts from last year.

June 2023 Tasting Report: Sonoma Sings, a Haul of Rieslings and Brilliance Down Under

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

We tasted nearly 3,000 wines in June as we head toward another record number of wines rated at JamesSuckling.com in a single year, and many of our top scorers during the month came from California.

Our Wine Choice: Robert Mondavi Winery Fumé Blanc Napa Valley Oakville To Kalon Vineyard I Block 2019

Friday, May 19, 2023

Associate Editor Andrii Stetsiuk recently visited Napa Valley and found a stunning wine from To Kalon Vineyard.

OPUS ONE’S MICHAEL SILACCI ON NAPA’S ‘BEAUTIFULLY BALANCED’ 2021 VINTAGE [VIDEO]

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

James Suckling chats with Michael Silacci, the winemaker for Opus One Winery in Napa, on how the 2021 vintage is shaping up in comparison with other classic Napa vintages.

HAYNES VINEYARD’S NICO CUEVA ON THEIR ‘EXTRAORDINARY CHARDONNAY’ [VIDEO]

Friday, March 24, 2023

James Suckling talks with Nico Cueva, the head winemaker at Napa Valley's Haynes Vineyard, about the uniqueness of making wines in Coombsville and how their latest chardonnays turned out.

Our Wine Choice: Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1975

Friday, March 17, 2023

James Suckling untapped an "awe-inspiring" Napa classic from 1975 recently, a timely reminder that what is old and magnificent is coming around again in some of today's balanced, fresh and tannin-driven wines from Napa.

BURGESS CELLARS’ MEGHAN ZOBECK TALKS WINEMAKING AND OLD VINES [VIDEO]

Monday, March 6, 2023

James recently tasted 2021 wines with Meghan Zobeck from Napa Vallley winery Burgess Cellars. His verdict? The wines are "really balanced with a freshness and very fine tannins."

27TH ANNUAL PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY AUCTION IN ST. HELENA [VIDEO]

Friday, March 3, 2023

James and his wife Marie decided to try their luck and bid for a rare Napa Valley Chenin Blanc from Lang & Reed at the 27th annual Premiere Napa Valley. Watch them in action and see how it turned out here!