James had the chance to taste dozens of barrel samples from Napa's 2021 vintage last Friday and you can hear what he had to say and check out what went down in this video.

See what James got up to at Premiere Napa Valley's Vintage Perspective Auction Tasting at the Louis M. Martini Winery in St. Helena, where he tasted some of Napa's finest recently released offerings and rubbed shoulders with top producers.

James Suckling talks with Jason Exposto, the winemaker for Futo Estate, a tiny-production winery in Napa Valley, about their recently released sauvignon blancs and what went into their making.

James has tasted hundreds of wines from Napa Valley and Sonoma County over the past three weeks, and the 2020 and 2021 vintages are proving to be very different years. 2021, however, appears to be a classic vintage in the making across the board for both reds and whites.

Beaulieu Vineyard winemaker Trevor Durling introduces Beaulieu Vineyard's Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Georges de Latour Private Reserve 2019 – the JamesSuckling.com 2022 Wine of the Year that will soon be on show at our Great Wines of the World 2023 Miami event on March 1 and 2.

The Premiere Napa Valley Auction will be offering some fantastic, limited-production wines, highlighting the superb quality of Napa's 2021 vintage.

James Suckling talks with Florence Cathiard, the owner of Napa Valley's Cathiard Vineyard, and Justine Labbe, the winemaker, about their 2020 vintage.

James Suckling chats with Matt Brain, the winemaker of Alpha Omega Winery in Napa Valley, about the challenges of the 2020 vintage.

The JamesSuckling.com Wine of 2022 is well-deserving of the accolade. The Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Georges de Latour Private Reserve 2019 is not only perfect, but it also highlights the greatness of so many wines from Napa Valley and the United States from the 2019 vintage.