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A Fresh Look at Campania, Plus Surprising Spatburgunders: Weekly Tasting Report
Thursday, September 12, 2024
We rated 648 wines from 10 countries in our latest round of tastings, with James taking a fresh look at the offerings of the Italian region of Campania, Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tapping into some awesome German pinot noirs, and Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery and Executive Editor Jim Gordon checking out some terrific California chardonnays.
August 2024 Tasting Report: The Delicious Dozen, the Rush of Rioja and Memorable Cali Cabs
Monday, September 9, 2024
Call them the Delicious Dozen. That’s the 12 wines the JamesSuckling.com tasting team gave perfect scores to in August out of the 3,789 in total we rated during the month, when much of our work was done in some of the world’s most popular wine countries.
July 2024 Tasting Report: Rarefied Rieslings, Tuscan Beauties and Peaking in Napa
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Only a handful of wines rose to the very top of the 3,175 bottles we rated in July, with our perfect scorers revealing a Teutonic turn toward excellence.
Perfecting the Nahe’s Dry Whites, and Tradition Steps Forward in Rioja: Weekly Tasting Report (July 31-Aug 6)
Thursday, August 8, 2024
The heart of Senior Editor Stuart Pigott always beats faster with anticipation when he travels to the valley of the Nahe, one of the Rhine’s most important tributaries. Germany is one of the big winners of global warming, and nowhere has benefited more than this rugged and dramatic valley.
Napa’s Rutherford Edge, Sparkling New York and Into Eastern Europe: Weekly Tasting Report (July 24-30)
Thursday, August 1, 2024
The JamesSuckling.com tasting team rated 877 wines from nine countries over the past week, with Executive Editor Jim Gordon in California to got the first look of any journalist at the expanded lineup of Bella Union wines in the Rutherford appellation of Napa Valley.
Tuscany’s Paradigm of Perfection and the Pfalz’s Gleaming 2023: Weekly Tasting Report (July 17-23)
Thursday, July 25, 2024
There’s a big-picture concept to some of the top-scoring wines in this week’s report, with the perfect scores James gave to the wines of two well-kinown Tuscan producers underscoring a paradigm shift in how wineries are dealing with climate change.
June 2024 Tasting Report: Burgundy Excellence, the Sweetness of Bordeaux and California Showstoppers
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Our June tastings of 3,414 wines from a staggering 22 countries included seven bottles we gave perfect scores to and 18 that notched 99s. The 100-pointers included three from Bordeaux – all 2021 Sauternes wines – two from Burgundy and two from California.
Hints of Beauty in Burgundy’s 2022, Purity from Tuscany and Rediscovering Vernatsch: Weekly Tasting Report (June 19-25)
Thursday, June 27, 2024
Executive Editor Jim Gordon and Senior Editor Stuart Pigott have just finished their deep dive into Burgundy's 2022 vintage, and found its consistent excellence on par with the great 1990.
Beating the Heat Dome, and Living Up to the Noval Port Standard: Weekly Tasting Report (June 12-18)
Thursday, June 20, 2024
The “heat dome” that occurred in California in 2022 is easy to forget when you taste pinot noirs and chardonnays from top producers from such regions as Sonoma Coast, Russian River, Anderson Valley and Carneros, who all managed to make tensioned and focused wines despite the unique weather event.