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BARCA VELHA’S 20TH VINTAGE: TASTING 2011 WITH FERNANDO DA CUNHA GUEDES AND LUIS SOTTOMAYOR

Monday, April 4, 2022

James sits down for an "amazing tasting" of the icon wine of Portugal, Barca Velha, in Napa Valley with winemaker Luis Sottomayor and President Fernando da Cunha Guedes of Sogrape, and asks the two what they think it is that makes Barca Velha so special for Portugal and the Sogrape owners.

Mendoza’s Perfect Malbec, California’s Coastal Gems and a New Latour: Weekly Tasting Report (March 8-14)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Out of the 632 wines we rated over the past week, a malbec from Argentina rose to the top. But we found plenty more goodness from Sonoma Coast, Santa Rita Hills, the Rhone Valley and more.

February 2022 Tasting Report: James Finds His Inner Napa, Bordeaux Shines Again and Rhone Comes into Focus

Monday, March 7, 2022

It was a month of perfection at JamesSuckling.com, with eight wines scoring 100 points, including five from the rockstar 2019 Bordeaux vintage. But there was also plenty of great sipping from Napa, Argentina and more farther-flung spots.

Village Treasures from China, Futo’s Stunning Reds and Argentina’s Old Vine Marvel: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 8-14)

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

We cast a wide net in our ratings of 516 bottles over the past week, tasting wines that spanned the globe, from the mountainous Tibetan plateau in China to California’s Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast to the Andean rain shadow in Argentina.

A Trio of French Perfection as Pomerol and Hermitage Rise: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 1-7)

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Some of the top wines James tasted for this report had him harking back to his visits to Pomerol and Hermitage in the 1980s.

January 2022 Tasting Report: Dueling Vintages in Bordeaux and Napa, Seductive 2018 Barolos and Germany’s Finest

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

If you wanted even deeper insight into Bordeaux’s 2019 vintage, then this is the mother of all monthly tasting reports for you! Out of the 2,003 wines we rated during January, more than 900 were from what is looking like a truly classic vintage...

Top 100 Value Wines of 2021 ($35 or Less!)

Friday, January 21, 2022

If the best wine in the world is the one you enjoy the most that costs the least, then we’ve got a surprise for you: our top 100 wines from 2021 that hit the sweet spot for great bottles at great prices!

Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 8-11): Some Sterling Right Bank Bordeaux and Warming Up to 2018 Barolos

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Pomerol 2019 stole the show in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with some wines impressing with each sip even at such an early age. But we also found excellence in 2018 Barolos.

2021 Annual Tasting Report: 25,000 Wines and Beyond

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

The JamesSuckling.com Tasting Team met its goal of rating 25,000 wines in 2021, but the year didn’t come without its challenges. Still, we swirled, sniffed and sipped our way through some of the world’s best wines, and now give our final verdict.