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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.

Top 100 Wines of Portugal 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Our Portuguese Wine of the Year, the Niepoort Douro Robustus 2017, is not only one of the best table wines from the country, it also pays homage to the first unfortified Douro wine that Dirk Niepoort, the owner and fifth-generation winemaker, made in 1990.

Our Wine Choice: Quinta Maria Izabel Douro Branco Sublime 2020

Friday, December 22, 2023

Many Portuguese white wines have excellent freshness and acidity despite the country's warm growing seasons, but the Quinta Maria Izabel Douro Branco Sublime 2020 stands out for its elegance, minerality and wild energy.

November Tasting Report: California’s Roaring 2021, Plus Striking Gold with Germany’s 2022

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Our ratings in November included a relative bonanza of perfect-scoring bottles – five from California and one from Germany – as we tasted more than 1,800 wines from 17 countries.

Going to 11 with Napa’s 2021, Plus Riesling Purity from the Nahe: Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 22-28)

Thursday, November 30, 2023

It's not often James gives four wines perfect scores of 100 points and rates another dozen 99 points during a mere two-week tasting trip, but Napa's 2021 vintage proved that such exceptionalism is possible.

Could Sonoma’s 2021 Outshine Napa? Plus Artful Aussie Timepieces: Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 15-21)

Thursday, November 23, 2023

2021 produced some outstanding wines in both Sonoma County and Napa, but what made the vintage so great? James was in Northern California to find out.

Egon Muller Magic, Plus Australia’s Vinous Stonehenge: Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 8-14)

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott was in the Mosel over the past week for a final round of visits for his just-published Germany Annual Report, and what a lineup it was, with the legendary Egon Müller-Scharzhof and Joh. Jos. Prom estates heading the bill.

October 2023 Tasting Report: Germany’s 2022, New Zealand’s Shining Syrahs and Into East Asia

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Although our October tastings of 2,017 wines didn’t uncover any perfect-scoring bottles, they did give us the chance to wax lyrical about Germany’s 2022 vintage, which gave us six of our top-rated wines during the month.

Top 100 World Wines 2023 and Wine of the Year

Sunday, November 12, 2023

Out of the nearly 39,000 wines the JamesSuckling.com tasting team rated over the past year, there could only be a single No. 1, but what an incredible bottle it is.