After rating more than 1,400 Bordeaux 2020 wines, from simple blends to some of the best collectibles, the vintage's quality character is becoming clear.

December at JamesSuckling.com meant shepherding out the last of our country Top 100 reports, but we still managed to taste nearly 2,000 wines from 18 countries. And it wrapped up an awesome tasting year for us, when we managed to get through a record 33,000-plus wines and bring you the best of what the world has to offer.

2022 was another challenging year, especially when it came to finding value wine offerings when prices were going up fast everywhere. But we found more than a few great-quality bottles that fit comfortably within any budget.

Each of the top guns at JamesSuckling.com has his or her own favorite yuletide bottle, and many of these will be uncorked in an attempt to unleash the best Christmas (or otherwise) vibes possible on the special day. Find out here what our staff's holiday favorites are!

The Chateau Valandraud at the top of our list this week highlights the excellence of Bordeaux’s newest vintage on the market, 2020, particularly from the Right Bank, such as St. Emilion and Pomerol. But you’ll also notice a few dozen ratings of various vintages of top wines from Burgundy’s Chassagne-Montrachet.

We tapped into some sterling Bordeaux wines during our tastings over the past week and also uncorked some stunning Philipponnat Champagnes. And our road trip into Serbia resulted in a few choice discoveries.

We rated 2,321 wines during November from 14 countries, bringing us to well over 30,000 wines tasted during 2022 with December still to go. Check out all our favorites from the month here...

Spain’s cult red, the Dominio de Pingus, delivers a benchmark for the country year in and year out, and wine lovers and collectors around the world clamor to get their hands on a bottle. But how does 2020 compare with 2019?

We were hot on the trail of more German spatburgunders this week, and we also tasted some excellent Peter Lehmann wines from Australia and serious gamay from France.