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Classic Rheinhessen Rieslings and California’s Cult-Level Collectibles: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 21-27)

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott has spent the past few weeks running around the wine regions of the Rhine and its tributaries, the Nahe and the Mosel, with each trip convincing him that the 2023 vintage is as great as 2019, 2007 or 2001, which are all now legends.

Jerez 2024 Tasting Report: Reviving the Golden Age of Sherry

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Although Jerez, Spain, has seen a downturn in recent years, the region's big names are still making millions of good to outstanding bottles of the fortified wines that made sherry famous centuries ago.

Bright and Balanced from Barbaresco and Barolo, Plus Vega Sicilia’s One and Only: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 14-20)

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Our latest Weekly Tasting Report covers a huge swath of territory and several superb wines, from Barbaresco and Barolo in Italy to Ribeira del Duero in Spain, the Nahe region of Germany and California's Atlas Peak.

Tuscany’s Unique Syrahs, Dry Riesling Nirvana and Deeply Rooted in Alexander Valley: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 7-13)

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Syrah is often overlooked by Tuscan wine cognoscenti in favor of great sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon, but it shouldn’t be.

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.

Norrel Robertson MW’s El Escocés Volante (The Flying Scotsman)

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Is this a film set of John Ford’s The Searchers, or a vineyard in Calatayud, Spain? Norrel Robertson MW stands in his garnacha vineyard, El Cismatico, in Armantes, Spain, to introduce the terroir to Senior Editor Jacobo Garcia.

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.

Wine Crush: El Regajal Castilla y León Galia Clos Santuy 2019

Monday, August 5, 2024

Senior Editor Zekun Shuai’s Wine Crush this week is the fresh El Regajal Castilla y León Galia Clos Santuy 2019, a collaboration between French winemaker Jerome Bougnaud and Madrid winery El Regajal.

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.