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The Beauty of Blaufrankisch, Nervy Albariños and Salvaging 2018 Brunello Riservas: Weekly Tasting Report (May 29-June 4)

Thursday, June 6, 2024

We rated 610 wines from 13 countries over the past week at JamesSuckling.com, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott leading the way by tasting a row of stunning single-vineyard red wines from Uwe Schiefer, who has reinvented blaufrankisch wines in the Burgenland region of Austria.

May 2024 Tasting Report: Alsace’s Trio of Perfection, California’s Golden Bounty and an Amarone for the Ages

Friday, May 31, 2024

Our May ratings of nearly 2,600 wines uncovered six perfect-scoring bottles – three from Alsace, France, two from Italy and one from the United States – as the JamesSuckling.com team tasted offerings from across the vinous realm.

Italy’s Superb Reds, Plus California’s Champagne Touch: Weekly Tasting Report (May 22-28)

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Italy leads the way in our latest Weekly Tasting Report with some superb reds from various appellations, including Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Barolo, Chianti Classico, Bolgheri and Toscana, but right at the top sits the unique Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2015.

April 2024 Tasting Report: Northern Rhone Finesse, Argentine Purity and California’s Lush Chardonnays

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

We rated 3,847 wines from 16 countries in April, including 692 from Argentina, 443 from the United States and 417 from Italy, but it was in our tastings of 1,944 French wines where we really hit paydirt.

Bubbles Flow from Laurent-Perrier and Krug, plus the Swiss Side of the Rhone: Weekly Tasting Report (May 1-7)

Thursday, May 9, 2024

In our latest Weekly Tasting Report, we rate the new releases of icon Champagnes from the top houses of Laurent Perrier and Krug, and Senior Editor Stuart Pigott taps into a plush and concentrated syrah from Switzerland.

Brilliance and Finesse from M. Chapoutier, Henschke’s Fresh 2019s and Walking the Fine Line in Sonoma: Weekly Tasting Report

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Tasting Manager Kevin Davy continued their Rhone research trip in the region’s rocky northern region with a number of mind-blowing tastings and four M. Chapoutier wines earning perfect ratings of 100 points.

Mountain Cool from Gigondas, and Soave’s Streamlined Stunners: Weekly Tasting Report (April 17-23)

Thursday, April 25, 2024

We rated 644 wines in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott taking in the dramatic landscape and mountain cool wines of Gigondas, France and Senior Editor Ned Goodwin MW uncorking some fresh and stunning whites from Soave, Italy.

March 2024 Tasting Report: Beaujolais Sophistication, Mountain Fresh from California and Antipodean Delights

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

We rated more than 3,500 wines in March from 12 countries, and although we uncovered only a single 100-pointer, dozens of outstanding cabernet sauvignons, pinot noirs, malbecs, chardonnays and blends came out of France, the United States, Germany, Argentina, New Zealand and more.

Plump 2022s from Chablis, Spectacular German Pinots and Napa’s Killer ‘B’s: Weekly Tasting Report (March 20-26)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

The 2022 vintage in Chablis confirms that a warming climate challenges the typicity of the region, with Chablis’ saline oyster-shell notes and tensile mineral infusion increasingly giving way to riper fruit accents that verge on bumptious.