Our latest Weekly Tasting Report is highlighted by Senior Editor Stuart Pigott's tour of the Saar and Ruwer wine regions of Germany, where the grape harvest was in full swing.

The Barbadillo Solear Saca de Verano Estacional is an unfiltered wine that Barbadillo revolutionized in 1999, whose gently oxidative style lends an unforgettable complexity.

Our latest Weekly Tasting Report takes us far and wide across the globe, with check-ins from the Rheingau, Oregon, Paso Robles and Australia.

A vertical tasting of Castillo Ygay at Bodega Marques de Murrieta transported us back to the heyday of Rioja wines, with a nostalgic dip into vintages dating from 1934 to 2021.

This week’s tasting report covers 639 wines from 12 countries, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt digging deeper into their Austrian motherlode and James continuing to taste widely across the Italian spectrum.

The world of Spanish wines is undergoing a dynamic transformation, led by an audacious new generation of winemakers who are shifting the focus of wine appreciation toward a lighter, more delicate style that highlights clarity and drinkability over opulence and richness.

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt were in Austria on a mission to assess the quality of the dry white wines from the recently bottled 2022 vintage, but it was two late releases they tasted from 2021 that were the real standouts.

Our Wine Choice this week reminded Senior Editor Zekun Shuai of drinking a delicious, slow-brewed filtered coffee.

Germany, Spain, Italy and Australia were front and center on our tasting trail in August as we rated nearly 2,700 wines from the four countries out of the 3,199 bottles in total we tapped into during the month. It was also one of our biggest months ever for 100-point wines, as we uncovered an even 10 perfect scorers.