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Wine tasting reports, wine videos, wine reviews and more from Spain, by James Suckling, wine critic and journalist, and the team at JamesSuckling.com. The best red wines and white wines from Spain.

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Super Tuscans Steal the Show, and Weighing Burgundy 2021: Weekly Tasting Report (June 28-July 4)
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Super Tuscans Steal the Show, and Weighing Burgundy 2021: Weekly Tasting Report (June 28-July 4)

Tuscany’s dynamic vintner, Bibi Graetz, led our tastings last week with his pair of super Tuscan reds stealing the show.
June 2023 Tasting Report: Sonoma Sings, a Haul of Rieslings and Brilliance Down Under
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June 2023 Tasting Report: Sonoma Sings, a Haul of Rieslings and Brilliance Down Under

We tasted nearly 3,000 wines in June as we head toward another record number of wines rated at JamesSuckling.com in a single year, and many of our top scorers during the month came from California.
A Leap Forward for Finger Lakes and Fresh Insights from the Grampians: Weekly Tasting Report (June 21-27)
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A Leap Forward for Finger Lakes and Fresh Insights from the Grampians: Weekly Tasting Report (June 21-27)

Our latest Weekly Tasting Report covers more than 700 wines and features a few home-spun beauties from the outlying Finger Lakes region of New York and the historic and mountainous Grampians in Western Victoria, Australia.
Sonoma’s Sterling 2021, Plus Living Up to the Hunter Valley Coda: Weekly Tasting Report (June 14-20)
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Sonoma’s Sterling 2021, Plus Living Up to the Hunter Valley Coda: Weekly Tasting Report (June 14-20)

2021 was an excellent year for Sonoma pinot noir and chardonnay, with some of the region's top names, like Paul Hobbs, Littorai and Williams Selyem, shining through.
Firing on All Cylinders in the Mosel, Plus Digging into Italy and Spain: Weekly Tasting Report (June 7-13)
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Firing on All Cylinders in the Mosel, Plus Digging into Italy and Spain: Weekly Tasting Report (June 7-13)

With its substantial vineyard holdings in the Middle Mosel and the Saar, the Nik Weis winery always had great potential, but for some years it didn’t seem to be firing on all cylinders. A key decision in April 2019 changed the calculus.
A Rhone Wine From the Chapel and Breaking Tradition in the Wachau: Weekly Tasting Report (May 31-June 6)
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A Rhone Wine From the Chapel and Breaking Tradition in the Wachau: Weekly Tasting Report (May 31-June 6)

Our highest-scoring wine this week, the Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 2016, comes from the Rhone's famed Hill of Hermitage and shows how it's possible to make refined wines from powerful terroirs.
May 2023 Tasting Report: Top Tawnies, German Revelations and Digging In Down Under
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May 2023 Tasting Report: Top Tawnies, German Revelations and Digging In Down Under

Our monthly tasting report for May comprised more than 3,000 offerings from a variety of producers across 21 countries, but it was the old reliables that topped the charts once again, led by Portugal and its rare tawny Ports.
A Young Winemaker Rises in the Mosel, and Australia’s Inimitability: Weekly Tasting Report (May 24-30)
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A Young Winemaker Rises in the Mosel, and Australia’s Inimitability: Weekly Tasting Report (May 24-30)

Our wine tastings over the past week spanned our usual global footprint, from the Mosel region of Germany to Australia, Spain and China.
Our Wine Choice: Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce Bobal Manchuela La Estrecha 2021
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Our Wine Choice: Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce Bobal Manchuela La Estrecha 2021

Bobal is usually considered the ugly-duckling grape of Spain, but Senior Editor Zekun Shuai found a bobal wine turns that notion on its head.