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Wine tasting reports, wine videos, wine reviews and more from Uruguay, by James Suckling, wine critic and journalist, and the team at JamesSuckling.com. The best red wines and white wines from Uruguay.Uruguay
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June 2024 Tasting Report: Burgundy Excellence, the Sweetness of Bordeaux and California Showstoppers
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Our June tastings of 3,414 wines from a staggering 22 countries included seven bottles we gave perfect scores to and 18 that notched 99s. The 100-pointers included three from Bordeaux – all 2021 Sauternes wines – two from Burgundy and two from California.
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.
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.
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.
February 2024 Tasting Report: Napa’s Sterling Reds, Argentina’s Fine-Tuned 2021s and Ungrafted Elegance from Germany
Monday, March 11, 2024
The sheer variety at the top of our ratings for February is striking: we gave out perfect scores to six different types of wines from five countries. They included a chardonnay from Argentina, a syrah and two Bordeaux blends from Chile, a cabernet sauvignon from California, a riesling from Austria and a sparkling wine from Germany.
California’s Under-the-Radar Stars, Washington’s Vibrant 2021s and Coming of Age in Germany: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 14-20)
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Our latest Weekly Tasting Report features a few terrific under-the-radar wines from California, a handful of sterling syrahs from Washington and a breathtaking sparkling wine from Germany.
June 2023 Tasting Report: Sonoma Sings, a Haul of Rieslings and Brilliance Down Under
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
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.
Uruguay Annual Report: Setting a New Standard
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The Uruguayan wines we rated this year might not comprise as comprehensive a list as can be squeezed out from such a diverse and growing wine-producing country, but the top bottles we rated add another chapter to the country’s intriguing story.
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FAMILIA DEICAS’ SANTIAGO DEICAS ON THEIR CRU D’EXCEPTION 2020 AND COFFEE-MAKING APPROACH TO WINE [VIDEO]
Thursday, June 22, 2023
Senior Editor Zekun Shuai sits down with Santiago Deicas of Bodega Familia Deicas in Uruguay to talk about their recent releases and how winemakers are starting to take albarińo more seriously in the country.