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A Stunning Semillon from Argentina and a Bojo Revelation: Weekly Tasting Report (March 1-7)

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

A couple of Argentina's top producers landed the highest-scoring wines on our ratings list this week, with two receiving perfect scores – an "epiphanic" 64-year-old semillon and the other a 2019 cabernet franc.

February 2023 Tasting Report: Napa Comes on Strong, South American Sweet Spots and Rediscovering Beaujolais

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

February was a month of adventure for the JamesSuckling.com tasting team, with our editors road-tripping it around various parts of the globe to bring you the best of what the wine world has to offer, tasting nearly 3,000 wines.

BURGESS CELLARS’ MEGHAN ZOBECK TALKS WINEMAKING AND OLD VINES [VIDEO]

Monday, March 6, 2023

James recently tasted 2021 wines with Meghan Zobeck from Napa Vallley winery Burgess Cellars. His verdict? The wines are "really balanced with a freshness and very fine tannins."

27TH ANNUAL PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY AUCTION IN ST. HELENA [VIDEO]

Friday, March 3, 2023

James and his wife Marie decided to try their luck and bid for a rare Napa Valley Chenin Blanc from Lang & Reed at the 27th annual Premiere Napa Valley. Watch them in action and see how it turned out here!

Premiere Napa Valley 2023: TASTING NAPA’S 2021 BARREL SAMPLES [VIDEO]

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

James had the chance to taste dozens of barrel samples from Napa's 2021 vintage last Friday and you can hear what he had to say and check out what went down in this video.

Premiere Napa Valley 2023: Vintage Perspective Auction Tasting at Louis M. Martini Winery [VIDEO]

Friday, February 24, 2023

See what James got up to at Premiere Napa Valley's Vintage Perspective Auction Tasting at the Louis M. Martini Winery in St. Helena, where he tasted some of Napa's finest recently released offerings and rubbed shoulders with top producers.

FUTO ESTATE’S JASON EXPOSTO ON THEIR NEW SAUVIGNON BLANCS: ‘REAL POWER AND VERTICALITY’ [VIDEO]

Thursday, February 23, 2023

James Suckling talks with Jason Exposto, the winemaker for Futo Estate, a tiny-production winery in Napa Valley, about their recently released sauvignon blancs and what went into their making.

Signs of Brilliance from Napa 2021, Plus a Mind-Blowing Beaujolais Surprise: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 15-21)

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

James has tasted hundreds of wines from Napa Valley and Sonoma County over the past three weeks, and the 2020 and 2021 vintages are proving to be very different years. 2021, however, appears to be a classic vintage in the making across the board for both reds and whites.

GREAT WINES OF THE WORLD MIAMI SPECIAL: Beaulieu Vineyard’s Trevor Durling and our Wine of the Year

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Beaulieu Vineyard winemaker Trevor Durling introduces Beaulieu Vineyard's Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Georges de Latour Private Reserve 2019 – the JamesSuckling.com 2022 Wine of the Year that will soon be on show at our Great Wines of the World 2023 Miami event on March 1 and 2.