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Weekly Tasting Report (June 22-28, 2021): Oregon’s Ultra-Handcrafted Chardonnay, the Rhone Touch in Washington, Vivid Chiantis and China’s Ningxia Plan

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

We went West Coast big time in this report, with Rhone-inspired reds from Washington, chardonnays from Oregon and cabernet sauvignons from California. South Australia, Germany, Italy and China also came into play.

[VIDEO] TASTING AND DISCUSSING 2018 CAYUSE VINEYARDS WITH WINEMAKER CHRISTOPHE BARON

Monday, June 28, 2021

James takes a closer look at Washington state syrahs in this Zoom session with Christophe Baron from Cayuse Vineyards. They also discuss Washington's unique terroir.

[VIDEO] TASTING INTERVIEW: HELEN KEPLINGER ON GRACE 2018 AND RUTHERFORD BLANK 2018

Friday, June 25, 2021

In this Zoom chat, James and Helen Keplinger, the winemaker at Napa Valley's Grace Family Vineyards, taste the Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 and Rutherford Blank 2018, and talk about the changes made at the winery that helped produce better-quality bottles.

[VIDEO] TASTING INTERVIEW: DISCUSSING ST. SUPERY 2017 VS 2018 WITH EMMA SWAIN, CSW AND CEO OF ST. SUPERY ESTATE VINEYARDS AND WINERY

Thursday, June 24, 2021

James and the CSW-CEO of St. Supery Estate Vineyards and Winery discuss vintages from 2017-2019, weather anomalies at the vineyard and expected cabernet releases in the near future.

[VIDEO] TASTING INTERVIEW: GALLO WINERY’S WINEMAKERS ON THE 2018 AND 2019 VINTAGES

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

James explores the 2018 and 2019 vintages with seven winemakers from E. & J. Gallo Winery, the largest family-owned winery in the U.S.

[VIDEO] TASTING INTERVIEW: A TASTING WITH KATIE VOGT, WINEMAKER AT PAHLMEYER

Thursday, June 17, 2021

James and Katie Vogt, winemaker at Pahlmeyer in Napa Valley, taste the Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Proprietary Red 2018 and Chardonnay 2019 and talk about how each was made.

Weekly Tasting Report (June 8-14, 2021): Domaine Weinbach’s Riesling Strikes Again, Pahlmeyer’s Napa Finesse, and Unmissable Chardonnays

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

James and the tasting team tried nearly 600 wines over the past week, with the top pick coming from the same single-vineyard bottling of the pristine Alsace winery of Domaine Weinbach that has scored big before.

[VIDEO] TASTING INTERVIEW: TIM AND CARISSA MONDAVI ON 2018 VINTAGE AND THEIR 2018 CONTINUUM

Thursday, June 10, 2021

James recently spoke with Tim and Carissa Mondavi of Continuum Estate in St Helena, Napa Valley. Together they taste the 2018 vintage and discuss the Mondavi's vinification technique and challenges in the production of this wine.

Weekly Tasting Report (June 1-7, 2021): A Napa ’18 Sings, the Purity of Azelia Barolos and Alsace Rieslings Deliver

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

This week's report from James and his team includes almost 600 new tasting notes, with standouts from Napa Valley, a "complete vintage" from Italy, single-vineyard whites from Alsace and more.