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

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[Video] Zoom Tasting: Stags’ Leap Winery
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[Video] Zoom Tasting: Stags’ Leap Winery

James tastes with Christophe Paubert, winemaker and general manager at Stags’ Leap Winery, whose wines have an impressive balance for Napa which likely comes from the winemaker’s history of winemaking in Bordeaux.
Weekly Tasting Report (Dec 14-20): 2 perfect 100-point wines lead 447 ratings
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Weekly Tasting Report (Dec 14-20): 2 perfect 100-point wines lead 447 ratings

California, France and Italy dominate this week’s reviews, with two perfect 100-pointers from Aubert and Billecart-Salmon taking the lead.
[Video] Zoom Tasting: Etude shows Napa and Sonoma’s strengths in 2017 and 2018
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[Video] Zoom Tasting: Etude shows Napa and Sonoma’s strengths in 2017 and 2018

James' Zoom tasting with Etude revealed the drinkability and balance of the 2017 cabernets, as well as the balance and freshness of the 2018 pinots and chardonnays.
Top 100 Wines of United States 2020
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Top 100 Wines of United States 2020

Two great chardonnays lead our Top 100 Wines of USA List in 2020, out of more than 2,200 tasted over the past 12 months.
[Video] Zoom Tasting With RdV Vineyards: Tenth anniversary special
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[Video] Zoom Tasting With RdV Vineyards: Tenth anniversary special

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Virginia’s RdV’s first vintage. James joined in the celebration and tasted some of their wines over Zoom with Rutger de Vink and his wife Jenny Marie.
JamesSuckling.com webinar: Millennials drive huge increase in wine sales post-COVID
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JamesSuckling.com webinar: Millennials drive huge increase in wine sales post-COVID

James discusses some of the startling changes happening in the US wine market this year as a result of the pandemic with Mike Osborn, CEO of Wine.com.
[Video] Zoom Tasting with Trevor Durling, Beaulieu Vineyard
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[Video] Zoom Tasting with Trevor Durling, Beaulieu Vineyard

In our latest Zoom video see James taste the 2017 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon with Trevor Durling of Beaulieu Vineyard.
Drinkability, Syrah Highlight our Washington State Tasting
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Drinkability, Syrah Highlight our Washington State Tasting

Washington State may not be known for a single variety these days, but after tasting more than 400 wines we think syrah stands apart.
[Video] Zoom tasting session with Verite’s Pierre and Helene Seillan
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[Video] Zoom tasting session with Verite’s Pierre and Helene Seillan

James tastes 2017 Verite wines with owners Pierre and Helene Seillan. Watch some highlights of the session in which Pierre speaks about his 100 percent merlot La Muse, gives his view on the 2017 vintage and more.