Weekly Tasting Reports
Our weekly reports are dedicated to the very latest tastings from the JamesSuckling.com team. These posts feature the wines that we taste just days before – sometimes just a day before! These reports will hit the site every week – so bookmark our homepage and look out for these insights into our tasting regimen, and to get the very first reviews and scores on the latest wines, many of which have not even been released yet for wider tastings.Weekly Tasting Reports
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A Fresh Look at Campania, Plus Surprising Spatburgunders: Weekly Tasting Report
Thursday, September 12, 2024
We rated 648 wines from 10 countries in our latest round of tastings, with James taking a fresh look at the offerings of the Italian region of Campania, Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tapping into some awesome German pinot noirs, and Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery and Executive Editor Jim Gordon checking out some terrific California chardonnays.
Magnificence From the Mosel, Plus Handling the Heat in Paso Robles: Weekly Tasting Report
Thursday, September 5, 2024
The JamesSuckling.com tasting team rated 770 wines over the past week from eight countries, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott leading the charge by tapping into a slew of 2023 Mosel rieslings.
Classic Rheinhessen Rieslings and California’s Cult-Level Collectibles: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 21-27)
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Senior Editor Stuart Pigott has spent the past few weeks running around the wine regions of the Rhine and its tributaries, the Nahe and the Mosel, with each trip convincing him that the 2023 vintage is as great as 2019, 2007 or 2001, which are all now legends.
Bright and Balanced from Barbaresco and Barolo, Plus Vega Sicilia’s One and Only: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 14-20)
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Our latest Weekly Tasting Report covers a huge swath of territory and several superb wines, from Barbaresco and Barolo in Italy to Ribeira del Duero in Spain, the Nahe region of Germany and California's Atlas Peak.
Tuscany’s Unique Syrahs, Dry Riesling Nirvana and Deeply Rooted in Alexander Valley: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 7-13)
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Syrah is often overlooked by Tuscan wine cognoscenti in favor of great sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon, but it shouldn’t be.
Perfecting the Nahe’s Dry Whites, and Tradition Steps Forward in Rioja: Weekly Tasting Report (July 31-Aug 6)
Thursday, August 8, 2024
The heart of Senior Editor Stuart Pigott always beats faster with anticipation when he travels to the valley of the Nahe, one of the Rhine’s most important tributaries. Germany is one of the big winners of global warming, and nowhere has benefited more than this rugged and dramatic valley.
Napa’s Rutherford Edge, Sparkling New York and Into Eastern Europe: Weekly Tasting Report (July 24-30)
Thursday, August 1, 2024
The JamesSuckling.com tasting team rated 877 wines from nine countries over the past week, with Executive Editor Jim Gordon in California to got the first look of any journalist at the expanded lineup of Bella Union wines in the Rutherford appellation of Napa Valley.
Tuscany’s Paradigm of Perfection and the Pfalz’s Gleaming 2023: Weekly Tasting Report (July 17-23)
Thursday, July 25, 2024
There’s a big-picture concept to some of the top-scoring wines in this week’s report, with the perfect scores James gave to the wines of two well-kinown Tuscan producers underscoring a paradigm shift in how wineries are dealing with climate change.
Napa’s Ripe and Delicious Reds, Plus Redefining Beaujolais: Weekly Tasting Report (July 10-16)
Thursday, July 18, 2024
The Stagecoach Vineyard on a mountain plateau overlooking Napa Valley has been a key source for Pahlmeyer winery’s lavish and powerful wines since 2004, and those same characteristics still shine through in Pahlmeyer's latest vintage in bottle.