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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Chile’s Mediterranean Soul, and a Closer Look at Italy’s Vibrant Dry Whites: Weekly Tasting Report (May 11-17)
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Chile’s Mediterranean Soul, and a Closer Look at Italy’s Vibrant Dry Whites: Weekly Tasting Report (May 11-17)

A biodynamic project from Chile is delivering elegant and mineral Mediterranean-style reds from the foothills of the Andes that are helping to change the playbook for winemaking in the country. We also uncovered an Italian riesling revelation…
Bordeaux’s New Year: A Difficult 2021 Comes out Easy (Special Weekly Tasting Report)
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Bordeaux’s New Year: A Difficult 2021 Comes out Easy (Special Weekly Tasting Report)

Bordeaux's 2021 grape-growing season was one of the most difficult on record, giving wine producers just about every calamity imaginable. But the resulting wines show little of the hardship and are instead bright, fresh and immediately drinkable. But how does 2021 stack up against previous vintages?
Napa’s Beaulieu Vineyard Strikes Again, plus Coombsville’s Cool Allure: Weekly Tasting Report (April 27-May 3)
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Napa’s Beaulieu Vineyard Strikes Again, plus Coombsville’s Cool Allure: Weekly Tasting Report (April 27-May 3)

The 2019 Beaulieu Vineyard Private Reserve is a legend in the making, but it wasn’t the only wine we gave a perfect score to in our latest Weekly Tasting Report.
Opus One Icons and Setting the Gold Standard in Tuscany and Chile: Weekly Tasting Report (April 20-26)
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Opus One Icons and Setting the Gold Standard in Tuscany and Chile: Weekly Tasting Report (April 20-26)

Our tastings of more than 800 wines over the past week reinforced our view that great modern icon wines like Opus One, Masseto and Seña always seem to be of exceptional quality.
Walla Walla’s Rhone Touch and Legends of the Andes: Weekly Tasting Report (April 13-19)
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Walla Walla’s Rhone Touch and Legends of the Andes: Weekly Tasting Report (April 13-19)

We set a new ratings record of 929 wines for our latest Weekly Tasting Report, but as usual it was more about the quality we found than the quantity. Check out some of the gems we uncovered…
Oregon’s Superb Chardonnays, and Chacra Hits the Mark: Weekly Tasting Report (April 6-12)
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Oregon’s Superb Chardonnays, and Chacra Hits the Mark: Weekly Tasting Report (April 6-12)

Most everyone knows about Oregon’s pinot noir, but chardonnay is making the case for becoming the state's most popular wine.
Redefining American Wines the Harlan Way, and the Legend of Sassicaia: Weekly Tasting Report (March 30-April 5)
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Redefining American Wines the Harlan Way, and the Legend of Sassicaia: Weekly Tasting Report (March 30-April 5)

We rated a record number of wines in our latest Weekly Tasting Report – 901 to be exact – from the world's most popular wine regions and then some. But it was Napa and the wines of Harlan Estate, Bond and Promontory that had James talking...
Screaming Eagle and Bryant Family Turn Up the Napa Vibe, Plus Argentina’s Hillside Gems: Weekly Tasting Report (March 23-29)
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Screaming Eagle and Bryant Family Turn Up the Napa Vibe, Plus Argentina’s Hillside Gems: Weekly Tasting Report (March 23-29)

We tasted our way through nearly 800 wines over the past week, with Napa’s 2018 and 2019 vintages helping prove our contention that a new era for great wines in California is upon us.
A New Peak for Napa’s Mountain Wines, and the Most of Malbec: Weekly Tasting Report (March 15-22)
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A New Peak for Napa’s Mountain Wines, and the Most of Malbec: Weekly Tasting Report (March 15-22)

We had one of our biggest tasting weeks ever: 736 wines. What did we love? Mountain reds in Napa, fantastic 2020s from Sonoma and some intriguing malbecs from both California and Argentina.