Weekly Tasting Reports

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Mountain Cool from Gigondas, and Soave’s Streamlined Stunners: Weekly Tasting Report (April 17-23)

Thursday, April 25, 2024

We rated 644 wines in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott taking in the dramatic landscape and mountain cool wines of Gigondas, France and Senior Editor Ned Goodwin MW uncorking some fresh and stunning whites from Soave, Italy.

Ao Yun Hits a Peak, and Shattering Stereotypes in Prosecco: Weekly Tasting Report (April 10-16)

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Our latest Weekly Tasting report spotlights the top score ever given to any Chinese wine, the Ao Yun 2020 – the freshest and best expression of Ao Yun yet.

California’s Lavish Chardonnays, Oregon’s Old-Vine Pinots and Putting Behemoths Behind: Weekly Tasting Report (April 3-9)

Thursday, April 11, 2024

While 2021 cabernet sauvignons dominated the wines from California we tasted over the past week, it was chardonnay that really popped, with Executive Editor Jim Gordon finding the Ramey Wine Cellars lineup brilliant in style and emblematic of the low-yield, stellar-quality vintage.

Mendoza’s Elite Reds and Drinking in Valpolicella Superiore: Weekly Tasting Report (March 27-April 2)

Thursday, April 4, 2024

We rated 632 wines from seven countries over the past week, with Executive Editor Jim Gordon tasting the stellar wines of Argentina’s Viña Cobos far from their source, yet at the home base of their creator, Paul Hobbs in Sonoma County, California.

Plump 2022s from Chablis, Spectacular German Pinots and Napa’s Killer ‘B’s: Weekly Tasting Report (March 20-26)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

The 2022 vintage in Chablis confirms that a warming climate challenges the typicity of the region, with Chablis’ saline oyster-shell notes and tensile mineral infusion increasingly giving way to riper fruit accents that verge on bumptious.

Stars in the Making in Beaujolais, and Upping the Ante In New Zealand: Weekly Tasting Report (March 13-19)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

It’s not often that any wine region gains a great new star winemaker, but Anita Neveu is exactly that for the beautiful but underrated region of Beaujolais.

Oregon 2021 Pinot Noirs Take the Stage, Plus Beaujolais’ 2022 Coup: Weekly Tasting Report (March 6-12)

Thursday, March 14, 2024

We rated 624 wines over the past week, with three of the JamesSuckling.com tasting team members making a deep dive into Oregon as we tapped into the latest 2021 and 2022 vintage releases.

Peaking in Sonoma and a Fresh Turn in Beaujolais: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 28-March 5)

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Our top-scoring bottles this week came from California, where Executive Editor Jim Gordon tasted wines from two unique vineyards, one at high elevation in the Mayacamas Mountains and one next door to the San Pablo Bay.

Argentina’s Chardonnay Surprise, Napa’s Balanced and Refined 2021 Reds and Great Washington Syrahs: Weekly Tasting Report (Feb 21-27)

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

High scores from Argentina and Chile highlight our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with James and Senior Editor Zekun Shuai checking in with some marvels after their extended tasting trip to the two Andean countries.