Weekly Tasting Reports

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The Majesty of Alsace Grand Crus and Uncovering Koshu in Japan: Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 11-17)

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tasted some excellent wines from Alsace, France, over the past week plus some really great ones – none more remarkable than the grand crus from Domaine Marcel Deiss in Bergheim.

Japan’s Soft Side, Unfolding Ningxia and France’s Dry White Surprises: Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 4-10)

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

We take a closer look at some of the top wines of Japan and China in our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with a little bit of France thrown in for good measure.

The Rheingau Renaissance, Oregon’s 2021 Miracle and a Grenache Rosé Thrills: Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 20-26)

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Our latest Weekly Tasting Report takes us far and wide across the globe, with check-ins from the Rheingau, Oregon, Paso Robles and Australia.

Etna Visionaries, A Zweigelt Rises and the Soul of Tyrrell’s: Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 13-19)

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

This week’s tasting report covers 639 wines from 12 countries, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt digging deeper into their Austrian motherlode and James continuing to taste widely across the Italian spectrum.

Austria’s ‘Infinite’ Wines and the Spanish Conundrum: Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 6-12)

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Associate Editor Claire Nesbitt were in Austria on a mission to assess the quality of the dry white wines from the recently bottled 2022 vintage, but it was two late releases they tasted from 2021 that were the real standouts.

The Soul of Rioja and Germany’s Harmonious GGs: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 30-Sept 5)

Thursday, September 7, 2023

We rated 706 wines from nine countries for our latest Weekly Tasting Report, with James getting to the heart of Rioja and Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tapping into a number of single-vineyard GGs from Germany.

Germany’s Kaleidoscopic Diversity and Taking It To The Limit in Spain: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 23-29)

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott spent the past week zig-zagging across the wine regions of the Rhine Valley and its tributaries to taste a wide array of riesling, pinot blanc, pinot gris, chardonnay and spatburgunder. It all underscored the amazing diversity of Germany's wine scene.

Spanish Perfection, Joyfully Mosel and Finding Value in the Vale: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 16-22)

Thursday, August 24, 2023

It was a week of tasting perfection at JamesSuckling.com, with seven of the wines we rated – four from Spain and three from Germany – achieving 100-point scores.

A Mosel Masterpiece, Etna Rising and Thistledown’s Grenache Stylings: Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 9-15)

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott found a "masterpiece" riesling in Germany's Mosel region for our latest Weekly Tasting Report, while James was just starting into his tastings of Etna wines to prepare for his upcoming trip to the region.