You spoke, they listened: US cancels proposed 100% European wine tariffs

Friday, August 14, 2020

The 100% wine tariffs have been canned - but smaller tariffs remain, imposing unnecessary hardship on the U.S. wine trade.

[Video] Zoom Tasting With Elisabetta Geppetti And Clara Gentili Of Fattoria Le Pupille

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Watch the highlights of James's recent Zoom tasting with Fattoria Le Pupille, featuring wines from the 2017 and 2018 vintages.

$15 wines that taste like $50: Pecorino

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

8 Tasting Notes

Now rediscovered by discerning sommeliers, the unsung pecorino grape produces wines with great perfumes, and of excellent value.

[Documentary] The Miracle of Alto Adige

Monday, August 10, 2020

147 Tasting Notes

This documentary, created by James and Jack Suckling and James Orr, explores the mountainous region of Alto Adige in Northeast Italy and explores its unique wines.

Weekly Tasting Report (Aug 2-7): Australia, France, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, USA

Monday, August 10, 2020

345 Tasting Notes

Some super-high-scoring wines make last week's highlights, with Nick Stock finding six exceptional wines from South Australia’s Clare Valley, while James continued his dive into Italy's Alto Adige.

[Video] Tasting Tenuta Argentiera’s Ventaglio 2015 and 2016

Saturday, August 8, 2020

In our latest Zoom video, James tastes Ventaglio 2015 and 2016 with the team from Tenuta Argentiera in Tuscany’s Bolgheri.

Ochota Barrels’ New Wines Give Insight into the Controversial 2020 Vintage

Thursday, August 6, 2020

9 Tasting Notes

Despite terrible wildfires, the 2020 Adelaide Hills vintage will deliver great quality, if the early-released Ochota Barrels wines are anything to go by.

[Video] Zoom Tasting With Luca Sanjust of Petrolo

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

See highlights of James’s Zoom tasting with Petrolo owner Luca Sanjust, and hear what they say about the latest Galatrona wine.

Piedmont Shines with Releases, Especially Barolo 2016

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

960 Tasting Notes

After tasting 700 wines from Piedmont, we decide the 2016s could be even better than the 2015s.