DISCUSSING CASTIGLION DEL BOSCO RELEASES WITH MASSIMO FERRAGAMO AND CECILIA...
Massimo and Cecilia tell James about this year’s harvest and how the lack of water and a hailstorm affected Castiglion del Bosco’s vineyards, and James looks back on how weather conditions affected...
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Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 12-18): Squeezing Greatness from 2017 Brunellos;...
James and Tasters Claire Nesbitt (back left) and Andrii Stetsiuk (back right) were not deterred by a typhoon that roared through Hong Kong last week when rating wines for this report. (Photo by...
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Weekly Tasting Report (Oct 19-25): An Aussie Ton, Napa Nuance and More
James contemplated giving a perfect score for the the soon-to-be-released Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée N.25 NV, which he recently tasted over a Zoom with two Laurent-Perrier...
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Weekly Tasting Report (Nov 23-29, 2021): Champagne Charm, New Zealand Novelty...
James during a blind tasting in the Hong Kong tasting office this past week. (Photos by JamesSuckling.com) South Africa's Leeu Chardonnay Stellenbosch Passant 2019 was intense, rich and vibrant. Two...
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Top 100 Wines of Italy 2021
Our top wine from Italy, the Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Ceniprimo 2018, set amid the Ricasoli family's Castello di Brolio estate. (Photo by JamesSuckling.com) For the first time...
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Weekly Tasting Report (Dec 21-31, 2021): A Special Brunello, Striking...
The Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta Riserva 2016 was one of the most powerfully structured Brunellos from 2016 that James tasted all year. (Composite photo by JamesSuckling.com...
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Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 1-7): Napa 2019 Builds Its Case for Greatness, and...
James during his Zoom tasting interview with Tor Kenward, who said he still prefers the 2018s to the 2019s. The Tor Napa Valley Black Magic 2019, our highest rated bottle in this week's report....
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Weekly Tasting Report (Jan 8-11): Some Sterling Right Bank Bordeaux and...
The Château Le Gay Pomerol 2019 is the highest-rated wine in this report and part of the sterling group of Right Bank wines from the vintage. (Photo by JamesSuckling.com) Bordeaux 2019 and Barolo 2018...
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Buy Now: Super Tuscans
Oh, Tuscany… perhaps the greatest wine region in Italy. The Piedmontese may object furiously – and likely Italians from all other regions, too – but the powerhouse of central Italy is undeniably a...
View ArticleGREAT WINES ITALY NEW YORK 2023 [VIDEO]
Watch all the action from Great Wines of Italy 2023, which returned to New York for two days of Grand Tastings on September 6 and 7. This year’s event featured wines from 14 regions of Italy; Abruzzo,...
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