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Wine tasting reports, wine videos, wine reviews and more from Chile, by James Suckling, wine critic and journalist, and the team at JamesSuckling.com. The best red wines and white wines from Chile.

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Hungary’s Royal Flush, the Nahe’s Riesling Originality and Complex Pinots from Alto Adige: Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 18-24)
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Hungary’s Royal Flush, the Nahe’s Riesling Originality and Complex Pinots from Alto Adige: Weekly Tasting Report (Sept 18-24)

The "Royal Flush" of sweet Aszu Puttonyos wines from Hungary were among our top bottles over the past week out of the 588 wines we rated from eight countries, including stalwarts like Italy, Germany and France to outliers like Lebanon, Belgium and Romania.
August 2024 Tasting Report: The Delicious Dozen, the Rush of Rioja and Memorable Cali Cabs
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August 2024 Tasting Report: The Delicious Dozen, the Rush of Rioja and Memorable Cali Cabs

Call them the Delicious Dozen. That’s the 12 wines the JamesSuckling.com tasting team gave perfect scores to in August out of the 3,789 in total we rated during the month, when much of our work was done in some of the world’s most popular wine countries.
June 2024 Tasting Report: Burgundy Excellence, the Sweetness of Bordeaux and California Showstoppers
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June 2024 Tasting Report: Burgundy Excellence, the Sweetness of Bordeaux and California Showstoppers

Our June tastings of 3,414 wines from a staggering 22 countries included seven bottles we gave perfect scores to and 18 that notched 99s. The 100-pointers included three from Bordeaux – all 2021 Sauternes wines – two from Burgundy and two from California.
Beating the Heat Dome, and Living Up to the Noval Port Standard: Weekly Tasting Report (June 12-18)
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Beating the Heat Dome, and Living Up to the Noval Port Standard: Weekly Tasting Report (June 12-18)

The “heat dome” that occurred in California in 2022 is easy to forget when you taste pinot noirs and chardonnays from top producers from such regions as Sonoma Coast, Russian River, Anderson Valley and Carneros, who all managed to make tensioned and focused wines despite the unique weather event.
The Beauty of Blaufrankisch, Nervy Albariños and Salvaging 2018 Brunello Riservas: Weekly Tasting Report (May 29-June 4)
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The Beauty of Blaufrankisch, Nervy Albariños and Salvaging 2018 Brunello Riservas: Weekly Tasting Report (May 29-June 4)

We rated 610 wines from 13 countries over the past week at JamesSuckling.com, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott leading the way by tasting a row of stunning single-vineyard red wines from Uwe Schiefer, who has reinvented blaufrankisch wines in the Burgenland region of Austria.
Clos Apalta’s Andrea Leon on the Virtues of Viognier
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Clos Apalta’s Andrea Leon on the Virtues of Viognier

Winemaker Andrea Leon of Clos Apalta in Chile discusses the virtue of growing viognier in one of their best vineyard areas.
April 2024 Tasting Report: Northern Rhone Finesse, Argentine Purity and California’s Lush Chardonnays
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April 2024 Tasting Report: Northern Rhone Finesse, Argentine Purity and California’s Lush Chardonnays

We rated 3,847 wines from 16 countries in April, including 692 from Argentina, 443 from the United States and 417 from Italy, but it was in our tastings of 1,944 French wines where we really hit paydirt.
Brilliance and Finesse from M. Chapoutier, Henschke’s Fresh 2019s and Walking the Fine Line in Sonoma: Weekly Tasting Report
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Brilliance and Finesse from M. Chapoutier, Henschke’s Fresh 2019s and Walking the Fine Line in Sonoma: Weekly Tasting Report

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott and Tasting Manager Kevin Davy continued their Rhone research trip in the region’s rocky northern region with a number of mind-blowing tastings and four M. Chapoutier wines earning perfect ratings of 100 points.
Polkura’s Sven Bruchfeld on Why Syrah Deserves Greater Recognition in Chile
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Polkura’s Sven Bruchfeld on Why Syrah Deserves Greater Recognition in Chile

In this video Polkura's Sven Bruchfeld explains why syrah has yet to gain wider acclaim in Chilean winemaking despite the country's well-suited climate.