Remarkable Sonoma County chardonnay and pinot noir wines overflowed during our past week of tastings, with Executive Editor Jim Gordon uncovering two perfect-scoring bottles and a slew of other terrific offerings.

The tasting team at JamesSuckling.com rated 524 wines from 10 countries over the past week, led by Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery, who recently visited his homeland of Australia to taste the wines from some of the world’s oldest vineyards, starting at Tyrrell’s Wines in Hunter Valley.

The tasting team at JamesSuckling.com tapped into 677 wines over the past week from 10 countries, with Senior Editor Stuart Pigott continuing his deep dive into the 2024 vintage in Germany, revealing that the Rheingau did extremely well that year despite the serious challenge the moist fall posed to winemakers due to the spread of rot and slow ripening of the heathy grapes.

Tastings along the Tuscan Coast this year have been dominated by two areas that have proven more than others their ability to deliver character and identity: Bolgheri and Suvereto, which share the top positions in our latest report.

Senior Editor Stuart Pigott knew when he traveled to the Nahe Valley that the quantities of many 2024 vintage wines would be way down on recent vintages because of the spring frost of late April 2024. It turned out that the damage was far more heterogeneous than Stuart had expected, with some stunning wines making up for what could have been a disaster.