James Suckling

Domaine Antonin Guyon has been pioneering the Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits appellation since 1970, when Dominique Guyon planted 22 hectares with 5,000 vines per hectare and adopted high trellising. Today, the estate is run by his daughter, Hombeline Guyon. Associate Editor https://t.co/mN6RDNVWFU

Fascinating tasting today in Manhattan — about 70 New York cabernet francs with our editor Brian Freedman. We found many balanced, refined wines with relatively low alcohol and real focus. Personally, I’d drink more of these in NYC — they’re local. Think about it. Full report https://t.co/DNmmcjoaue

These are some of the top-scoring wines in our Chile Tasting Report. The highest score went to the super refined Viñedo Chadwick Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Maipo 2023, a release which marks the 25th anniversary vintage of Viñedo Chadwick. It’s one of the best cabernets from https://t.co/zJ6k9hBODg

*Tickets Nearly Sold Out* Meet winemakers from around the globe at Great Wines World this week at The Glasshouse in New York. Taste great wines side-by-side, dive into the stories behind the bottles and explore the terroirs they represent. Whether you’re a collector, trade https://t.co/Q1YQD3eXNc

Great Etna vibe last night at a dinner James organized with some of his favorite producers from the region. Everything was shining — especially the aged reds. Salute! https://t.co/y16bU3l39h

The village of Milo may be the best area on Etna for white wines, thanks to its high altitude, proximity to the sea, and complex volcanic soils. Two of the top producers are Maugeri and Benanti, under its Contrada Rinazzo label. The wines are intense, with low pHs and plenty of https://t.co/3OCTz1NUBA

A couple of weeks ago, James and Marie stopped in the mountainous region of Valle d’Aosta to visit the vineyards and wineries of Rosset Terroir and Les Crêtes, and to taste some top wines. Everyone rightly talks about the excellent petite arvine made here, but James wonders if https://t.co/f2szaoav8E

Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery visited Domaine Chavy-Chouet, where he tasted with Melody Chavy, who owns the estate alongside her brother, which spans 15 hectares. Ryan tasted with Melody in the family’s 0.9-hectare monopole vineyard, Clos des Corvées de Citeau – a delicate and https://t.co/CIIH0CbiVu

Senior Editor Jacobo García Andrade attended a mini-vertical tasting (2014–2020) of Alión, presented by Tempos Vega Sicilia CEO Pablo Álvarez (second photo) and organized by importer Altaya. “I like consistency in wines,” Álvarez noted. “Customers don’t have time to ponder https://t.co/FFEQiFPHNB

A retrospective tasting of Littorai’s offerings featuring 18 bottles spanning four decades, included wines whose finesse, detail, expressiveness and ageworthiness were a testament to the vision of the founders, Ted and Heidi Lemon, and the confidence of their minimal intervention https://t.co/1cjwWIf2uY

The rosés from Valtenesi DOC in Italy are made from local black grapes like groppello gentile and marzemino. Nicole Vezzola, from Costaripa winery, explained to Staff Writer & Critic Claire Nesbitt in Hong Kong that the focus in Valtenesi is on the rosé category by viticulture, https://t.co/FWrCZY9TBr

Andrea Franchetti planted cabernet franc and other Bordeaux varietals in Tuscany in the 1980s when he started Tenuta di Trinoro. It was considered strange at the time, in the unknown Val d'Orcia area, but their cabernet franc-driven wines are beautifully balanced and focused. https://t.co/uroVDgpmbM

Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery previews our latest Clare Valley Tasting Report, highlighting the promising 2024 vintage for riesling. He discusses the distinct stylistic differences between the Watervale and Polish Hill sub-appellations. Also, he explores innovative techniques https://t.co/k1AZjyhN4m

These are the two top German wines featured in our Weekly Tasting Report. Senior Editor Stuart Pigott tasted them during a visit to the headquarters of the Wegeler group of wineries, led by Richard Grosche, who has served as director since the 2021 harvest. The Wegeler Riesling https://t.co/91aLm538ti

Sam Kaplan has been head winemaker at Arkenstone since 2006, working with a 12.5-acre organic vineyard perched at 1,400 feet in Napa’s Howell Mountain AVA. Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery recently tasted the 2022 releases from Arkenstone, along with Sam’s other cabernet-focused https://t.co/O4LEW4UuBT

Associate Editor Ryan Montgomery tasted with Helen Keplinger and DJ Warner of Keplinger wines in their mid-century-inspired downtown tasting suite in Napa. Ryan noted the high level of detail and precision that Helen puts into her small-batch, vineyard-focused bottlings. https://t.co/Y1aPlxvYJN

Staff Writer & Critic Claire Nesbitt highlights top picks from our latest Weekly Tasting Report, led by the Catena Zapata Chardonnay Mendoza Adrianna Vineyard White Bones 2023, a serious and mineral-driven white from a high-altitude parcel. It topped the list of standout https://t.co/iLr30ohpDt