James Suckling

Quick Facts

Full Name	James Suckling
Occupation	Wine Critic
Date Of Birth	Sep 29, 1958(1958-09-29)
Age	66
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

James Suckling Biography

James Suckling is one of the most popular and richest Wine Critic who was born on September 29, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Born in Los Angeles, California, Suckling studied political science and journalism at Utah State University. After graduating from Utah State University, Suckling studied journalism at the University of Wisconsin, Madison where he was hired in 1978 by a local paper as a crime news gofer. Having completed his course in journalism at the University of Wisconsin he moved to San Diego, and through the influence of his father began to be interested in the world of wine. At this time Suckling responded to an advertisement for a new contributor to Wine Spectator, then a local publication with only eight hundred subscribers. Suckling joined Wine Spectator in 1981, and after a large increase of subscribers, relocated with the magazine to San Francisco in 1982.

In 1983, Suckling began blind tasting Bordeaux with Alexis Lichine, and for the first time visited Europe in 1984, visiting various leading wineries in Italy. In 1985 he was assigned by Wine Spectator to establish their European bureau, living in Paris while reviewing all European wines, especially Bordeaux wine, Italian wine and Port wine for the publication.

James Suckling Net Worth

James Suckling is one of the richest Wine Critic from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Suckling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James Suckling (born September 29, 1958) is an American wine and cigar critic and former Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of Wine Spectator as well as European Editor of Cigar Aficionado. Suckling is internationally regarded as one of the world’s most influential wine critics, and one of the most experienced critics of vintage cigars.

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Who is James Suckling Dating?

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The website JamesSuckling.com was launched in October 2010 and Suckling stated it would mainly focus on video content featuring “key wine figures around the world”. The content had been produced over several months in collaboration with film creator James Orr prior to the launch. In addition to Suckling’s reviews, the site also features blogs by Mike D of the Beastie Boys, and Jessica Harnois, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers.

Facts & Trivia

Jannick Ranked on the list of most popular Wine Critic. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Suckling celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.

In press releases by Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado published in July 2010 it was unexpectedly announced that Suckling had retired from the publisher M. Shanken Communications magazines. Following some public criticism to the apparent dispassionate manner of the Shanken announcement, Suckling himself described the departure from the company as “totally amicable” and stated he would go on to “pursue other projects”, He later published on his own Twitter account that reports of his retirement had been “greatly exaggerated” and he was “planning an exciting future”.

What is the James Suckling score?

James has used this point system for most of his career and still believes that it’s the simplest way to rate a wine. A wine rated 90 points or more is outstanding (A). A a wine rated 95 points or more (A+) is a must buy. A wine rated less than 88 points might still be worth buying but proceed with caution.

Who does James Suckling write for?

However, most of his time is spent working for his own website, JamesSuckling.com, as well as promoting his 100 Points wine glass with Lalique, the famous French crystal house. Suckling spent nearly 30 years as Senior Editor and European Bureau Chief of The Wine Spectator, and as European Editor of Cigar Aficionado.

Who is the best wine critic?

• Jeannie Cho Lee MW.
• Antonio Galloni.
• Jancis Robinson MW.
• James Suckling.
• Neal Martin.
• Tim Atkin MW.
• Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW.
• Allen Meadows.

What is the number 1 wine in the world?

Ranking number 1 on our list of the top wine brands in the world in 2020 is Château Lafite Rothschild (Bordeaux) , a wine estate in France, owned by members of the Rothschild family since the 19th century.

What is the wine Parker scale?

Under Parker’s system, wines were evaluated on a 50–100 scale that roughly correlated to an A–F “grade” on the wine. A wine was considered “above average” or “good” if it got a score of at least 85 points.