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In 1983 Suckling began [[blind tasting]] Bordeaux with [[Alexis Lichine]], and has since 1985 been assigned by ''Wine Spectator'' to Europe, reviewing [[Bordeaux wine]] and [[Italian wine]] for the publication.
In 1983 Suckling began [[blind tasting]] Bordeaux with [[Alexis Lichine]], and has since 1985 been assigned by ''Wine Spectator'' to Europe, reviewing [[Bordeaux wine]] and [[Italian wine]] for the publication.


Suckling featured in [[Jonathan Nossiter]]'s film ''[[Mondovino]]'', by some accounts in an unflattering light, but he remains one of the most influential wine critics, particularly in Italy and Bordeaux.
Suckling featured in [[Jonathan Nossiter]]'s film ''[[Mondovino]]'', by some accounts in an unflattering light, as he was shown near a [[Pinocchio]] sign<ref>{{cite web|last= Morris| first= Wesley, ''Boston Globe''|url= http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=7423 | title=Film on winemaking is juicy but cloudy | date= April 4, 2005}}</ref> and seeming to state he has awarded a wine 90 points because it was produced by his landlord, the winemaker Salvatore Ferragamo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gray |first= W. Blake, ''San Francisco Chronicle''| title= Wine documentary that excited France is out of balance |url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/03/31/WIG7TC0ELK1.DTL&type=printable| date=March 31, 2005}}</ref><ref name=slate>{{citeweb|last=Steinberger | first=Mike, ''Slate'' |title= A Fahrenheit 9/11 for Oenophiles | url= http://www.slate.com/id/2114563/ |date=March 9, 2005 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 12:08, 7 August 2008

James Suckling is an American wine critic, writing for Wine Spectator since 1981.

In 1983 Suckling began blind tasting Bordeaux with Alexis Lichine, and has since 1985 been assigned by Wine Spectator to Europe, reviewing Bordeaux wine and Italian wine for the publication.

Suckling featured in Jonathan Nossiter's film Mondovino, by some accounts in an unflattering light, but he remains one of the most influential wine critics, particularly in Italy and Bordeaux.

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