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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,〔Arnold, Eric, ''Forbes.com'': The Booze Blog (July 15, 2010). (Do Wine Scores Matter? James Suckling's retirement from Wine Spectator will tell us for certain )〕〔"Operazione Suckling", ''Sommelier Toscana'' N.11, pp 41-43〕〔"Stappare un'emozione", ''Gentleman magazine'' N.108, pp 52-56〕〔Comiskey, Patrick, ''Los Angeles Times'' (March 17, 2011). (Wine journalist James Suckling swirls over to his own website )〕 and one of the most experienced critics of vintage cigars.〔〔Strange, Hannah, ''The Times'' (October 8, 2009). (Capitalist crunch hits Cuban cigar sales )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456172&Itemid=1 )〕 ==Biography== Born in Los Angeles, California, as an undergraduate 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.〔''Firenze magazine'' N.14, pp 198-200〕 Suckling joined ''Wine Spectator'' in 1981, and after a large increase of subscribers, relocated with the magazine to San Francisco in 1982.〔''Wine Spectator'' (James Suckling profile )〕 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,〔Steiman, Harvey, ''Wine Spectator'': Harvey Steiman At Large (July 15, 2010). (James Suckling —The Early Years )〕 living in Paris while reviewing all European wines, especially Bordeaux wine, Italian wine and Port wine for the publication. Suckling moved to London in 1987 where he lived for eleven years before moving to Italy. In 1990, Suckling published his book titled ''Vintage Port''.〔 To date Suckling lives in Tuscany.〔 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.〔Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (July 15, 2010). (Shock as Suckling leaves Wine Spectator )〕〔''Wine Spectator'' (July 14, 2010). (Senior Editor James Suckling Retires from Wine Spectator )〕〔''Cigar Aficionado'' (July 14, 2010). (James Suckling, the European Editor of Cigar Aficionado, Retires )〕〔Lyons, Will, ''Wall Street Journal'' (July 15. 2010) (James Suckling Retires from Wine Spectator )〕 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",〔Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (July 15, 2010). (Suckling: Spectator split was 'amicable' )〕 He later published on his own Twitter account that reports of his retirement had been "greatly exaggerated" and he was "planning an exciting future".〔 In September 2010, Suckling announced his charity wine project ahead of the Papal visit to the United Kingdom, named ''One Wine One World''.〔Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (September 16, 2010). (Benedict XVI, Decanter.com, Robinson: first to taste new Suckling wine )〕 The project, funded by art collector and philanthropist Nasser David Khalili, is aimed at bringing Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths closer together; the proceeds will go to the Maimonides Foundation, an interfaith charity.〔Robinson, Jancis, ''Suckling, the Pope and the future'' (September 17, 2010)〕 The wines, one red and one white, were created by blending grapes from California, Mexico, Hungary, Slovenia, Roussillon and Friuli, and were to be the only wines served at the Birmingham farewell dinner for Pope Benedict XVI. The wine's label is based on a multi-faith celebratory painting commissioned by Khalili from the British artist Ben Johnson with the forthcoming Olympic Games in mind.〔 Suckling also announced that he had been signed by IMG Artists.〔 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.〔Sean, Ryon, ''HipHopDX'' (February 16, 2011). (Mike D of Beastie Boys Becomes Wine Critic )〕〔''JamesSuckling.com'' (Jessica's Blog: La Culture du Vin au Québec )〕 In June 2011, Suckling and IMG Artists founded Divino Tuscany, a food and wine tasting event designed to "bring together the top winemakers from Tuscany" and to "promote, share and demystify their top rated wines."〔About Divino Tuscany, (''Divino Tuscany Official Website'' )〕 Suckling is the father of two children, Jack and Isabel Suckling, a choirgirl signed by record label Decca in 2010 at age 12, becoming the youngest classical recording artist to date.〔Higgins, Kat, ''Sky News Online'' (September 14, 2010). (Choirgirl Hits High Notes With Record Deal )〕〔''BBC News'' (September 14, 2010). (York choirgirl Isabel Suckling lands record deal )〕〔Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (November 26, 2010). (Isabel Suckling: international wine trade 'follows' historic record deal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Suckling」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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