Norm Roby, Author at Wine Review Online

Taking “The Temp” to a New Level

by Norm Roby | November 12, 2024

Over the last two years, Tempranillo as a varietal wine was heightened in my attention as a food friendly alternative...

by Norm Roby | July 30, 2024

As the 2024 harvest was getting underway on the West Coast amidst stories of decreasing worldwide demand, there was one...

by Norm Roby | July 3, 2024

“Godello” recently caught my attention as I was browsing through a list of “current releases” at a tasting room in...

by Norm Roby | April 10, 2024

As Mark Twain once wrote, “Prediction is difficult—particularly when it involves the future.” After reading many recently published studies of...

by Norm Roby | March 15, 2024

Praising a well-known winemaker as a “legend” or a” rockstar” has become quite common in wine circles, usually to justify...

by Norm Roby | November 24, 2023

Having long been intrigued by Rhône wines as well as Rhône-style wines from the USA, I regularly check out the...

by Norm Roby | October 25, 2023

At the Oregon Wine Experience’s awards ceremony last August, when accepting the Best of Show White Wine award for a...

by Norm Roby | July 29, 2023

“Organic and biodynamic are not the same" was the first lesson brought home during a recent visit to Troon Vineyard...

by Norm Roby | April 19, 2023

In an era of cult wines made by rockstar winemakers, legendary wine consultants, and 100-point winemakers, let’s pause the hype...

by Norm Roby | April 5, 2023

Topping my To-Do list over the last two years has been to visit and explore Tin City. So, after a...

by Norm Roby | January 29, 2023

Two years ago my first column for Wine Review Online focused on online wine sellers (not the paid subscription box/membership...

by Norm Roby | September 27, 2022

Even before I learned how to pronounce it, Viognier intrigued me. I still recall tasting an early vintage from Calera...