Norm Roby, Author at Wine Review Online

Deep Roots, Old Vines, No Debts, and New Ideas: Peirano’s Exceedingly Unusual Wine “Club”

by Norm Roby | October 15, 2025

Looking for “A wine club with “NO commitments, NO fees, NO cards on file, NO limited selections!”? Or how about...

by Norm Roby | August 20, 2025

In 2021, Canada’s Okanagan Valley seemed poised to become accepted internationally as a first-class wine region. That prompted my first...

by Norm Roby | June 4, 2025

Is Grenache, a.k.a. Grenache Noir or Garnacha, the next Pinot Noir? That’s not as far-fetched as it may seem at...

by Norm Roby | April 2, 2025

“Wait, did you say that lovely, crisp Albariño is from Lodi?” A close look at the label confirmed the origin...

by Norm Roby | January 15, 2025

“This isn’t the place to go for Napa’s most luxurious experience” seems like an odd way to promote your winery....

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...