Rich Cook, Author at Wine Review Online

Reminders of Why We Taste

by Rich Cook | September 17, 2023

As you have landed here at Wine Review Online, I suspect that you share our passion for finding good things...

by Rich Cook | September 17, 2023

You no doubt know many of the clichés that surround our beverage of choice – things like “In Vino Veritas”...

by Rich Cook | September 17, 2023

I love reading writing about wine – and since wine has become a job of sorts over the years (I...

by Rich Cook | May 30, 2023

After a couple of years of what have come to be known as “zoom tasting” thanks to the pandemic, it...

by Rich Cook | May 25, 2023

When you think of Sauvignon Blanc, a few regions probably spring to mind: New Zealand’s Marlborough region, Bordeaux, Sancerre, and...

by Rich Cook | April 21, 2023

As the director of several major wine competitions, I find it endlessly interesting to taste and review the variety of...

by Rich Cook | February 22, 2023

This past Sunday I took a little cruise with some folks to bid a final farewell to a long-time friend...

by Rich Cook | January 19, 2023

Ask a roomful of American citizens where Uruguay is and you’ll likely get more than a few blank stares and...

by Rich Cook | December 15, 2022

Another year has flown by, and thankfully some actual flying was involved in 2022, which allowed the never-ending quest for...

by Rich Cook | November 18, 2022

As we slowly come out of the pandemic and travel restrictions ease, it’s good to get back out on the...

by Rich Cook | September 29, 2022

The Challenge Series of wine competitions was conceived over time by Wine Review Online publisher Robert Whitley as a way...

by Rich Cook | July 28, 2022

I recently had the pleasure of getting out of the house to do a little wine judging in Sonoma County,...