Rich Cook, Author at Wine Review Online

Niner Wine Estates: The Spirit of a French Domaine on California’s Central Coast

by Rich Cook | July 21, 2022

Today’s wine business is an amazingly varied hodgepodge of business models, from tiny, single variety producers to worldwide conglomerates and...

by Rich Cook | June 25, 2022

At the recent Barolo & Barbaresco World Opening event in Los Angeles, the first order of business was to attend...

by Rich Cook | June 16, 2022

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

by Rich Cook | February 25, 2022

If I were to mention a state to you and ask what wine you associate with that region, your answer...

by Rich Cook | January 22, 2022

At last, we’re back to the Garden Isle of the Mediterranean after a brief foray into bubbles to put a...

by Rich Cook | December 24, 2021

Let’s put something to rest right out of the gate. I love Champagne. The “real” stuff, as they say, that...

by Rich Cook | December 4, 2021

After almost two years of having my travel opportunities limited to my home state of California, I jumped at the...

by Rich Cook | October 20, 2021

One of the things that I most enjoy about the world of wine is its inherent ability to keep new...

by Rich Cook | October 20, 2021

Seasons. They come and they go, marking the time of the existence of the earth, bringing us a steady current...

by Rich Cook | August 26, 2021

Cultivation: 1. The act of preparing and working on land in order to raise crops. 2. To promote or improve...

by Rich Cook | August 18, 2021

I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to get a little stir crazy. Doing nothing but working from home,...

by Rich Cook | June 24, 2021

Back in October, in the middle of the quarantine, I ended a column with the words, “I’m ready for 2020...