Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Summer Sipping

by Robert Whitley | Jun 12, 2013

I remember a sidewalk cafe on a warm, humid summer day near the historic hotel Le Cep in Beaune, the spiritual center of...

by Robert Whitley | Jun 5, 2013

For all of the new interest in Spain’s vast and varied viticultural areas, Rioja remains at the pinnacle. Not only...

by Robert Whitley | Jun 4, 2013

Though the Donum Estate Pinot exhibits the red-fruit character that is the Carneros signature, this vintage is more complex and...

by Robert Whitley | May 31, 2013

Kenwood, much like its neighbor Benziger, is a perennial candidate to top the list of most underrated wineries in California....

by Robert Whitley | May 29, 2013

This wine is reminiscent of a time when Australia routinely delivered exceptional quality red wines in this modest price range....

by Robert Whitley | May 29, 2013

This relatively young region in South Australia is well regarded for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, so it’s hardly a...

by Robert Whitley | May 2, 2013

Masut's Block 13 from this vintage offers richness and flesh without sacrificing the minerality that seems to be a consistent...

by Robert Whitley | May 1, 2013

For the uninitiated, corkage is the fee a restaurant charges for the service it provides when a customer chooses to bring...

by Robert Whitley | Apr 23, 2013

Creators Syndicate There is a tendency among wine drinkers to be more forgiving in their evaluation of wines that cost less....

by Robert Whitley | Apr 23, 2013

Black Kite's 2010 River Turn block yielded an absolutely stunning wine, perhaps one of the finest ever made from this...

by Robert Whitley | Apr 19, 2013

This vintage of Floodgate / Rock Hill offers a core of bright red fruit, and is slightly fleshier in its youth than some of...

by Robert Whitley | Apr 19, 2013

It was inevitable that Randall Grahm would raise the price on this wine, consistently among the finest syrahs produced in...