Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Who Needs Wine Ratings?

by Robert Whitley | Aug 9, 2012

The value of wine ratings, particularly those that provide numerical scores based upon the 100-point scale, is a frequent...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 30, 2012

Frank Family has been on a roll, with both its reserve Cabernet and its Winston Hill Bordeaux-style blend scoring a big number...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 25, 2012

Winemaker Dan Goldfield has as deft a hand with Pinot Noir as anyone in California. Over the past decade, no winery in...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 19, 2012

Creators Syndicate Once upon a time in American viticulture, it was fashionable — some would even argue necessary —...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 18, 2012

With bright, lifted red fruit aromas, MacPhail's Ferrington Vineyard Pinot Noir will appeal to those who favor fruit-driven...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 18, 2012

It's safe to say that California's Central Coast wine region, which stretches from Santa Barbara at its southernmost edge nearly...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 6, 2012

Winemaker Gary Farrell has long eschewed power for finesse, a stylistic decision that has enabled him to compile a long track...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 3, 2012

Medium-bodied and firmly structured, the Shiraz Grenache from Peter Lehmann makes for a very good summer food wine. Showing...

by Robert Whitley | Jul 3, 2012

Still fairly closed at this stage, Goldeneye's Ten Degrees gives every indication it's going to be a blockbuster once it settles...

by Robert Whitley | Jun 27, 2012

My latest candidate for greatest value in red wine this year is the blend from Vale do Bomfim, the primary quinta of the...

by Robert Whitley | Jun 20, 2012

You may have heard of the Judgment of Paris, the 1976 wine tasting that pitted handpicked wines from California against many of...

by Robert Whitley | Jun 20, 2012

Black Kite is a truly superb wine estate in Mendocino's Anderson Valley that routinely yields some of the finest Pinot...