Winemaker Jeff Gaffner has demonstrated a knack of cranking out California's classiest Pinot Noir from this small...
Black Kite, Anderson Valley (Mendocino County, California) Pinot Noir 2009
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Twomey, Sonoma Coast (California) Pinot Noir 2009
Twomey's Sonoma Coast Pinot is the best of its new releases from the exceptional '09 vintage, though it is a close call....
Tapena, Tierra de Castilla (La Mancha, Spain) Garnacha 2009
This grape variety is more widely known as Grenache when grown in France and other parts of the world. No matter how you say it,...
Colby Red, California (United States) 2009
If you don't know of Daryl Groom, you should. He was once senior red winemaker for Australia's Penfolds, where he...
Long Lasting Napa Valley Cabernets
From time to time someone will ask me to predict the next big thing in wine, as if I would know. Nostradamus I’m not. I...
Choosing a Wine Glass
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) It started after I posted an innocent comment on my...
Here Come the Judges
The 28th annual San Diego International Wine Competition is just around the corner and we're locking in the judges who made a...
Another Napa Valley Gem
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) Family Winemakers of California is an organization of...
Home Grown Pinot Triumphs in Monterey
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) Over its 18 years, the annual Monterey Wine Competition...
Making Good Wine Better
At its most basic level, the pleasure in a glass of wine depends upon the wine. Nothing you can do will make bad wine taste...
Merry Edwards, Russian River Valley (Sonoma County, California) Pinot Noir 2008
If you merely took note of the score, you might expect this wine to be a powerful Olivet Lane Pinot from Merry. On the...
Value Wines for Every Day
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) Despite a recent report indicating wine consumers are...