Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate column for this week. It seems like a day doesn't go by without another breathless press...
Holiday Libations
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Cool Wine Gifts for the Holidays
My inbox is full this time of year with queries from panicked holiday shoppers seeking guidance on a gift for the wine...
The Chianti Classico Identity Crisis
Unless you are a wine journalist or someone in the Italian wine trade, you probably don't know (and may not care) that the...
Emiliana, Maipo Valley (Chile) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
The Emiliana Eco Balance wines are made from sustainably farmed grapes throughout the better winegrape regions of Chile....
Banfi, Chianti Superiore DOCG (Italy) 2008
Although the nomenclature of Chianti can be confusing, even relative novices sort of get the idea Chianti Classico (the...
Hickinbothom, South Australia (Australia) Merlot 2008
This is a most unusual Merlot. It's generally not my preferred style, but it does have its charms. This full-blown Aussie...
The Big Chill
As the California wine grape harvest draws to a close, three to four weeks later than normal, one thing is perfectly clear:...
David Hickinbotham, South Australia (Australia) Merlot 2008
This is a most unusual Merlot, and generally not my preferred style, but it does have its charms. This full-blown Aussie...
Les Deux Rives, Corbieres (Languedoc, France) 2008
Although this wine ultimately lacks the length to earn a higher score, it is most interested and a pleasure to sip, and at...
Pillar Box, Padthaway (South Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
This wine is everything you want in an in-your-face, fruit-driven Aussie red. Ripe aromas of blackberry, plum and black...
Look to the Languedoc for Value
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) As a young wine enthusiast, sometime in the early 1970s, I...
Bonny Doon Vineyard, Central Coast (California) 2009
As I taste this wine I am reminded of many of the delicious reds I've enjoyed from various AOCs of the Languedoc over the...