I am generally of a mind to write about wines I can recommend. There are simply too many wines and wineries to waste words...
Napa’s ’03 Cabs Even Better with Time
It was just about a year ago that I took umbrage in this space with the negative assessment by a major wine publication, The...
A Tale of Two Pinots
Regular readers of this space will know that I have recently grown fond of the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs coming from the folks...
Spring Mountain’s Jac Cole Headlines Whitley On Wine Radio Today
My featured guest today on the Whitley On Wine radio show will be Jac Cole, the talented winemaker from Spring Mountain...
Whitley’s Wines of the Year, Including Three 100-Pointers
Choosing a wine of the year is a bit like voting for your favorite flavor at Ben & Jerry's. At the highest levels of...
40 x 40 Vision
Over the next few weeks you will no doubt see "Wine of the Year" lists ad nauseum, including right here at Wine Review Online....
Keep Thanksgiving Wines Simple with Pinot and Chard
The Thanksgiving feast always presents endless possibilities for the wine geek within me. Choosing the wines typically becomes...
Whitley On Wine Radio Today
Vintner Gary Heck will join me during the first half-hour of Whitley On Wine this afternoon to discuss Korbel down through the...
Time to Throw Another Log on the Fire
I understand that some Port aficionados in the U.K. are said to consume an entire bottle of Port in a single day. Every day. I...
Languedoc Diary: The Magician of Minervois
CARCASSONNE, France -- My guide and I were near the end of a long day when we rolled through the gates of the ancient Roman...
Languedoc Diary: Mas Jullien, the Icon
JONQUIERES, France -- It is perhaps a small coincidence that several of the wine producers in and around this small village in...
Languedoc Diary: The Burgundy Model
BOUZIGUES, France -- Gregory Hecht and Francois Bannier operate out of a modest office in this seaside village in the...