Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

When in France

by Robert Whitley | April 13, 2012

BORDEAUX, France — It was only last night that I visited the iconic restaurant La Tupina, in the heart of...

by Robert Whitley | April 12, 2012

Stop laughing. Exceptional Bordeaux that’s fairly cheap — all things considered — does exist, and I was reminded of that...

by Robert Whitley | March 7, 2012

People choose a wine from a retail shelf for any number of reasons. They remember it fondly from a prior...

by Robert Whitley | February 22, 2012

It isn’t enough for me to merely understand how I got to this place where my home is stuffed with...

by Robert Whitley | February 4, 2012

My inbox is overflowing these days with wine suggestions for Valentine’s Day — everything from Argentinian Malbec to moscato from...

by Robert Whitley | January 17, 2012

2012 Wine of the Year Gloria Ferrer 2000 Carneros Cuvee, Carneros ($50) 2012 Winery of the Year V. Sattui, Napa...

by Robert Whitley | January 11, 2012

One of the remarkable stories in California wine over the past five years has been the steady rise of the...

by Robert Whitley | January 5, 2012

Castello Banfi’s Tour de Force Wine of the year is one thing, winery of the year is another. To choose...

by Robert Whitley | January 1, 2012

The Fabulous Five Creators Syndicate Choosing a wine of the year is not something I take lightly. Over the course...

by Robert Whitley | December 20, 2011

The request came via email: Would I suggest a few gift wines for Christmas in the $10 to $20 range?...

by Robert Whitley | December 20, 2011

To every wine there is a season. Perhaps that is a bit of an overstatement, but for fortified port wines,...

by Robert Whitley | December 20, 2011

REIMS, France — Regis Camus was already something of a legend when he arrived at the state-of-the-art Heidsieck compound in...