Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

The Winter Wine

by Robert Whitley | December 14, 2011

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

by Robert Whitley | November 25, 2011

Creators Syndicate The beauty of the holiday season, in my humble opinion, is the sheer scope of the Epicurean possibilities....

by Robert Whitley | November 16, 2011

They say hindsight is 20-20. Let’s hope so. After 20 years of penning this column, I’ve filed at least 20...

by Robert Whitley | November 4, 2011

My friend Tish, aka William Tisherman, is a New York wine journalist who passionately opposes the use of scores with...

by Robert Whitley | November 1, 2011

It is often said there is no other sparkling wine quite like Champagne. I have even said it myself. The...

by Robert Whitley | October 29, 2011

As I rummaged through the wine cellar to pull together a charitable silent auction item appropriately dubbed "Holiday Bubbles" in...

by Robert Whitley | October 22, 2011

A tip of the hat to Dr. Vino for pointing out this bit of narcissism from the Sea Smoke winery...

by Robert Whitley | October 21, 2011

Ordinarily a discussion of outstanding white wines from California’s Central Coast would likely begin, and possibly end, with Chardonnay. After...

by Robert Whitley | October 15, 2011

You wouldn’t ordinarily think value when seeking a wine recommendation from a professional sommelier. After all, they dwell in the...

by Robert Whitley | October 9, 2011

We enjoyed two absolutely delicious Italian reds from my cellar last night. I took a 1998 Il Poggione Brunello Riserva and...

by Robert Whitley | October 7, 2011

It is always with a great deal of anticipation that I select an older bottle of wine from my cellar....

by Robert Whitley | October 5, 2011

Foraging through the wine cellar, as I often do before dinner, I’ve discovered recently that over the years I’ve tucked...