Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Burgundy Basics

by Robert Whitley | October 2, 2011

Once upon a time, Burgundy was the wine aficionados reached for when they visited their favorite wine merchant. Back in...

by Robert Whitley | October 1, 2011

I have only two hard and fast rules when it comes to tasting wine. The first is never scoff. The...

by Robert Whitley | September 30, 2011

The wine writer Gerald Asher, whose column graced the pages of Gourmet over the course of several decades, recently penned...

by Robert Whitley | September 23, 2011

The Sommelier Challenge International Wine Competition ended on a sweet note earlier this month in San Diego as the distinguished panel of...

by Robert Whitley | September 2, 2011

Labor Day is fast approaching, and I can hardly wait to fire up the grill. Of course, that also means...

by Robert Whitley | August 26, 2011

Those of us of a certain age remember when the Napa Valley was a quiet farming community where prunes shared...

by Robert Whitley | July 22, 2011

There is a sizable body of opinion that modern wine enthusiasts live in the moment. Therefore, the thinking goes, wines...

by Robert Whitley | July 8, 2011

First came the summer solstice and then the long Fourth of July weekend. There can be no more clinging to...

by Robert Whitley | July 1, 2011

In reaction to a recent post on my lack of appreciation for the "cult Cab" phenomenon, reader Stephen D. McKimmey...

by Robert Whitley | June 17, 2011

I’ve never understood the "cult" wine phenomenon, which is an affliction that seems to be contained largely to the Napa...

by Robert Whitley | June 11, 2011

I’ve been inspired by the Elyse Luray book, "Great Wines Under $20," which is available for $9.77 in paperback from...

by Robert Whitley | June 3, 2011

Foreign wineries entering U.S. competitions, especially those based in California, generally do so at their own peril. The home-field advantage...