The Dirt on Terroir
Our good friend W. Blake Gray brings a refreshing sense of humor to the serious task of wine journalism. This...
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When $10 Is Your Wine Budget
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) The readers usually write with questions of some sort, and...
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When a Corkage Fee Doesn’t Feel Right
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk Column for this week.) If you are anything like most wine enthusiasts, a fair...
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Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers III
No discussion of stellar performers at the 2010 Sommelier Challenge would be complete without a few superlatives for the Valdubon...
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Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers II
I’m always happy to see wineries that I might consider underdogs achieve at a major international wine competition. It takes a...
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Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers
Over the course of the past week we’ve been cleaning up in the aftermath of the 2nd annual Sommelier Challenge International...
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Reuters Vine Talk: Obscure Grape Varieties Set to Go Global
Randall Grahm, the estimable California winemaker, often calls them his “lovable orphans,” or some such term of endearment. He is...
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Sommeliers Choose a Food Friendly Spanish Red
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) I had just put the Sommelier Challenge to bed and...
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Ten Chardonnays Anyone Could Love
In my Creators Syndicate column this week I offer up Ten Chardonnays Anyone Could Love. Read the entire column here. The...
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Essential Wines for the Labor Day Grill
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week) Come Labor Day, legions of grillmeisters across the land will...
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