More Wines Like This, Please
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column) Last week I recommended two wines that both thrilled me, and gave me pause. They...
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Que Syrah?
Quick, name the five greatest California Syrahs you’ve ever tasted. Uh, can’t even think of one? Thought so. Therein lies...
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Fresh New Faces Join Winemaker Challenge
Though the second annual Winemaker Challenge looms in the distant future — it’s just one week before the Super Bowl...
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Corison Cabernet a Wine for the Ages
(Robert Whitley’s Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column this week) ST. HELENA, Calif. — When a leading wine publication originally reviewed...
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Year of the Napa Valley Merlot?
From San Diego to San Francisco, California’s coastal wine regions are in the midst of one of the coldest growing...
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Restaurant Wine Pricing: The New Model
Over the past 18 months of this most stubborn recession, many of my good friends in the restaurant business have...
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Looking for the Best Burger Wines?
When I come across a great restaurant burger, I often ask the chef what the secret is. The answer is...
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Controversy Not: Wine by the Numbers
Over on Twitter, and in other forums I suppose, my friend and colleague William Tisherman, otherwise known simply as Tish,...
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Rx For Wine Collectors: Great Italian Reds
It was with great interest that I read WRO Editor Michael Franz’ Barolo report this week. Barolo, IMHO, is among the...
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Wine Writing 101: The Medium Is Not the Message
From my Creators Syndicate column this week: Though I didn’t attend, I followed the third annual Wine Bloggers Conference in...
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Wine Buying Tip: Ability to Age Matters
Considering a majority of American wine drinkers consume most of the wine they buy within 24 hours, it may seem odd that...
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