Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Harvest Destinations

by Robert Whitley | September 20, 2019

Throughout the United States, wherever wine is made (and that’s just about every state), harvest is underway. There is no...

by Robert Whitley | September 17, 2019

A Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages will set you back about eleven bucks. The Beaujolais Villages from Maison Louis Jadot...

by Robert Whitley | September 9, 2019

The kickoff of football season always reminds me of burned brats, warm white wine and that sinking feeling when you...

by Robert Whitley | August 27, 2019

Unless you’re a wine industry insider, chances are you’ve never heard of the Vintage Wine Estates. Whether by clever design...

by Robert Whitley | July 3, 2019

Fireworks needn’t be the only sizzle in your Fourth of July celebration this week. You can bring a bit of...

by Robert Whitley | May 8, 2019

BORDEAUX, France – The splendid 2018 vintage of red Bordeaux marks the fourth consecutive very good to outstanding harvest in...

by Robert Whitley | April 10, 2019

BORDEAUX, France – In an annual rite of spring, thousands of wine merchants and dozens, if not hundreds, of wine...

by Robert Whitley | March 19, 2019

A few years back, the now-retired Rick Sayre described a novel concept for Rodney Strong Vineyards, where he presided as...

by Robert Whitley | March 13, 2019

HEALDSBURG, California – It has been more than four decades since Tom Jordan decided to bring Bordeaux to California. The...

by Robert Whitley | February 17, 2019

In 2016, Chile’s Matetic Wine Group purchased an obscure but modern winery in the Colchagua Valley, one of the country’s...

by Robert Whitley | February 13, 2019

Editor’s Note: The 2016 Bordeaux vintage has been rolled out in several U.S. cities over the past few weeks. This...

by Robert Whitley | February 12, 2019

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, getting it “right” is top of mind for many. A box of chocolates...