Alternative Sipping Selections for the Fourth
After listening to colleagues Michael Franz and Paul Lukacs riff with Kojo (you can click here and listen) about their wine preferences...
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Robert Whitley
Familiar and Fabulous!
With my three big wine competitions — Monterey, San Diego and Critics Challenge — now squarely in my rear-view mirror for another...
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Critics Challenge: Stellar Performances All in a Day’s Work
I often marvel at the consistency of certain wines as they pile up medals in the various competitions I oversee....
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Critics Challenge: It’s Not Always About the Number
Wineries that shine at competitions come in all shapes and sizes. It’s not so much how many medals have been...
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Critics Challenge: Finding Value in Star Performers
We recently had a lively and provocative discussion on value wines here in the virtual editorial offices of Wine Review...
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Critics Challenge Impressive Performances: To B, or Not to B
As I sifted through the results of the recent Critics Challenge International Wine Competition, I was struck by the prowess...
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WRO Mail Bag
The readers always write: Dear Robert, I mentioned to a local wine (merchant) that I tend to choose California wine...
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As Icons Go, Spain’s Fernandez Is In Elite Company
The recent passing of Robert Mondavi has given me cause to reflect. My first instinct after hearing the news was...
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Critics Challenge Award Winners Revealed
We took the world view over the weekend at the 2008 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition. Our Wine of the...
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Wine & Food ‘Pairings’ Made Perfect
Oceanaire’s Brian Malarkey One of my favorite events every year is the Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting and Sale....
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