Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Robert Mondavi, A Tribute

by Robert Whitley | May 21, 2008

I am old enough to remember a time when California wine was considered suspect. Most of it was delivered in...

by Robert Whitley | May 5, 2008

As usual, among the stars of the 25th edition of the San Diego International Wine Competition was one of the Napa...

by Robert Whitley | May 2, 2008

As I skimmed the results of the 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition, which are listed by winery and in...

by Robert Whitley | May 1, 2008

Among the greatest joys of running a big wine competition — somewhere behind warm fellowship with the judges and admiring the...

by Robert Whitley | April 30, 2008

Speaking of wine competitions, which I have been for most of this month, I have already plunged into final preparations...

by Robert Whitley | April 27, 2008

It’s been a while since Kendall-Jackson dazzled me with a wine competition performance. What’s surprising about that is the fact...

by Robert Whitley | April 26, 2008

I can remember a time when wines from California’s Mendocino County were little more than a big yawn. I can’t...

by Robert Whitley | April 25, 2008

I know from years of experience that Gary Eberle, the Godfather of Paso Robles wine, enthusiastically embraces competitions. But it wasn’t...

by Robert Whitley | April 24, 2008

I plan to use this space over the next couple of weeks to highlight a number of the impressive performances...

by Robert Whitley | April 22, 2008

We concluded the 25th San Diego International Competition late Sunday afternoon with the judging session that determines the big prizes....

by Robert Whitley | April 16, 2008

My days have been cluttered all week with last-minute details for this weekend’s San Diego International Wine Competition. A good bit...

by Robert Whitley | April 9, 2008

Sorry for the light blogging the past few days, but I’ve been traveling and tasting and haven’t had much time...