Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Magazine Says Brunello Investigation Focused on Illegal Grapes

by Robert Whitley | April 4, 2008

There’s more on the embargo of the 2003 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino by Italian authorities. An Italian magazine, L’Espresso,...

by Robert Whitley | April 2, 2008

“The Dish” over at WhitleyOnWine.com has the scoop on the dispute that is rocking the world of Brunello di Montalcino....

by Robert Whitley | April 1, 2008

I read with more than a passing interest the recent duke-out by Wine Review Online columnists Michael Franz and Michael Apstein...

by Robert Whitley | March 31, 2008

Random thoughts on a busy Monday morning . . . You can read my take on the controversy surrounding Petroni...

by Robert Whitley | March 28, 2008

My topic today on the Whitley On Wine radio show is Rosenthal – The Malibu Estate, a unique winery situated...

by Robert Whitley | March 25, 2008

We’re coming down the home stretch for the 2008 San Diego International Wine Competition, but there remains a great deal...

by Robert Whitley | March 20, 2008

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wine Review Online columnist Michael Apstein was awarded the Press Trophy last...

by Robert Whitley | March 19, 2008

I’ve collected a few final, and hopefully useful, thoughts on the 2008 Monterey Wine Competition. This was the first of...

by Robert Whitley | March 16, 2008

Dr. Apstein, with his column on wine pricing, has inspired an interesting debate among the partners here at Wine Review Online....

by Robert Whitley | March 15, 2008

I have known Leon Santoro, the winemaker, for the better part of 20 years. I met him shortly after he arrived...

by Robert Whitley | March 14, 2008

Kimberly Charles is a veteran of many years in the wine communications business. When I first met her in 1992...

by Robert Whitley | March 11, 2008

While it’s always popular to point out the steals among the gold-medal winners at the Monterey Wine Competition, I would...