Listen to McCarthy on Bubbly for the Holidays!
Ed McCarthy, author of Champagne for Dummies and a featured columnist here at Wine Review Online, will join me on...
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Robert Whitley
Listen to Winemaker James Hall Now!
SignOn San Diego is finally making progress on its radio archive, so you can now begin to access my winemaker...
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Major League Parker Diss!
My greatest hope for the New Year is that wine merchants will finally wake up to the reality that much...
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“Getting It” on the High Alcohol Debate
I am generally of a mind to write about wines I can recommend. There are simply too many wines and...
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Napa’s ’03 Cabs Even Better with Time
It was just about a year ago that I took umbrage in this space with the negative assessment by a...
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A Tale of Two Pinots
Regular readers of this space will know that I have recently grown fond of the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs coming...
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Spring Mountain’s Jac Cole Headlines Whitley On Wine Radio Today
My featured guest today on the Whitley On Wine radio show will be Jac Cole, the talented winemaker from Spring...
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Whitley’s Wines of the Year, Including Three 100-Pointers
Choosing a wine of the year is a bit like voting for your favorite flavor at Ben & Jerry’s. At...
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40 x 40 Vision
Over the next few weeks you will no doubt see “Wine of the Year” lists ad nauseum, including right here...
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Keep Thanksgiving Wines Simple with Pinot and Chard
The Thanksgiving feast always presents endless possibilities for the wine geek within me. Choosing the wines typically becomes an exploration...
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Whitley On Wine Radio Today
Vintner Gary Heck will join me during the first half-hour of Whitley On Wine this afternoon to discuss Korbel down...
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Time to Throw Another Log on the Fire
I understand that some Port aficionados in the U.K. are said to consume an entire bottle of Port in a...
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