Robert Whitley, Author at Wine Review Online

Calera, Mt. Harlan (Central Coast, California) Pinot Noir 2017

by Robert Whitley | Sep 2, 2020

This storied vineyard on the Calera estates gives us an earthy, spicy Pinot Noir loaded with raspberry goodness in this...

by Robert Whitley | Sep 1, 2020

When it’s good, it’s one of the greatest wine values in the world. And the 2018 Beaujolais Villages from...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 25, 2020

Value alert: Gustave Lorentz's Pinot Gris is one of the finest $20 white wines you will ever find. Perfectly...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 25, 2020

Sourced from the coolest district in the Napa Valley, Duckhorn’s Carneros Merlot is a beautifully structured red...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 18, 2020

This vintage Blanc de Blancs from the iconic Napa Valley sparkling wine house is 100 percent Chardonnay, shows notes of...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 18, 2020

When Duckhorn started its Paraduxx project some years ago the idea of blending Cabernet Sauvignon with Zinfandel seemed...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 18, 2020

Though Cabernet Sauvignon in Argentina is overshadowed by the excellence of Argentine Malbec, there does exist a fine...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 18, 2020

This is the king of California Chenin Blanc, a grape variety popular in France’s Loire Valley but not widely planted...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 16, 2020

Editor's Note: This column, the second of two on the 2017 vintage in Bordeaux, first appeared almost two years ago during the...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 16, 2020

COGNAC, France — Here in this mysterious land known officially as Charente or Charente-Maritime, roughly an hour's drive...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 12, 2020

Forget whatever you know about Cabernet Franc before you take your first sip of Majuscule. Light? No. ...

by Robert Whitley | Aug 12, 2020

The Oakville district of the Napa Valley is undoubtedly one of the finest stretches of terroir in the world for Cabernet...