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Faith Restoring Shiraz
Those who follow the wine trade are well aware that the winds of fortune have not been blowing in a favorable direction...
Look to the Languedoc for Value
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) As a young wine enthusiast, sometime in the early 1970s, I...
Virage Napa Valley Gets It Right
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) Emily Richer didn't arrive in the Napa Valley toting...
When $10 Is Your Wine Budget
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column for this week.) The readers usually write with questions of some sort, and...
When $10 Is Your Wine Budget
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk column this week.) The readers usually write with questions of some sort, and...
An Education in Budini Wines
Astute observers of today’s wobbly wine market know that the wines selling best are those priced $20 and...
When a Corkage Fee Doesn’t Feel Right
(Robert Whitley's Creators Syndicate Wine Talk Column for this week.) If you are anything like most wine enthusiasts, a fair...
Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers III
No discussion of stellar performers at the 2010 Sommelier Challenge would be complete without a few superlatives for the...
Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers II
I'm always happy to see wineries that I might consider underdogs achieve at a major international wine competition. It...
Sommelier Challenge: Stellar Performers
Over the course of the past week we've been cleaning up in the aftermath of the 2nd annual Sommelier Challenge...
Reuters Vine Talk: Obscure Grape Varieties Set to Go Global
Randall Grahm, the estimable California winemaker, often calls them his “lovable orphans,” or some such term of...