Robert Whitley writes a syndicated wine column for the Creators Syndicate and is Publisher of the online wine magazine, Wine Review Online. He has been a wine columnist for more than two decades, beginning with his original "On Wine" column in the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1991.

Robert also serves as Director of five major wine competitions in the United States, and has participated in numerous wine competition in the U.S. and abroad, including the Concours Mondial, the Chardonnay Challenge and the annual wine competition at Vinitaly.

Robert also has been a radio host and a reporter, columnist or editor at many top U.S. newspapers, including Newsday, the Washington Post and the San Diego Union.

He was the founding Director of the Monterey Wine Competition in 1994, and today also oversees the San Diego International Wine Competition, the Critics Challenge, the Winemaker Challenge and the Sommelier Challenge.

Send e-mail to Robert at WhitleyOnWine@yahoo.com.