Robert Parker | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Robert_M._Parker_cropped.jpg) Parker in Las Vegas, 2005 | |
| Born | Robert McDowell Parker Jr. July 23, 1947 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Wine critic |
| Subject | Wine |
| Notable awards | Officier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur, Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil |
Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired American wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting the prices for newly released Bordeaux wines. This made him the most widely known and influential wine critic in the world.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Colman, Tyler (2008). Wine Politics: how governments, environmentalists, mobsters, and critics influence the wines we drink. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-520-25521-0.
Why does one man's palate decide the winners and losers in the world of wine?
- ^ Charlie Rose, interviewer (April 24, 2001). "Segment: "The Nose."". 60 Minutes. CBS.
"He is the most important wine writer that we have ever seen since the grape was invented." —Michael Aaron to Charlie Rose
- ^ Steinberger, Mike, Slate.com (June 17, 2002). The Great and Powerful Shnoz
- ^ Bruce-Gardyne, Tom, The Herald (August 9, 2010). The world's leading wine critic Archived October 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine