Robert Parker (wine critic)

Robert Parker
Parker in Las Vegas, 2005
Parker in Las Vegas, 2005
BornRobert McDowell Parker Jr.
(1947-07-23) July 23, 1947 (age 76)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
OccupationWine critic
SubjectWine
Notable awardsChevalier de L'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur, Gran Cruz de Orden Civil from King Juan Carlos May 2011-first wine writer to receive Spain's highest civilian honor

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]

  1. ^ 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?
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Steinberger, Mike, Slate.com (June 17, 2002). The Great and Powerful Shnoz
  4. ^ Bruce-Gardyne, Tom, The Herald (August 9, 2010). The world's leading wine critic Archived October 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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