Robert M. Parker, Jr

As far as vintage Champagne goes, I loved 1990; it's a great, great vintage. I bought a lot of 1990 Blanc de…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

It may seem hard to believe - unless you sit down and taste them - but some of the world's greatest sweet…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launched my journal, 'The Wine…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

The premise of Nossiter in 'Mondovino' would have been a lot more accurate when I started writing about wine in 1978 than…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

In the wine world, crusaders would have wine consumers believe that the only wines of merit are something completely indefinable but which…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

The first famous winemaking consultant was the late professor Emile Peynaud, who reigned over Bordeaux throughout the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s.

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

When I began visiting Bordeaux in 1979, only a handful of writers were there to taste the wines in the spring (and…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

If California ever developed a vineyard rating system, Saxum's James Berry Vineyard would be classified as one of the best.

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

A wine goes in my mouth, and I just see it. I see it in three dimensions. The textures. The flavors. The…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

My personal philosophy is, you can be sure of nothing.

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

The wine world is so big. Yes, there are styles of wines I don't like. Orange wine, natural wines and low-alcohol wines.…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

There is no question that Australia's most dramatic assault on the world market has been with its value wines. These are generally…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

I believe that the responsibility of the winemaker is to take that fruit and get it into the bottle as the most…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

My first trip to Japan, in 1998, began with an enormous crowd of Japanese paparazzi and television crews, all waiting for me…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

What's important in a cellar is having wines that have a broad range of drinkability, which California Cabernet does. Wines with a…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Nineteen-eighty-two is a vintage of legendary proportions for all levels of the Bordeaux hierarchy. In short, it is a vintage which has…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

No scoring system is perfect, but a system that provides for flexibility in scores, if applied by the same taster without prejudice,…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Trevisan is one of the few Paso Robles producers to recognize the potential of the region's old-vine Zinfandel, which he blends with…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

I think the Japanese love young, tannic red wines much more than most Americans do. Perhaps it is because Asians have a…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Wine writers have been around for almost as long as there has been wine, but in the past, generally speaking, most wine…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Tawny ports have already spent 20 or 30 years in wood - it's not likely they're going to improve. On the other…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr