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# Robert M. Parker, Jr

(1947)   Journalist

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Robert M. Parker, Jr is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Robert M. Parker, Jr

Born July 23, 1947

Profession Journalist

## About Robert M. Parker, Jr

American wine critic... \| Robert McDowell Parker Jr. 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 kno

##  Quotes by Robert M. Parker, Jr

> [My personal philosophy is, you can be sure of nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/my-personal-philosophy-is-you-can-be-sure-of-nothing/)

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> [At 66 years of age, I feel about 20.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/at-66-years-of-age-i-feel-about-20/)

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> [I'm a common-sense kind of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-m-a-common-sense-kind-of-guy/)

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> [Fettuccine Alfredo is dangerous for your health.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/fettuccine-alfredo-is-dangerous-for-your-health/)

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> [I'm an anti-industrial kind of guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-m-an-anti-industrial-kind-of-guy/)

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> [I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-ve-always-followed-the-rule-that-anything-worth-doing-is-worth/)

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> [No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/no-sane-man-can-afford-to-dispense-with-debilitating-pleasures-no/)

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> [Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/part-of-life-is-to-live-it-and-enjoy-it-and-seize-the-moments-that/)

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> [The advantage we have as Americans is that we can be fair; we tend to be more open-minded about different styles of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/the-advantage-we-have-as-americans-is-that-we-can-be-fair-we-tend-to/)

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> [If California ever developed a vineyard rating system, Saxum's James Berry Vineyard would be classified as one of the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/if-california-ever-developed-a-vineyard-rating-system-saxum-s-james/)

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> [I always said your best palate is your own, not mine. I'm a guidepost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-always-said-your-best-palate-is-your-own-not-mine-i-m-a-guidepost/)

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> [You can't simplify my taste and say, 'Parker likes big wines,' because it's just not true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/you-can-t-simplify-my-taste-and-say-parker-likes-big-wines-because-it/)

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> [Nineteen-eighty-two is a vintage of legendary proportions for all levels of the Bordeaux hierarchy. In short, it is a vintage which has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/nineteen-eighty-two-is-a-vintage-of-legendary-proportions-for-all/)

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> [The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/the-finest-glasses-for-both-technical-and-hedonistic-purposes-are/)

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> [No viticultural region in America has demonstrated as much progress in quality and potential for greatness as... the Santa Barbara region, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/no-viticultural-region-in-america-has-demonstrated-as-much-progress/)

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> [It may seem hard to believe - unless you sit down and taste them - but some of the world's greatest sweet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/it-may-seem-hard-to-believe-unless-you-sit-down-and-taste-them-but/)

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> [When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/when-i-put-my-nose-in-a-glass-it-s-like-tunnel-vision-i-move-into/)

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> [I believe that the responsibility of the winemaker is to take that fruit and get it into the bottle as the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-believe-that-the-responsibility-of-the-winemaker-is-to-take-that/)

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> [Back in 1990, there were fewer than 20 wineries in and around Paso Robles, a farming community midway between San Francisco and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/back-in-1990-there-were-fewer-than-20-wineries-in-and-around-paso/)

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> [No scoring system is perfect, but a system that provides for flexibility in scores, if applied by the same taster without prejudice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/no-scoring-system-is-perfect-but-a-system-that-provides-for/)

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> [A wine goes in my mouth, and I just see it. I see it in three dimensions. The textures. The flavors. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/a-wine-goes-in-my-mouth-and-i-just-see-it-i-see-it-in-three/)

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> [It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launched my journal, 'The Wine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/it-s-nearly-impossible-to-believe-just-how-provincial-the-wine-world/)

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> [The premise of Nossiter in 'Mondovino' would have been a lot more accurate when I started writing about wine in 1978 than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/the-premise-of-nossiter-in-mondovino-would-have-been-a-lot-more/)

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> [Wine writers have been around for almost as long as there has been wine, but in the past, generally speaking, most wine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/wine-writers-have-been-around-for-almost-as-long-as-there-has-been/)

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> [My first trip to Japan, in 1998, began with an enormous crowd of Japanese paparazzi and television crews, all waiting for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/my-first-trip-to-japan-in-1998-began-with-an-enormous-crowd-of/)

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> [Wine to me is something that brings people together. Wine does promote conversation and promote civility, but it's also fascinating. It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/wine-to-me-is-something-that-brings-people-together-wine-does-promote/)

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> [Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/scores-do-not-reveal-the-most-important-facts-about-a-wine-the/)

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> [There is no question that Australia's most dramatic assault on the world market has been with its value wines. These are generally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/there-is-no-question-that-australia-s-most-dramatic-assault-on-the/)

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> [The first famous winemaking consultant was the late professor Emile Peynaud, who reigned over Bordeaux throughout the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/the-first-famous-winemaking-consultant-was-the-late-professor-emile/)

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> [As I've grown older, I've developed an appreciation for wines that are immediately gratifying but that can also provide great satisfaction over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/as-i-ve-grown-older-i-ve-developed-an-appreciation-for-wines-that-are/)

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> [Trevisan is one of the few Paso Robles producers to recognize the potential of the region's old-vine Zinfandel, which he blends with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/trevisan-is-one-of-the-few-paso-robles-producers-to-recognize-the/)

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> [When I began visiting Bordeaux in 1979, only a handful of writers were there to taste the wines in the spring (and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/when-i-began-visiting-bordeaux-in-1979-only-a-handful-of-writers-were/)

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> [The wine world is so big. Yes, there are styles of wines I don't like. Orange wine, natural wines and low-alcohol wines.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/the-wine-world-is-so-big-yes-there-are-styles-of-wines-i-don-t-like/)

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> [As far as vintage Champagne goes, I loved 1990; it's a great, great vintage. I bought a lot of 1990 Blanc de…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/as-far-as-vintage-champagne-goes-i-loved-1990-it-s-a-great-great/)

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> [After years of infertility tests, the best decision we ever made was to adopt, and in 1987, we were bestowed a three-month-old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/after-years-of-infertility-tests-the-best-decision-we-ever-made-was/)

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> [What happens is that the people who are leaders in any field are copied. I mean, there's a reason why every wine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/what-happens-is-that-the-people-who-are-leaders-in-any-field-are/)

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> [In the wine world, crusaders would have wine consumers believe that the only wines of merit are something completely indefinable but which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/in-the-wine-world-crusaders-would-have-wine-consumers-believe-that/)

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> [These are the people who do studies that your carry-out Chinese meals are saturated in fat. I'd just like to meet them!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/these-are-the-people-who-do-studies-that-your-carry-out-chinese-meals/)

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> [Tawny ports have already spent 20 or 30 years in wood - it's not likely they're going to improve. On the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/tawny-ports-have-already-spent-20-or-30-years-in-wood-it-s-not-likely/)

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> [I like white wine when it's young and vigorous. I don't think you should cellar white wine at all, unless it's white…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-parker-jr/i-like-white-wine-when-it-s-young-and-vigorous-i-don-t-think-you/)

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## Robert M. Parker, Jr by topic

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