Alleged Quote by 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 Advocate.' There…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

We could in the United States make as great a variety of wines as are made in Europe, not exactly of the same kinds,…

— Thomas Jefferson

There's great wine from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile and, of course, California. But there's nothing like a really great French wine, they're…

— Ridley Scott

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles without bursting them.

— Clement Attlee

There is nothing in the world like the extraordinary Shiraz and Grenache wines from South Australia. While the most sought-after are undeniably expensive (they're…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

The first confrontation I had with an Aussie wine was a well-known Cabernet/Shiraz and it reminded me of boiled sweets. I find a lot…

— Chris de Burgh

And how could I believe that Australian wine was automatically inferior to wine sourced from other regions on the planet when I had never…

— Matt Haig

There is no question that Australia's most dramatic assault on the world market has been with its value wines. These are generally not from…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

“The United States does not have a strict control system for viniculture. In the 70´s, a similar regulatory system such as the Designation of…

— Miro Popic

You Americans have the loveliest wine in the world, you know, but you don't realize it. You call them domestic and that's enough to…

— H. G. Wells

Essentially, wines are fermented grape juice, so I'm trying to make the point that the wine world is about scores and marketing and kind…

— Joe Bastianich

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

— Robert M. Parker, Jr