When Robert M. Parker Jr. began publishing his newsletter in 1978, the world of wine was a far narrower place.
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Very few wine writers ever have made a living with their wine writing alone. For every Robert M. Parker Jr., Jancis Robinson and Eric Asimov, who look to be supporting themselves through their wine writing alone, dozens of other practitioners of the craft, many of them highly influential and every bit as insightful as Parker, Robinson and Asimov, supplement their writing with other gigs, sometimes related to wine, sometimes not. [He] might better have said, ‘This is the way it is, …
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Robert M. Parker Jr. of Wine Advocate says this about the Keenan Winery 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon: "[It] exhibits a dark ruby color, lush tannins (not an easy achievement in 2006), sweet dark fruits, subtle barrique, and damp earth characteristics. Consume this attractive, seductive Cabernet over the next decade."
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Robert M. Parker Jr., the influential wine critic and founder of The Wine Advocate, recently announced he is handing off responsibility for California wines to his associate, Antonio Galloni.
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When Robert M. Parker Jr. compared this wine to "a prodigious Montrachet," he wasn't far off the mark. It's that remarkable and unique. Made from 100% old-vine Roussanne, it's rich and weighty but not ponderous--and its exotic aromas of flowers, fruits and spice simply billow from the glass.
This tasting was part of a great article about white chateauneuf by Lettie Teague.
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