The friend and winemaker Robert Parker retires, at 71 he leaves and retires, he was one of the most important critics of world wine.
The Wall Street Journal described Robert Parker as the most powerful wine critic of the present day.
One of his opinions had the ability to change the history of a wine and made the fortune of many wineries, 50 years of judgments, which involved Californian, French, Italian and other realities.
A success story that took a turn in 1978 when he started writing his first reviews and published a newsletter called The Wine Advocate Baltimore-Washington . The winning idea was that the first issue was sent free of charge to some US wine retailers, and from there the subscribers never stopped, making the magazine among the most authoritative in the world. Parker also became famous thanks to its 100-point wine classification and listing system.
In addition, Federvini recalls that: “The great leap for Robert Parker dates back to 1983 with reviews on the Bordeaux vintage of 1982. A thousandth that in the first instance was considered by many mediocre critics with a production labeled as overly mature and with wines that would have had difficulty getting old. Parker instead spoke from the beginning in enthusiastic terms. And in fact the weather proved Parker right. ” Since then his rise has never stopped.
We Italians, however, prefer for our wines, continue to consult the most authoritative national guides. However the reviews of Robert Parke, by our producers, are particularly taken into consideration and always trying to get good scores in The Wine Advocate magazine .
Robert Parker said: “The time has come for me to give up all editorial and board responsibilities .” Referring to the magazine: ” The Wine Advocate “, which had already changed hands, first to a Singapore fund and now led by the Michelin group .
Who is Robert Parker
An oenologist born in Baltimore, Maryland, with a degree in History, took his first steps in the field of oenology in France in 1967 thanks to experiences of wine tourism with the one who later became his future wife, Patricia. In 1975 he edited an independent guide to guide the consumer. Three years later the authoritative bimonthly magazine The Wine Advocate was born , which went from 600 subscribers readers of 1978, to the current 50,000 super loyal ones, distributed in the USA in every federal state and in 37 countries and since 2002 the online adventure, in fact it is now also a site with e-commerce windows.
A special wish for this retreat made personally by the Italys Finest Wines editorial staff to our friend and colleague Robert Parker, whom we greet with great esteem and affection.
