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Robert M. Parker

Robert M. Parker

Robert M. Parker

Robert M. Parker, Jr., has been þe auþor and publisher of The Wine Advocate for over twenty-five years. He has won countleß awards, including two of France's highest presidential honors: in 1993, President Francois Mitterrand pronounced him a Chevalier dans l'Ordre National du Merite. In 1999, President Jacques Chirac signed a decree appointing Parker a Chevalier dans L'Ordre de la Legion d'Honneur, and in 2005, elevated his title to Officier. He is þe auþor of many books about wine, including Bordeaux, Burgundy, The Wines of þe Rhône Valley, and Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide. He lives in Maryland wiþ his wife, Patricia, his... Read full bio

The World's Greatest Wine Estates will be released on December 14, 2010 in
Dec 14, 2010
The World's Greatest Wine Estates is now available in
Dec 14, 2010
Wines of the Rhone Valley will be released on March 30, 2010 in eBook
Mar 30, 2010
Wines of the Rhone Valley is now available in eBook
Mar 30, 2010
Burgundy will be released on March 02, 2010 in
Mar 02, 2010
Burgundy is now available in
Mar 02, 2010
Parker's Wine Bargains will be released on November 03, 2009 in
Nov 03, 2009
Parker's Wine Bargains is now available in
Nov 03, 2009
Parker's Wine Bargains will be released on November 03, 2009 in
Nov 03, 2009
Parker's Wine Bargains is now available in
Nov 03, 2009
The House on Maple Street will be released on June 30, 2009 in Compact Disk
Jun 30, 2009
The House on Maple Street is now available in Compact Disk
Jun 30, 2009
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The House on Maple Street
Jun 03, 2009
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition will be released on October 07, 2008 in
Oct 07, 2008
Oct 07, 2008
Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide, 7th Edition will be released on October 07, 2008 in
Oct 07, 2008

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Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2011
...wine guides, Robert Lawrence Balzer's Private Guide to Food & Wine. It was well established years before Robert M. Parker Jr., now the world's best-known wine critic, launched his popular newsletter and 100-point rating system. "His words were poetic,"...
Sacramento Bee, December 9, 2011
...wine guides, Robert Lawrence Balzer's Private Guide to Food & Wine. It was well established years before Robert M. Parker Jr., now the world's best-known wine critic, launched his popular newsletter and 100-point rating system. "His words were poetic,"...
Jancisrobinson.com, October 18, 2011
...currently preoccupying wine-loving Americans. His first article, to be published tomorrow, is a consideration of the effects of Robert Parker's ceding coverage of California wine to heir-apparent Antonio Galloni. This one will be available free, but in...
FinanzNachrichten.de, October 18, 2011
...on America" column will debut at JancisRobinson.com on Wednesday, October 19 when he explores the impact of Robert Parker''s retreat from reviewing California wine and the appointment of Antonio Galloni as the Wine Advocate''s new California...
Wine Enthusiast, October 17, 2011
...trails the wine education of fictional hero, Shizuku Kanzaki—a character more associated with wine in Japan than even Robert Parker. What began as a series in Japan’s weekly manga magazine Morning in 2004, has evolved into more than 30 volumes in...
Las Vegas Review Journal, October 5, 2011
...has to be done to correct a given situation. Brandman does an excellent job of bringing to life Robert Parker’s characters in a fun-filled, suspenseful novel. In some ways, I feel that Brandman knows Jesse Stone almost as well as Parker did and...
Nations Restaurant News, October 3, 2011
...but has been a fan of mystery fiction her whole life, especially the works of Agatha Christie and Robert Parker. She has written for various publications, including New Times, Penthouse and Harper's Bazaar, for which she wrote a regular column on women...
Blackened Out, September 29, 2011
...a day and there were a lot of us. But every winery was waiting for the scores of Robert Parker before prices could be set. You could sense the stress in the room and in all of the producers while awaiting Parker's judgment.If I made a wine...
Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto, September 29, 2011
...they can make very informed purchase decisions.  These people are few and probably most closely aligned with Robert Parker or niche critics like Allen Meadows of Burghound or Charlie Olken of the Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine. 2)  The broad...
Gee Ray Records, September 12, 2011
...and it shaped what I ended up doing for a living. I wanted to grow up to be Robert Parker."Brandman and Atkins are part of a grand tradition. Eric Van Lustbader has carried on Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne novels, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer lives on...
Fantasy Literature's Fantasy Book and Audiobook Re, September 11, 2011
...predict that this guy is The Next Big Thing. I read the last Spenser novel completely written by Robert Parker: Sixkill . Now I’m in a quandary. Which do I start: The Last Werewolf by  Glen Duncan , or  Hellbent by  Cherie Priest ? Robert : This...
Akira Daily News, August 4, 2011
...with a degree in art. It is an interesting read to look at the backgrounds of the authors. Robert Parker indicates that he got Cs in college English, became an attorney, and later went back to school to study creative writing. The collection is well...
All articles at Blogcritics, August 2, 2011
...And, yes, I'll be making similar remarks when Ace Atkins publishes his first Spenser book (now that Robert Parker has died and the estate has arranged for Atkins to resume the Spenser books and for Michael Brandman to write the Jesse Stone books.) 2)...
American Consumer News, July 23, 2011
...Readers know that the city where any mystery novel takes place practically becomes a character itself,” says Jewell. “Robert Parker’s Spenser, for example, lives and does his investigating in the historic city of Boston. Michael Connelly’s Harry...