A superb read for wine enthusiasts or anyone interested in the rise and
influence of iconic wine critic and writer, Robert M. Parker, Jr.
This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a
revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about.
The world's most influential wine critic, Robert M. Parker, Jr., has
dominated the international wine community for the last quarter century,
embodying the triumph of American taste. Using Parker's story as a springboard,
author Elin McCoy offers an authoritative and unparalleled insider's view of the
eccentric personalities, bitter feuds, controversies, and secrets of the wine
world. She explains how reputations are made and how and why critics agree and
disagree, and she tracks the startling ways wines are judged, promoted, made,
and sold - while painting a fascinating portrait of a modern-day cultural
colossus who revolutionized the way the world thinks about wine.
"A fascinating look at the intrigue and, often, malicious scuffle behind the
scenes in the wine world, and the amazing influence and power of today's premier
wine critic." Jacques Pepin.
"Scrupulous and balanced...McCoy does justice to the paradoxical tale of this
voice of the people who became the most powerful man in wine." New York Times.
Soft cover: 342 pages