PARKER SLAMS CONCEPT OF ‘PARKERISATION’
PARKER SLAMS CONCEPT OF ‘PARKERISATION’
May 16, 2013 6(TheDrinksBusiness) - US wine critic Robert Parker has slammed the idea that wines have been made specifically to suit his palate, defending his tastes as “complicated and varied.”
According to AFP, during a rare interview with French magazine Terre de Vins published this week, Parker refused to accept the idea of the “Parkerisation” of wines and the emergence of a richer, riper style made to please the critic’s palate.
“My taste is more complicated and varied to be defined in such a black and white way.
“I love a number of styles of wine: the finesse and elegance of Pape-Clément to the rich unctuousness of Pétrus and Trotanoy,” Parker told the magazine.
While rejecting the concept of “Parkerisation,” Parker believes people will still be referencing the term in 30 year’s time: “There’s nothing I can do about it,” he said.
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