Comments on: Reader mail: Parker’s selective Spanish reviews

By: PhilippeN

PhilippeN — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:53:29 +0000

When a certain prolific Spanish winemaker was finally forced to leave the Ordonez portfolio due to Jorge’s systematic copy-catting of the wines using local cooperatives, Parker stopped reviewing that winemaker’s wines. It took years before for Bob started even looking at them again. It does have a nice little warm feeling of collusion, doesn’t it?

By: RobinC

RobinC — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:10:32 +0000

I’m interested to hear that Ordonez is still around. I heard that he had dropped out of sight.

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Daily Wine News: Millennial Scoop | Wine 2020 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:03:20 +0000

[...] Colman shares an email from a former Wine Advocate subscriber, who is infuriated that Robert Parker decided to taste and [...]

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Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog » Daily Wine News: Millennial Scoop — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:54 +0000

[...] Colman shares an email from a former Wine Advocate subscriber, who is infuriated that Robert Parker decided to taste and [...]

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:37:17 +0000

Ha, Damien, true–touché! More bitter than astringent tannins then…

By: Bob R.

Bob R. — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:46:05 +0000

Parker and Jorge have long been in bed together. Both have have achieved a great deal, and have done a lot for their respective metiers, but both should go quietly into the sunset together. They have both been eclipsed.

By: Damien

Damien — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:11:56 +0000

“It’s an odd line, with more bitterness than a wine before microxidation; ”

That implies that wines that do not go through micro-ox remain bitter, and I would beg to differ.