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Bordeaux
By Robert M. Parker
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Wine drinkers around the world refer to Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s Bordeaux simply as "The Bible."

First published in 1985, this landmark consumer guide launched one of the most illustrious careers in wine criticism. Robert Parker's mission, in his newsletter The Wine Advocate and his many bestselling books, has always been to give wine drinkers honest, informed advice about which wines are worth their money, and which wines aren't.

The fourth edition of Bordeaux presents a complete guide to vintages between 1961 and 2001. This latest volume brings readers up-to-date on the abundance of new producers in France's most important wine region and for the first time includes more than 700 wine labels. Parker has retasted and reevaluated many of Bordeaux's finest wines -- and adjusted their ratings accordingly -- so readers of his previous editions will discover herein a wealth of new material.

Parker begins with an overview of each year, which includes insight into growing conditions and yields, notes on anticipated maturity, general price ranges, and lists of best wines. The heart of the book is the chapter "Evaluating the Wines of Bordeaux," in which he meticulously reviews wine producers of every appellation. Organized geographically, the chateaux are listed in alphabetical order, and entries include contact information, vineyard size, details about the wine-making style, and a general evaluation of the chateau's wines. Best of all, each entry includes extensive tasting notes on important vintages, all of them featuring Parker's celebrated rating system -- in which every wine is assessed on a scale ranging from 50 to 100. In later chapters, he also offers essential information about the elements of a great Bordeaux wine, practical travel information about the region, a glossary of wine terms, and more.

An invaluable guide for consumers, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s Bordeaux provides all the information amateurs and connoisseurs alike could possibly need in their search for that perfect bottle.

Newsweek Parker has revolutionized American wine criticism and...has brought [to it] the stringent standards of a fanatic, the high moral purpose of a reformer.
Los Angeles Times Parker is universally regarded as incorruptible and indefatigable.
Paul Levy The Observer Robert Parker is easily the single most influential person in the world of wine.
Jancis Robinson, M.W. The Sunday Times (London) Parker is the owner of one of the most feared, most exercised noses in the wine world. What distinguishes Parker from most wine writers is his absolute determination to pay his own way.
The Washington Post An ombudsman for the wine consumer.
The Sun (Baltimore) Parker is a revolutionary. More than any other person he led the overthrow of the old order in wine communication with its English-style reverence for tradition and incestuous ties to the wine trade. In its place he has helped create a uniquely American school of wine criticism
-- inspired more by Ralph Nader.
International Herald Tribune Parker is the most influential commentator on wine.
Time The man with the paragon palate...For countless wine lovers, Robert Parker's tastes are infallible.
People The one voice of the wine world.
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Tampa Bay Newspapers, July 30, 2011
...writes Howard Markel in his new book, "An Anatomy of Addiction." Mariani combined ground coca leaves with Bordeaux in the 1860s and marketed his "tonic wine" under the name Vin Mariani. Each fluid ounce contained six milligrams of cocaine. ...
Review: Low-key 'Addiction' tracks two 19th-century geniuses dalliances with cocaine
Tampa Bay Newspapers, July 20, 2011
...Howard Markel writes in his new book, "An Anatomy of Addiction." Mariani combined ground coca leaves with Bordeaux in the 1860s and marketed his "tonic wine" under the name Vin Mariani. Each fluid ounce contained six milligrams of cocaine. ...
An Anatomy of Addiction
New York Times, July 20, 2011
...chemist originally from Corsica, Dr. Howard Markel writes in his new book, . Mariani combined ground coca leaves with Bordeaux in the 1860s and marketed his tonic wine under the name Vin Mariani. Each fluid ounce contained six milligrams of ...
The Lure of Cocaine, Once Hailed as Cure-All
Kenya Star, July 19, 2011
...Howard Markel writes in his new book, "An Anatomy of Addiction. " Mariani combined ground coca leaves with Bordeaux in the 1860s and marketed his "tonic wine" under the name Vin Mariani. Each fluid ounce contained six milligrams of cocaine. ...
Books of The Times: The Lure of Cocaine, Once Hailed as Cure-All
New York Times, July 19, 2011
...Dr. Howard Markel writes in his new book, An Anatomy of Addiction. Mariani combined ground coca leaves with Bordeaux in the 1860s and marketed his tonic wine under the name Vin Mariani. Each fluid ounce contained six milligrams of cocaine. ...
Book review: Pick of the bumper harvest celebrating the vine's gifts
The Scotsman, December 12, 2009
...work that will appeal to those thirsty for knowledge. In a similar vein, Stephen Brook's The Complete Bordeaux (Mitchell Beazley, £40) is a reliable and exhaustive reference guide to the region's many châteaux. Two books aimed at the ...
Why wine critics are just taking the piss
Wall Street Journal Online, November 17, 2009
...other things, of passing off humble wines from the Languedoc region as the noble and five-times-as-costly wine of Bordeaux. During the trial it came out that the Bordeaux wine merchants regularly defrauded foreigners. One vat of wine ...
The Terroirist
New York Times, October 17, 2009
...nearly every dinner and many a lunch. I know my vintages and rarely mistake a Burgundy for a Bordeaux. In short, I am a wine enthusiast though not a wine snob and never, I hope, a wine bore. So Id heard about the big controversy that has ...
book review: Victoria Moore's 'How to Drink' hits the spot
Wine Pages, May 25, 2009
...through the vineyard roads of a France that he so obviously loves. From Alsace to Corsica, and from Bordeaux to Savoie, there are thorough chapters that will guide you through towns, villages and famous vineyards, with suggestions along the ...
Parker Redux
New York Times, December 16, 2008
...the same as the sixth, except with a few different dates, no? No! I have great respect for Robert Parker, but if you?ve been reading him over the years you pretty much know where he stands on just about everything. In this book, though, ...
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