To my mind, Parker is the bravest, and the best. He was thrown out of Burgundy after he reported that the 1988 he was barrel tasted was not the same wine shipped to USA. his first addition to staff(pierre rogavonie(?)) was to add burgundy back.

i find him very consistent. He loves these big fruit bombs of CA and OZ. he rates them very consistently. I do also like them, and would rate the wines very nearly the same as he does. he loves rhones, and in particular Chateaunauf. i do not understand. i do not care for them. again, he is very consistent. he really likes Bordeaux. i have lost interest in them. just a style adjustment.

when he did italians, his taste and mine were similar on Tuscany, but he loves the new style barolo and barbaresco. i just do not understand those wines.

but i do not write up wines, i buy and drink most, and do have a small interest in a boutique distributorship. i never let my taste get into the way of a good bottle of wine for someone else.

the other major writer in the trade, robinson, just seems so very cute, and does not do in depth tastings that i can find. she also really schmozzes with the trade. i think this not good.

wine spectator is of course an embarrassment to all except the owner, even though i really agreed with their burgundy taster.(i think none of the burgundy people advertised in his scandal sheet, so the reviews were honest and the taster had a great palate.