I believe that the responsibility of the winemaker is to take that fruit and get it into the bottle as the most natural and purest expression of that…

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

A wine goes in my mouth, and I just see it. I see it in three dimensions. The textures. The flavours. The smells. They jump out at me. When I put my …

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Scores do not reveal the most important facts about a wine. The written commentary (tasting notes) that accompanies the ratings is a better source of…

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

No viticultural region in America has demonstrated as much progress in quality and potential for greatness as... the Santa Barbara region, where the …

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Wine to me is something that brings people together. Wine does promote conversation and promote civility, but it's also fascinating. It's the great…

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

My personal philosophy is, you can be sure of nothing.

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.

I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively.

- Robert M. Parker, Jr.