Robert M. Parker, Jr. quotes

Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing. (Robert M. Parker, Jr.)
I've always followed the rule that anything worth doing is worth doing excessively. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
I always said your best palate is your own, not mine. I'm a guidepost. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is just gone, and every bit of mental energy is focused on that wine. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
These are the people who do studies that your carry-out Chinese meals are saturated in fat. I'd just like to meet them! I mean, what do they do for pleasure? View quote
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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 vineyard, of the grape varietal or blend, and of the vintage. View quote
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I'm a common-sense kind of guy. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Fettuccine Alfredo is dangerous for your health. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane. View quote
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My personal philosophy is, you can be sure of nothing. View quote
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The first famous winemaking consultant was the late professor Emile Peynaud, who reigned over Bordeaux throughout the 1940s, '50s, '60s and '70s. (Robert M. Parker, Jr.)
What's important in a cellar is having wines that have a broad range of drinkability, which California Cabernet does. Wines with a broad range of drinkability give you a lot of flexibility; they are the sort of wines that make me feel secure. I think of my wine cellar as security - if the apocalypse comes, I can just go down to the cellar. View quote
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 greatest subject to study. No matter how much you learn, every vintage is going to come at you with different factors that make you have to think again. View quote
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I'm an anti-industrial kind of guy. View quote
Robert M. Parker, Jr.