The giant Michelin Tire empire (who also owns the
prestigious Michelin restaurant guides), just announced its purchase of 40% of
Robert Parker’s renown Wine Advocate
and its website RobertParker.com. Parker, who founded the publication in 1978, sold
it in 2012 to a group of Singapore investors.
Robert Parker’s reviews and ratings help make or break
wineries all over the world, as well as set global wine prices. An East Coast attorney by trade, Parker left
the legal world in 1984 to concentrate full-time on rating wine. France awarded
him the Legion of Honor in 1999 to recognize his unprecedented impact on French
wine. Although he is no longer the
Editor of the powerful publication he birthed, Parker is still considered the
most powerful wine critic on the globe.
The marriage of the Wine Advocate and Michelin will surely effect the international
culinary scene. Just how is yet to be
known, however, the two have been partnering for the last year to produce
gastronomic events in Singapore.
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