The Emperor of Wine
The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr., and the Reign of American Taste
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · July 25, 2006
This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about.
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- Who it’s for
- A sharp look at how one critic reshaped wine—and the arguments, reputations, and business behind it.
- Themes
- Wine criticism and reputation, American influence on wine culture, How wine is made and sold
- Genres
- Wine, Business Lives, The Food Business
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This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about. The world's most influential wine critic, Robert M. Parker, Jr., has dominated the international wine community for the last quarter century, embodying the triumph of American taste.
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Using Parker's story as a springboard, author Elin McCoy offers an authoritative and unparalleled insider's view of the eccentric personalities, bitter feuds, controversies, and secrets of the wine world. She explains how reputations are made and how and why critics agree and disagree, and she tracks the startling ways wines are judged, promoted, made, and sold -- while painting a fascinating portrait of a modern-day cultural colossus who revolutionized the way the world thinks about wine.
Taste and Influence
A sharp look at how one critic reshaped wine—and the arguments, reputations, and business behind it.
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- Wine culture viewed through criticism, commerce, and American taste
- The personalities and feuds behind changing reputations
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- An insider’s view of how critics agree and disagree
- A portrait of wine’s changing fortunes in the marketplace
Where it sits
| Business Lives | 39% |
|---|---|
| Wine | 39% |
| The Food Business | 33% |
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- Biography & Memoir
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- Authors
- Elin McCoy
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- July 25, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Wine criticism and reputation · American influence on wine culture · How wine is made and sold
- Reading lane
- Biography & Memoir