free to check out the Mark Squires BB on eRobert Parker: http://dat.erobertparker.com/bboard/search.php?searchid=340288 Cheers, Cameron

hors d’ourvres), and panini (Italian toasted sandwiches). The café's wine selection comes from the personal vineyard of Italian Count Emo Capodilista, whose wines have won awards and praise from notable wine critics like...

Am I the only person who loves Robert Parker's stuff ?? I find it very direct, comprehensive, newbie friendly... DO NOT take it as gospel by any means, but as an introduction his stuff is really good, IMO.

were not as overwhelming as some of the other reviews this board has seen. The Wine List: Massive and deep. The list itself varies from Robert Parker 91 and better wines by the glass for reasonable sums to rarities costing hundreds...

I was reading a Robert Parker novel, set in Boston, and a woman is talking about a bridge party for which she is setting out hor d’oevres and “a big bowl of nuts and bolts.” Anyone have an idea of what...

From searching the Robert Parker reviews database I turn up the following zins that reference use of 100% french oak for relatively recent releases -> Hartford Edmeades Rusden (Australian) Vieux-Os Vineyard 29 Carlisle Radio Coteau Copain

wines at a remarkably good price valye, and good people. The owner, Les Berhens, was kind enough to sit down and talk with us for quite a while (he wasn’t our guide, he just wandered by) Robert Parker “found”...

Has any Fellow Chowhound given this “Modern Fusion Chinese” restaurant a try? Was the food as great as their ‘top mark’ review? Should one go for the HK$480, $680, or $880 tasting menu? The winelist with...

foodienyc.com - 1990 Alfred Gratien Brut (93 pts, Robert Parker) 1971 Roland Rapet, Pernand Vergelesses, 1er Cru Vergelesses 1964 Jaques Duret, Hospices de Nuits St. George, 1er Cru Les Didiers 1964 Louis Latour, Clos de La Vigne au...

to socialize with a throng of Chicago’s most debonair and worldly gourmands that makes all the difference! FWIW, Robert Parker listed the Wiener’s Circle as one of his “Top 10 Meals” of the entire year a...

shiraz in the $14 to 17 range that tastes much “bigger” than this price. All three are dead ringers for wines selling for $30 to 50 and more. All three are also very highly rated by Robert Parker realizing 94 points...

and just browse the books. They have an amazing paperback book selection. I found early Robert Parker and John D McDonald books that I cound never find at the library. They were 99 cents! CAn’tbeat that! ;)

, etc. etc. In Manhattan I think Sherry-Lehmann is by far the widest selection of wines. I’d get a couple wine encyclopedias, a Robert Parker annual... and just start learning one varietal at a time. ENJOY ! Also: the sooner...

, I came across a copy of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer’s Guide which only rated the wine a non-spectacular 88/100!! A whopping 12 points difference!! Now, who do I believe?! Any fellow chowhound tasted the wine before and can...

are meaningless Gold Medals bestowed upon wines like Blue Ribbons for peach cobbler at a county fair. A simple glance through the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker ratings guides will show you what these wines truly deserve. Wine...