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.

wine critic with an international influence. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate with his particular stylistic p. S.

(born July 23 1947) is a leading U. ". Likewise Lettie Teague of The Wall Street Journal has described him as being "widely regarded as the world's most powerful wine critic".