{"id":23526,"date":"2026-01-30T10:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rimontgowineries.com\/blog\/?p=23526"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:52:42","slug":"the-stars-of-wine-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rimontgowineries.com\/blog\/the-stars-of-wine-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stars of Wine Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Of course, there is a good number of specialized magazines, journalists, and bloggers who master the power of information. They are almost as important as the wines themselves, since thanks to them we gain both specific and general knowledge of wines from around the world. We don\u2019t always share their opinions\u2014naturally, as we all carry a critic inside us\u2014but they are nevertheless an important reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logically, there is also an elite here: true \u201cwine stars.\u201d It is indisputable that Robert Parker is the diva of this group. This former American lawyer created, many years ago, the specialized magazine <em>Wine Advocate<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/\">https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/<\/a>), and through it he made wines from any continent accessible to all lovers of this world. Parker\u2019s scores have become a benchmark when choosing a wine. Parker\u2019s man in our country is Luis Guti\u00e9rrez, who is also responsible for Argentina, Chile, and\u2014curiously\u2014the Jura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps Parker is the most media-savvy reference, but there are other stars that shine just as brightly. James Suckling is another great critic whose opinions and scores are always worth paying attention to. Until 2010, he was editor-in-chief of the influential magazine <em>Wine Spectator<\/em>. After leaving it, he created his own portal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamessuckling.com\">https:\/\/www.jamessuckling.com<\/a>. For decades, Jancis Robinson\u2014an English journalist and Master of Wine\u2014has been another key figure, both from an educational and a critical standpoint. The same goes for Hugh Johnson, who, together with Robinson, produced <em>The World Atlas of Wine<\/em>, a must-have reference book for any wine lover. Oz Clarke and Andr\u00e9 Domin\u00e9 are two other great communicators whose books provide us with a wealth of information about wines and wine regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Spain, we also have a prominent critic: Jos\u00e9 Pe\u00f1\u00edn, who publishes <em>The Pe\u00f1\u00edn Guide<\/em> every year, dedicated to the wines of our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the world of natural wine, Alice Feiring stands out as a fervent defender of this type of wine and as someone whose approach is the opposite of Robert Parker\u2019s. I recommend one of her books, <em>The Battle for Wine and Love, or How I Saved the World from Parkerization<\/em>. I consider it essential reading, as well as educational and very entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, this entry should close by mentioning the latest \u201cwine star,\u201d Santiago Rivas, also known as Colectivo Decantado. Informality brought to wine. 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