When I put my nose in a glass, it's like tunnel vision. I move into another world, where everything around me is just gone, and every bit of mental energy is focused on that wine.

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".