This was known as the phenomenon dubbed "Parkerization." Parker boasts global authority in wine criticism. The benchmark he established, "Parker Points," is scored out of 100.

By Carl Giavanti. Alice Feiring launched her ongoing website, The Feiring Line, in 2011.She is mostly known as an author, writing six books to date. The first was 2008’s The Battle for Wine and Love: ...

[Breaking Taps] has a look at “parkerization” — a process to coat steel to prevent rust. While you commonly see this finish in firearms, it is usable anywhere you need some protection for ...

Then there was the Robert Parkerization of wine. In the 1990s and 2000s, Parker’s 100-point rating system, which favored fruity, full-bodied, flavor-forward wines, took over.

With the growing popularity of Mexico’s agave-based artisan spirit, Robert Parker Wine Advocate branches out to deliver an authoritative introduction and review of 20 Mezcals in a special report ...

Marlin’s Parkerization process renders a matte-black finish for the Marlin 336 Dark. Painted hardwood chosen for the buttstock and fore-end features a black-web-textured finish.

Feiring’s book, The Battle for Love and Wine: Or How I Saved the World from Parkerization, was published in 2008. If Parker was at one end of the spectrum on the contentious topic of natural ...