There will be renewed interest in old-vine shiraz from Barossa and other parts of Australia. It won't be on a consistent basis, but we will see some high-quality wines from Long Island and other parts of New York, Maryland and Virginia. I won't comment on Oregon. Washington state has got to respond to the increasing quality in California, and I think it will. But right now there is too much industrial winemaking there.
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I'm a passionate critic of French wines. During two decades of writing, in 10 popular books and his bimonthly Wine Advocate newsletter, Parker probably has wielded more influence than any individual on the way fine wine is produced, marketed and perceived. Though he critiques wines, both rare and humble, from around the world, he is best known as an expert on the pricey benchmark wines of Bordeaux. No wine writer, not even a French one, had ever received the honor. It reflects the work I've done, it establishes an American and opens the door for wine writers.