"The most notable absentee is Robert Parker, the world's most influential wine critic. His ratings make or break scores of winemakers each year. For the first time in more than 20 years, he has not travelled from his home in Pennsylvania to Bordeaux for the spring tastings, citing fears of terrorism.
"It's a total catastrophe for many winemakers," says Herve Salhi, one of St Emilion's leading wine merchants. "They depend on Parker as their only form of marketing."
The anxiety in Bordeaux is a reflection of a concern throughout France that President Chirac has gone too far in alienating America over Iraq.
I have lately found Australlian wines to be under-rated. And California wines have always been a good choice.
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