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"  It&amp;#039;s not often this gets written but - big news in the world of wine writing! Robert Parker, influential wine writer and founder of The Wine Advocate, is stepping down as the reviewer of new California vintages. Parker&amp;#039;s reviews, writings and general preferences are believed to be partially responsible for the kind of wines California is producing today. He is thought to be nearly entirely responsible for the rise of many cult wines of the 1990s like Screaming Eagle, Sine Qua Non and generally any other large, California, fruit-forward red that you may have lusted after on a wine list. Though there is debate over whether Parker was following a trend in California wine or whether he was creating a trend, it is undeniable that his words and ratings were read and felt by California wine makers and consumers alike. A good score from Parker sent a bottle&amp;#039;s sales soaring. Parker has not left his post entirely. He will continue to write about wines from Bordeaux, the Rh\u00F4ne and older California vintages so as to assess how they are aging. So who then will be taking over California? More from Delish: The Essential Wine Guide Meet Antonio Galloni, the new voice in California wine reviews. Galloni was previously covering Italy and Champagne. He will now be in charge of the Golden State along with the C\u00F4te d&amp;#039;Or and Chablis. So what will change? Galloni is going to keep a tasting and publishing schedule along the same lines as the one Parker has established over the past few years but he plans on adding a few more trips. The one change Galloni has announced that he will make is the addition of bottle scores for many wines and producers that are currently missing. This change goes hand in hand with the thoroughness for which Galloni is known. He made the decision to only rate Champagnes that were provided with a disgorgement date so that he would be able to more accurately rate them by their release. But in terms of how his palate will affect the future of California wines all we can do is wait and see. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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