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'''David Schildknecht''' is an [[United States|American]] [[wine]] [[critic]], a full time member of ''[[The Wine Advocate]]'' tasting team since 2006, and contributor to recent editions of [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]]'s ''Wine Buyer’s Guide''. |
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'''David Schildknecht''' is an American [[wine]] critic, a full-time member of "Vinous", and previous member of ''[[The Wine Advocate]]'', contributor to recent editions of [[Robert M. Parker, Jr.|Robert Parker]]'s ''Wine Buyer’s Guide''. An authority on the wine of [[German wine|Germany]] and [[Austrian wine|Austria]], he also considers [[Loire wine|the Loire Valley]] a specialty, a wine region he has described as "the bargain garden of France".<ref>{{cite news|last=Parker |first=Robert, ''BusinessWeek'' |title=Loire Valley Values |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2008-09-25/loire-valley-valuesbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice |date=September 25, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=slate>{{cite web|last=Steinberger | first=Mike, ''Slate'' |title= The Wino in Winter | url=https://slate.com/technology/2005/08/robert-parker-s-influence-has-peaked.html |date=August 31, 2005 }}</ref> He currently covers the [[French wine|French]] regions of the Loire Valley, [[Alsace wine|Alsace]], [[Beaujolais]], [[Burgundy wine|Burgundy]], [[Champagne (wine region)|Champagne]], the [[Jura (department)|Jura]], the [[Savoie wine|Savoie]] and (through calendar 2013) the [[Languedoc-Roussillon]], as well as [[Austria]], [[Germany (wine)|Germany]] and other central Europe wine producing regions, and additionally [[Oregon wine|Oregon]], the [[American wine|American]] East Coast and Midwest wines.<ref name= deca06>{{cite web|last= Goldberg |first= Howard G., ''Decanter.com'' |title= Parker announces new staff |url=https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/parker-announces-new-staff-93480/ |date=September 1, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Comiskey |first= Patrick, ''Los Angeles Times'' |title=Robert Parker shares his soapbox World of wine scores |website= [[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-15-fo-parker15-story.html |date= October 15, 2008 }}</ref> |
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Schildknecht - who worked in Washington DC with Rex Wine & Spirits from 1981, with Mayflower Wine and Spirits, and with Pearson's - regularly assembled and presented wines from German growers for Parker's reports in ''The Wine Advocate'' from 1990 through 1993. From 1985-1995, he reported from Austria, Germany, selected regions of France and Hungary for [[Stephen Tanzer|Stephen Tanzer's ''International Wine Cellar.'']]'' ''From 1997 to early 2007, when his duties at The Wine Advocate were expanded to include French wines, Schildknecht imported wines of France for Ohio-based wine importer and distributor Vintner Select. |
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announced.<ref name=slate>{{citeweb|last=Steinberger | first=Mike, ''Slate'' |title= The Wino in Winter | url= http://www.slate.com/id/2125025/ |date=August 31, 2005 }}</ref> |
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Schildknecht has authored substantial portions of the 7th edition of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide and Robert Parker's Wine Bargains as well as the material on German wines in the third edition of ''[[The Oxford Companion to Wine]]'', and has contributed as feature writer and columnist to [[Wine & Spirits]], ''[[The World of Fine Wine]]'', and Austria's Vinaria. On the subject of [[Cork taint|TCA taint]], Schildknecht has presented his views on [[Closure (bottle)|stoppers]] on the website of [[Jancis Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schildknecht |first= David, jancisrobinson.com |title= David Schildknecht on corks |url= https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/david-schildknecht-on-corks |date= September 1, 2002 }}</ref> |
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[[Eric Asimov]] has described Schildknecht as "one of the most learned and thoughtful wine writers around".<ref>{{cite web|last=Asimov |first= Eric, ''The New York Times'': The Pour |title=Parker Redux |url=https://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/parker-redux/ |date= December 16, 2008}}</ref> |
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the [[French wine|French]] regions of [[Alsace wine|Alsace]], [[Beaujolais]], [[Burgundy wine|Burgundy]], [[Champagne (wine region)|Champagne]], [[Loire wine|the Loire Valley]] and [[Languedoc-Roussillon]], as well as [[Austrian wine|Austria]], [[German wine|Germany]] and other central Europe wine producing regions, as well as the [[American wine|American]] East Coast and Midwest.<ref name= deca06>{{cite web|last= Goldberg |first= Howard G., ''Decanter.com'' |title= Parker announces new staff |url= http://www.decanter.com/news/93914.html |date=September 1, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Comiskey |first= Patrick, ''Los Angeles Times'' |title=Robert Parker shares his soapbox World of wine scores |url= http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/15/food/fo-parker15 |date= October 15, 2008 }}</ref> |
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Rex Wine & Spirits from 1982, with Mayflower Wine and Spirits, and with Pearson’s. regularly assembled and presented wines from German growers for Parker's reports in ''The Wine Advocate'' from 1990 through 1996. |
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From 1997 to 2002, Schildknecht reported from Austria, Germany and Hungary for ''[[Wine & Spirits]]'' and [[Stephen Tanzer|Stephen Tanzer's ''International Wine Cellar'']], and importing wines of France for Ohio-based wine importer and distributor Vintner Select. |
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29 years as a restaurateur, wine merchant, ..ended with Vintner Select.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fisher |first= Mark, ''Dayton Daily News'': Uncorked | title= Schildknecht to write for Parker’s Wine Advocate full time, leave Vintner Select |url= http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wine/entries/2006/09/01/ | date=September 1, 2006 }}</ref> |
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authored the material on German wines in the third edition of ''[[The Oxford Companion to Wine]]''. |
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written for the part-time for ''The Wine Advocate'' since 2005.<ref name= deca06/> |
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a stated sensitivity to [[Cork taint|TCA]], voiced view on stoppers on the website of [[Jancis Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schildknecht |first= David, jancisrobinson.com |title= David Schildknecht on corks |url= http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/jr850.html |date= September 1, 2002 }}</ref> |
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the Loire Valley considered a specialty which he has called "the bargain garden of France".<ref>{{cite web|last= Parker |first= Robert, ''BusinessWeek'' |title= Loire Valley Values |url= http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/sep2008/bw20080925_097020.htm?investing+product+review |date= September 25, 2008}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:14, 8 April 2024
David Schildknecht is an American wine critic, a full-time member of "Vinous", and previous member of The Wine Advocate, contributor to recent editions of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer’s Guide. An authority on the wine of Germany and Austria, he also considers the Loire Valley a specialty, a wine region he has described as "the bargain garden of France".[1][2] He currently covers the French regions of the Loire Valley, Alsace, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Champagne, the Jura, the Savoie and (through calendar 2013) the Languedoc-Roussillon, as well as Austria, Germany and other central Europe wine producing regions, and additionally Oregon, the American East Coast and Midwest wines.[3][4]
Schildknecht - who worked in Washington DC with Rex Wine & Spirits from 1981, with Mayflower Wine and Spirits, and with Pearson's - regularly assembled and presented wines from German growers for Parker's reports in The Wine Advocate from 1990 through 1993. From 1985-1995, he reported from Austria, Germany, selected regions of France and Hungary for Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar. From 1997 to early 2007, when his duties at The Wine Advocate were expanded to include French wines, Schildknecht imported wines of France for Ohio-based wine importer and distributor Vintner Select.
Schildknecht has authored substantial portions of the 7th edition of Robert Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide and Robert Parker's Wine Bargains as well as the material on German wines in the third edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine, and has contributed as feature writer and columnist to Wine & Spirits, The World of Fine Wine, and Austria's Vinaria. On the subject of TCA taint, Schildknecht has presented his views on stoppers on the website of Jancis Robinson.[5]
Eric Asimov has described Schildknecht as "one of the most learned and thoughtful wine writers around".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Footnotes
- ^ Parker, Robert, BusinessWeek (September 25, 2008). "Loire Valley Values". Bloomberg.com.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Steinberger, Mike, Slate (August 31, 2005). "The Wino in Winter".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Goldberg, Howard G., Decanter.com (September 1, 2006). "Parker announces new staff".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Comiskey, Patrick, Los Angeles Times (October 15, 2008). "Robert Parker shares his soapbox World of wine scores". Los Angeles Times.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Schildknecht, David, jancisrobinson.com (September 1, 2002). "David Schildknecht on corks".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Asimov, Eric, The New York Times: The Pour (December 16, 2008). "Parker Redux".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
[edit]- David Schildknecht profile vinous.com