It's all very sensible and fairly global (with the exception of his prediction that the US will be rid of its crippling three-tier distribution system by 2015). Most of his dozen predictions are not really about how wines are likely to taste (which might be a bit of a hot potato), but more about how they are likely to be sold, drunk and discussed. One notable prediction is that the internet will become increasingly powerful...
Parker predicts the future
Tuesday 7 September 2004
The American magazine Food & Wine carries a fascinating article by Robert M Parker Jr in its October issue which you can read at http://www.foodandwine.com/preview/invoke.cfm?objectID=B3B6C0BB-3157-47AE-9347AFE4A86EF60F
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