Stephen Tanzer
Encyclopedia
Stephen Tanzer is an American
wine
critic, editor and publisher of the
bimonthly International Wine Cellar since 1985, with particular expertise on the wines of Burgundy
, Piemonte
, California
, Washington State, South Africa and Bordeaux
.
Tanzer has written wine columns for Food & Wine Magazine
and Forbes FYI
. Among his books are The WineAccess Buyer's Guide and Food and Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide.
Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, also employing a modern wine rating
system on a 70-100 point quality scale, is considered in direct competition with Robert Parker
's The Wine Advocate
, though Tanzer's "controlled prose" is in contrast to the more flamboyant style of Parker.
In February 2010, Tanzer launched the website "Winophilia" in the wine blog
format, which publishes short articles by Tanzer, IWC collaborator Josh Raynolds, and other IWC contributors.
Tanzer's wine reviews are available to CellarTracker
users.
Tanzar has a degree in psychology from the University of Illinois.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
critic, editor and publisher of the
bimonthly International Wine Cellar since 1985, with particular expertise on the wines of Burgundy
Burgundy wine
Burgundy wine is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France, in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, a tributary of the Rhône. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as "Burgundies" - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from...
, Piemonte
Piemonte (wine)
Piemonte wine is the range of Italian wines made in the province of Piedmont in the northwestern corner of Italy.The best-known wines from the region include Barolo and Barbaresco. They are made from the Nebbiolo grape...
, California
California wine
California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While wine is made in all fifty U.S. states, up to 90% of American wine is produced in the state...
, Washington State, South Africa and Bordeaux
Bordeaux wine
A Bordeaux wine is any wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France. Average vintages produce over 700 million bottles of Bordeaux wine, ranging from large quantities of everyday table wine, to some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world...
.
Tanzer has written wine columns for Food & Wine Magazine
Food & Wine Magazine
Food & Wine is a monthly magazine published by American Express Publishing. It was founded in 1978 by Ariane and Michael Batterberry. It features recipes, cooking tips, travel information, restaurant reviews, chefs, wine pairings and seasonal/holiday content and has been credited by The New York...
and Forbes FYI
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
. Among his books are The WineAccess Buyer's Guide and Food and Wine Magazine's Official Wine Guide.
Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, also employing a modern wine rating
Wine rating
A wine rating is a score assigned by one or more wine critics to a wine tasted as a summary of that critic's evaluation of that wine. A wine rating is therefore a subjective quality score, typically of a numerical nature, given to a specific bottle of wine...
system on a 70-100 point quality scale, is considered in direct competition with Robert Parker
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. is a leading U.S. wine critic with an international influence. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter The Wine Advocate, with his particular stylistic preferences and notetaking vocabulary, have become very influential in American wine buying and are...
's The Wine Advocate
The Wine Advocate
The Wine Advocate, informally abbreviated TWA or WA, is a U.S. bimonthly wine publication featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr....
, though Tanzer's "controlled prose" is in contrast to the more flamboyant style of Parker.
In February 2010, Tanzer launched the website "Winophilia" in the wine blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
format, which publishes short articles by Tanzer, IWC collaborator Josh Raynolds, and other IWC contributors.
Tanzer's wine reviews are available to CellarTracker
CellarTracker
CellarTracker is a website that stores information about wines and wine collections. Created in 2003 by Eric LeVine, a former Microsoft program manager, CellarTracker has grown to be one of the world's most comprehensive wine databases...
users.
See also
Tanzar has a degree in psychology from the University of Illinois.