Benoist Simmat is a French

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and a

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with ''

Le Journal du Dimanche ''Le Journal du dimanche'' (English: ''Sunday's newspaper'') is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France. History and profile ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948. He was managing editor of ''France ...

''. Simmat has co-authored the 2008 book ''In Vino Satanas'' with the editor of ''

La Revue du vin de France ''La Revue du vin de France'' is a French magazine on wine published monthly. The publication has been described by wine critic Jancis Robinson as "France's only serious wine magazine". Following the magazine's acquisition by Groupe Marie Claire i ...

'', Denis Saverot, describing a

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industry that is currently in a crisis and accusing the French government of subverting the French wine industry in favour of the

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.Delion, Bruno, ''La Nouvelle Republique'' (October 9, 2010)
Il s'attaque à Robert Parker dans une bande-dessinée
Kevany, Spohie, wine-business-international.com (October 10, 2008)

In 2010 he wrote a ''bande dessinée'' comic book illustrated by

Philippe Bercovici Philippe Bercovici is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for ''Les Femmes en Blanc'' written by Cauvin, started in 1981. Initially under the pseudonym Thél ...

, satirising the American wine critic

Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired U.S. wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter ''The Wine Advocate'' are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting th ...

, titled '' Robert Parker: Les Sept Pêchés capiteux''.Compadre, César, ''Sud Ouest'': La planète vin (October 8, 2010)
Parker en bande dessinée

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French journalists Living people French male non-fiction writers French graphic novelists Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-writer-stub