Robert Lawrence Balzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Lawrence Balzer
American journalist
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1912
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 02-Dec-2011
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Robert Lawrence Balzer
- Robert Lawrence Balzer (June 25, 1912 – December 2, 2011) has been called the first serious wine journalist in the United States.
- He was born in Des Moines, Iowa.
- At the age of 24, he was put in charge of the wine department of his family’s grocery/gourmet market in Los Angeles, California.
- Because he knew nothing about wine, he quickly educated himself on the subject.
- Balzer soon championed quality California wines and stocked his shelves with the best American wines available.
- He promoted wine in his customer newsletter and was asked by Will Rogers, Jr.
- to write a regular wine column in his local newspaper in 1937.
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