(TheDrinksBusiness) - Robert Parker’s influential bi-monthly publication The Wine Advocate has dropped its pending lawsuit against former critic Antonio Galloni.

Last month, the company announced it was to sue its former California critic Galloni for withholding tasting notes and for alleged fraud and defamation. However, according to WineSearcher.com, the case against Galloni and his company All Grapes Media has been dropped. Parker, a former lawyer, announced the development on The Wine Advocate’s bulletin board.

“We’re pleased to announce that The Wine Advocate and All Grapes Media have resolved all of our outstanding issues amicably and The Wine Advocate has withdrawn its lawsuit against Mr. Galloni and All Grapes Media,” Parker wrote.

The lawsuit focused on Sonoma reviews from Galloni, who left the publication in February having been on a salary of $US300,000 a year, which weren’t published as planned in TWA’s 28 February issue.