In February, about 100 wine industry professionals gathered at Stag Leap Wine Cellars for an invitation-only event to mark the approaching 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, the monumental ...

Forty years ago, the top names in French food and wine judged a blind tasting pitting the finest French wines against unknown California bottles.... The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That ...

Composer Jake Heggie is set to premiere his opera “The Judgment of Paris,” inspired by the famous 1976 wine tasting where California wines triumphed over French selections In what figures to be a ...

In the wine world, there is “before the Paris tasting” and “after the Paris tasting.” Before May 24, 1976, French wines ruled the world, and there were about 67 wineries in Napa Valley. On the day of ...

In 1976, a blind tasting of French and California wines in Paris arranged by the late British merchant Steven Spurrier became a legendary turning point for California wine. The tasting, which was ...

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In what figures to be a score for refined palates, the famous 1976 wine tasting in which California selections stunningly triumphed over older French vineyards will be portrayed in the opera “The ...

It was the tasting that revolutionized the wine world. Forty years ago today, the crème de la crème of the French wine establishment sat in judgment for a blind tasting that pitted some of the finest ...

Forty years ago today, the crème de la crème of the French wine establishment sat in judgment for a blind tasting that pitted some of the finest wines in France against unknown California bottles.