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The World of Wine
Italian Wines 101
Wines of France
Wine Certification Course
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Courses available upon request
Legendary Wineries and their Wines
Advanced Wine Adventures
Classic Wine Regions of the World
The FAB FOUR – Whites
The FAB FOUR - Reds
The Best of the Rhone
1976 Judgment of Paris
Pairing Wine and Food
Premium Wines
Saturday Workshops: Wine 101 and Wine 102
The Best of the USA
Wine A to Z
Wines of the Rising Stars
Wines of the S. Hemisphere
A European Wine River Tour
The Basics of Wine Tasting and Selection
Your Summer Wine Start-up Kit
On May 24, 1976 the world of wine changed forever. The upstart wines of California were matched against the most famous French wines in a dramatic tasting now known as The Judgment of Paris.
This event is held infrequently, but it may be held for a group by special request.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Haut Brion
Chateau Leoville Las Cases
Chateau Montrose
Ridge Monte Bello
Heitz Martha’s Vineyard
Stags Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V.
Chateau Montelena
Domaine Roulot, Meursault Charmes
Domaine Ramonet, Batard-Montrachet
Domaine Drouhin, Beaune Clos des Mouches
Additional information:
The world was shocked in 1976 when nine of France’s leading wine makers, critics, and sommeliers picked two American wines as the best of 10 Chardonnays and 10 Bordeaux and Cabernet Sauvignons. Robert Parker wrote, “The Paris Tasting destroyed the myth of French supremacy and marked the democratization of the wine world. It was a watershed in the history of wine.”
This blind tasting will be repeated with the exact same wineries (including red wines from Chateaux Mouton Rothschild, Haut Brion, Leoville Las Cases, Montrose, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V., Ridge Monte Bello, Heitz Martha’s Vineyard; and Chardonnays from Domaine Roulot (Meursault Charmes), Ramonet (Batard-Montrachet), and Drouhin (Beaune Clos des Mouches) – 20 wines in all). The tasting will be held in the same manner as that in 1976, with the ten whites served first. There will then be a break before the 10 reds are tasted. Unlike the Paris tasting, there will be a lovely buffet for all during the break.
The scoring system will be the same as that used at the original event and you will decide which of the wines are best. Results will be announced at the event.