1976 Judgment of Paris - Redux!
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.
Join us for a re-creation of this legendary, historic event.
- match the best Bordeaux reds against California’s Cabernet Sauvignons; pit the best of the Burgundy whites against California’s Chardonnays; taste the premium wines from the same 20 French and American wineries in the 1976 tasting, including:
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
- meet George Taber, the only journalist at the original tasting and author of The Judgment of Paris
- enjoy a gourmet buffet prepared by Chef Wm. Miller of the Hilton Rye Town
- vote/rank the 10 Chardonnays and 10 Bordeaux Blends and Cabernet Sauvignons – just like in 1976, but this time your votes will decide who wins
Date and Time: Saturday, March 14, 2009; 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Place: Hilton Rye Town, 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573
Cost: $275;($225 for WWS grads, groups of 2 or more, and wine industry employees)
Registration and information: call Ned Towle at 914-478-5197
or email him at nedtowle@westchesterwineschool.com
seating is limited
Additional information:
the greatest wine tasting of all time…
“a watershed in the history of wine”
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 on March 14th 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.
George Taber, the author of The Judgment of Paris, will be present to talk about the original tasting. Signed copies of his book will be available for purchase. George was the only member of the press that accepted the invitation to attend this event. There will also be present an original copy of the June 7, 1976 Times Magazine edition, with George’s article, the only public news account of the event.
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.
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