Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine

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The author recalls the historic events surrounding the 1976 wine tasting contest where top French wine experts compared some of France's most famous wines with the new California wines, and describes the results and the impact on the wine industry.;A driving dream. The little wine shop in Cité Berryer ; France ruled the world ; The new Eden -- The awakening. California dreamer ; Starting over in America ; A revolution begins ; The swashbuckling wine years ; In search of a simpler life ; An apprentice winemaker ; The rise of Robert Mondavi ; Launching a new winery ; A case of industrial-strength burnout ; The rebirth of a ghost winery ; Making the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars cabernet sauvignon ; Making the 1973 Chateau Montelena chardonnay -- The Judgment of Paris. Voyages of discovery ; California wines at the tasting ; French wines at the tasting ; A stunning upset -- The new world of wine. The buzz heard round the world ; A dream fulfilled ; The globalization of wine ; Dispatches from the international wine trade ; France revisited ; Napa Valley revisited -- Appendix. Scorecard for the Judgment of Paris.