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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 734 

Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary 

of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory 

at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States 

wine industry as a whole. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 17, 2016 

Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MCCARTHY, Ms. 

PELOSI, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. HOYER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BASS, Mr. 

BERA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CALVERT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. COOK, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. 

DAVIS of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FARR, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. HAHN, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BEN RAY

LUJA ́N of New Mexico, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCNERNEY, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NUNES, Mr. PETERS, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. 

ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKAI, Mr. 

TAKANO, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California, and Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 

40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the 

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ing on the world of wine and the United States wine 

industry as a whole. 

Whereas 40 years ago in Paris, France, a number of leading 

French wine experts were invited by Wine Merchant Stephen Spurrier to blind taste some of the greatest wines 

of France and California; 

Whereas those prestigious experts chose the 1973 Chateau 

Montelena Winery Napa Valley Chardonnay by winemaker Miljenko ‘‘Mike’’ Grgich as the finest white wine 

in the tasting; 

Whereas those same experts chose the 1973 Stag’s Leap 

Wine Cellars S.L.V. Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 

made by Warren Winiarski as the finest red wine in the 

tasting; 

Whereas the resulting story by journalist George Taber found 

widespread distribution throughout the press, notably in 

TIME magazine, as the ‘‘The Shot Heard Round the 

World’’; 

Whereas this attention created an immediate, positive impact 

on the world of wine, and created among experts, consumers and the trade a new and enthusiastic appreciation 

for California wines; 

Whereas wine is now produced in all 50 States and enjoyed 

at ever increasing levels by consumers throughout the 

country; 

Whereas the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of 

American History exhibits the winning bottles in its permanent collections (the 1973 Chateau Montelena Winery 

Chardonnay and the 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 

S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon), and has included those bottles in their selection of remarkable objects in the book 


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of the Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects 

by Richard Kurin; and 

Whereas Napa Valley is now recognized internationally as a 

vanguard of the United States wine business and contributes more than $162,000,000,000 to the Nation’s economy: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes and honors the historical significance of the 40th 

3 anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of 

4 the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the 

5 world of wine and the United States wine industry as a 

6 whole. 

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