Judgment of Paris
Subtitle: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
Publisher: Scribner
Published: September 13, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780743247511
Subjects: Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism; Wine industry; France; Wine And Wine-Making; Cooking; Cooking / Wine; Business/Economics; Paris; History; Beverages - Wine & Spirits; Cooking / General; Wine tasting; 20th century; California
First sentence: On an autumn day in 1970, two Englishmen were walking around Paris's posh Right Bank near the Rue Royale.
Description: 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.