Judgment of Paris: Judgment of Paris

The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976--a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges chose upstart California wines over France's best--for the first time introduces the eccentric American winemakers and records the tremendous aftershocks of this historic event that changed forever the world of wine.

The Paris Tasting of 1976 will forever be remembered as the landmark event that transformed the wine industry. At this legendary contest--a blind tasting--a panel of top French wine experts shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best.

George M. Taber, the only reporter present, recounts this seminal contest and its far-reaching effects, focusing on three gifted unknowns behind the winning wines: a college lecturer, a real estate lawyer, and a Yugoslavian immigrant. With unique access to the main players and a contagious passion for his subject, Taber renders this historic event and its tremendous aftershocks--repositioning the industry and sparking a golden age for viticulture across the globe. With an eclectic cast of characters and magnificent settings, Judgment of Paris is an illuminating tale and a story of the entrepreneurial spirit of the new world conquering the old.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 09/27/2005
ISBN: 9780743247511
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.16h x 6.38w x 1.14d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2005 pg. 726
Publishers Weekly 06/27/2005 pg. 50
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 52
Booklist 08/01/2005 pg. 1979
Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 117
Entertainment Weekly 09/30/2005 pg. 97
Library Journal 08/15/2005