Judgment of Paris
Old World against New - your guesses decide
Paris, 1976. A blind tasting where unknown Californian wines were set against France's most celebrated bottles, and the result shocked the whole wine world. Inspired by that evening, we set the Old World against the New. Who wins? You decide.
The tasting that changed the wine world
In a small tasting in Paris, a British merchant put French Bordeaux and Burgundy against Californian wines that almost nobody in Europe knew. The Americans won. Surprising? Absolutely. A turning point for world wine? Yes.
In this tasting we recreate the legendary evening. We set the Old World against the New, you taste blind and your assumptions are put at stake. We go through wine history, regions, grapes and what actually separates a French wine from a Californian one.
French overconfidence
France was, and is, the centre of wine. Or was it just a matter of preconception? This tasting made everyone question what is actually the "best".
California's revolution
Young vineyards from Napa Valley took on the biggest names in the world and won. It was a sensation. From that day, California's wines grew around the world.
An exciting blind tasting
- 6-8 wines, both Old World and New World, tasted blind
- The story of 1976 and its meaning for wine
- Your vote, you decide the winner
- Flexible location och tid
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