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Judgment of Paris: Judgment of Paris Hardback - 2005

by George M. Taber

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Told for the first time by the only reporter present, this is the full story of the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976--a blind tasting where a panel of esteemed French judges shocked the industry by choosing unknown California wines over France's best.

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The only reporter present at the mythic Paris Tasting of 1976 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.

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On an autumn day in 1970, two Englishmen were walking around Paris's posh Right Bank near the Rue Royale.

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  • Title Judgment of Paris: Judgment of Paris
  • Author George M. Taber
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner Book Company, New York
  • Publication date 2005-09-27
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780743247511 / 0743247515
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.16 x 6.38 x 1.14 in (23.27 x 16.21 x 2.90 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1970's
    • Cultural Region: French
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Cultural Region: West Coast
    • Geographic Orientation: California
  • Category Cooking / Wine
  • Library of Congress subjects Wine tasting - France - Paris - History -, Wine industry - France - History - 20th
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005044146
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.220

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  • Booklist, 08/01/2005, Page 1979
  • Entertainment Weekly, 09/30/2005, Page 97
  • Ingram Advance, 09/01/2005, Page 52
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2005, Page 726
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2005, Page 117
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/27/2005, Page 50
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