On May 24th, 1976, a blind tasting of French and Californian wines took place in Paris, pitting some of the most renowned wines of France against a group of relatively unknown California wines. To everyone's surprise, the California wines emerged victorious, shocking the wine world and forever changing the perception of American wines.
We will be hosting our own version of the Judgement of Paris with a modern take while tasting some of the iconic participating wine regions and houses. We will finish conducting our own blind tasting and you will blindly judge which are the best wines of the evening! Will USA or France reign? Can't wait to see!
We will be tasting 6 wines including some of the original winemakers that competed in the event along with a cheese pairing and light appetizers. We will be playing the movie "BottleShock " through the event as well to get us into the groove!
The Judgement of Paris was a true turning point in the wine industry, proving that high-quality wines could be produced outside of the traditional European wine regions. It put California on the wine map and helped to establish Napa Valley as one of the world's most prestigious wine regions.
Today, we continue to celebrate this iconic moment in wine history, and we raise a glass to the trailblazing winemakers who took part in the Judgement of Paris with this great tribute and wine tasting.
Cheers to the power of blind tastings, and to the incredible diversity and quality of wines that are now available from all corners of the globe! 🍷🌎🏆
We will be tasting 6 wines along with a cheese pairing and light appetizers.
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