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| Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine | 
 enlarge | Author: George M. Taber
Publisher: Scribner
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 8662
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0743297326
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22094436109047
EAN: 9780743297325
ASIN: 0743297326
Publication Date: November 21, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Judgment on Judgment April 1, 2008
I thoroughly enjoyed Judgment of Paris which was given to be by my daughter for Christmas in 2007 knowing my fondness for wine. It is a wonderfully readable history of winemaking and the vintners of Napa Valley.Iloved the descriptions of the various "characters" that are at the heart of the success of Napa wines. I also enjoyed the discussion of the newer technology and approaches. I've already given several copies to other friends. It reads best with a glass of good Napa wine so that one can savor both the history and the current performance.
 The First 80% of the Book Was Excellent, the Last 20% Was Filler March 29, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a flat out excellent page turner as it goes through the general histories of the regions and winemakers involved, the competition in Paris, and the aftermath of the `surprising' wins by the California wines. Highly recommended.
Then Taber spends the last 20% of his book looking at a few wineries in a few wine regions around the world, and an update on the French and Napa regions since the competition in 1976. This all seems like incongruous useless filler to get the book from 240 pages to 300.
Five stars for the first 80%, none for the last 20%.
Judgment of Paris 1976 March 20, 2008
A delightful read for any true wine aficionado, and a must for any would-be-wine-snob, this book is filled with facts that entertain and educate!
A look behind the scene March 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mr. Taber takes the reader inside the wine world with respect to judging, production and history. At The Berwick Wine Company we have made this required reading as it personalizes the winemakers and creators of the wine world. The reader should also note the difficulty in judging wine, which has
only become more difficult as the critics pull the terrior out of the vineyard forcing winemakers to stylize their wine for the export markets.
A Good History of California Wine February 16, 2008
This is a good history of the California wines and the forces that made them. It leads up to the 1976 Paris Tasting that compared some California wines to some French wines - it gives all of the background to the wines involved, as well as the people. It is written by the one reporter that was actually present at the tasting. The book describes how this was a turning point in the development of international wines and the resulting impact.
Unfortunately it does not stop there. It then tries to give an update on the current state of international wines, and thus rather than a book about a point in time, which would remain timeless, puts itself at a point in time (2004/5)looking at the wine landscape, and thus becomes dated.
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