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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
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Avg. Customer Rating:  51 reviews
Sales Rank: 8003
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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 Excellent read for winos October 11, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Judgment of Paris: California vs. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine
This is not only an account of the historic blind tasting of new and old world wines. The author explores the background of the winemakers and personalities who established the Californian vineyards and promoted the technologies which enable us, the customers, to enjoy efficiently produced, quality guaranteed wines. Well researched and full of personal detail, George Taber has woven together a tapestry that illustrates the history and development of the Californian wine industry.
Another MUST READ for the wine buff / oenophile would be "NOBLE ROT - a Bordeaux Wine Revolution" by William Echikson Publ: W W Norton & Co New York / London. AMAZON should sell both these books as a pair.
Your next glass of Claret or Zinfandel will never taste the same.
Beginners and seasoned onophyles will love this book July 25, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
The best part about the great "Double Blind Tasting" is not that we won, or even better, we won twice, the joy is the well written account by someone who was there, knew the 'players' and saw first hand the tastings. There is so much information packed into this very readable book, that no matter what your level of wine experience, you will learn somthing new, that will give added pleasure to your wine experiences.
Great Read and a great gift May 30, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought 2 of these books for our annual family wine tasting contest. We set a category (ie, Pinot Noir and Savignon Blanc) and then blind taste for Best Red and Best White. The books were a huge hit for our winners. I had heard about this event for many years but never actually read the details until this very interesting book. ESL Charleston,SC
 Fun reading for wine lovers. April 18, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Mr. Taber writes in a very personal manner. He writes so that you are caught up in an almost novelesque approach to this exciting story. The characters he writes about come to life in a way that most of us would never get to see or understand.
Hard to put this one down, an excellent read.
Fascinating history of wine April 13, 2006
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
The actual Judgment of Paris - the blind tasting between California and French wines in Paris in 1976 - only occupies a few pages of this book. The first part is a fascinating story of the history of wine in California, and the history of how the wineries, and their wines, that were in the tasting came to be. The second part covers the fallout from the Judgment of Paris, and how it, in many ways, led to the global surge in production of fine wine.
The Judgment of Paris shook French winemakers out of their complacency, as they themselves said toward the end of the book. A subtext that perhaps even the author may not have noticed was that the leading California winemakers did the same thing for California wines. The victors were not from Northern California - the owner and winemaker from Stags Leap was from Chicago, and Chateau Montelena was acquired by two Angelenos who hired a Croatian winemaker. The wine business of Napa and Sonoma was stuck in complacency of its own, focusing on low-quality jug wine to the extent that grapes were even grown at all. It took outsiders from the Midwest and Southern California to kickstart the wine industry in Northern California into its present state.
If you are at all interested in wine, this is an interesting and very approachable book.
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