July 08, 2016

That Paris judgment 40 years on

 The six California Chardonnays and four top white burgundies were compared first. Six out of the nine tasters put Chateau Montelena 1973 Chardonnay (a blend of Sonoma and Napa grapes) top. Then Warren Winiarski's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet 1973, made from vines that were a mere three years old, topped the red wine preferences