Witness History: Witness Archive 2017 - Wine Shock: 'The Judgement of Paris'

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In May 1976, new unknown Californian wines beat top French wines in a blind wine tasting in Paris. The result shocked the wine world, it transformed the reputation of Californian wine, and horrified the French wine industry. We hear from Steven Spurrier, the man who organised the wine tasting.

Photo: A man smells wine in a wineglass. (Getty Images)

Published on Thursday, 11th May 2017.

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