The Big Question: So does French wine still deserve its reputation as the best in the world?
quote [ It matters much less than the American triumph that this week’s tastings were intended to commemorate: the so-called “Judgement of Paris” of 1976. Then, leading wine tasters, including French ones, placed top Californian reds ahead of the finest French clarets for the first time. That result shook the French industry to its roots. ]
-from: news.independent.co.uk