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California had virtually no reputation as an international wine-growing region until 24th May, 1976 - when 11 wine experts gathered at a Parisian hotel and decided, in a blind taste-test, that wines from Napa Valley were indeed more quaffable than France\u2019s most famous varieties: a decision that shook up the world of wine, and became known as \u2018The Judgement of Paris\u2019.\nUpon realising how controversial her scoring would become, Odette Kahn, France\u2019s most famous wine critic, even asked for her notes back.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain why nobody predicted the rumpus that this event would cause; uncover how it paved the way for \u2018new world\u2019 wines to take centre stage; and reveal how it toppled careers in the French wine establishment\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading\n\u2022 \u2018Best French and California Wine\u2014A Test That Changed a World\u2019 (TIME, 2016): https://time.com/4342433/judgment-of-paris-time-magazine-anniversary/\n\u2022 Modern Living: Judgment of Paris\u2019 (TIME, 1976): http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,947719,00.html\n\u2022 \u2018Judgement of Paris with Sir Peter Michael, Steven Spurrier and Gary Myatt\u2019 (The Vineyard Hotel):\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlCRWqNF4xE\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices