At 1:30 p.m., at Chateau Montelena, principals from both wineries will hold a discussion on the Paris tasting and a question-and-answer session with the audience. Joint open house: Stag’s Leap and Chateau Montelena will throw open their doors to revelers, with tours, activities and tastings, on the actual anniversary date, May 24 Montelena’s party starts at 9:30 a.m., Stag’s Leap’s at 10 a.m. France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine.” May 22, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., FAY Outlook & Visitor Center at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars.
Taber will sign his book “Judgment of Paris: California vs. Taber was the only journalist to attend the tasting, and his Time magazine story transmitted the shot heard around the world, pre-viral days. Passport program: $200 will buy you an “elevated” tasting experience at five wineries that participated in the Judgment of Paris - Chateau Montelena, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Freemark Abbey, Spring Mountain Vineyards and Clos du Val.
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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars library tasting: A reservation-only, seated tasting of wines from five decades, from the 1980s through 2013, plus a barrel sample of an unreleased vintage, and winery tour.
I’ve tasted at wineries up and down Route 29 and the Silverado Trail, from Atlas Peak to Carneros, Oakville to Calistoga.
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I’ve taken classes at the Culinary Institute of America’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies. Twice, including this past February, I’ve gone on a scholarship to the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, which is funded by the Napa Valley Vintners association. Napa, history maker then, vibrant and relevant right now. “That,” said Rob Bigelow, a master sommelier with Stag’s Leap, “is the art of aging.”Īnd there it was in a glass: The Judgment of Paris was no one-time fluke. It’s only two years younger than the Judgment of Paris wine. Is this really a 1978? How could a 38-year-old wine be so alive, so fruity? That’s impossible. No less ones with such a legacy and pedigree.Īn air of reverence started wafting through the wine cellar. Even among the jaded, it’s rare to have the opportunity to taste and compare what are called “library” wines. Then Marcus Notaro, winemaker for Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, presented five cabernet sauvignons, one from each of the past decades, 1978, 1988, 1998, 20. It will also be celebrating what it stands for in 2016: a level of sophistication and excellence that few wine regions in the world can match. If it were a politician, it would be labeled “the establishment candidate.”Īnd yet, as Napa officially recognizes the Judgment of Paris with winery events all month and two sold-out events at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., it isn’t just resting on its vaunted laurels. As a wine region, it’s California’s grand dame.
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The saga was even dramatized by Hollywood in the 2008 movie “Bottle Shock,” which centered on Chateau Montelena.Īncient history, right? These days, Napa isn’t as hip as Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone or prized for the laid-back, bucolic charm found in Sonoma. This was old news for the trade pros at the February event who among these sommeliers, critics and wine buyers for national retail stores and big-name restaurants hadn’t heard, and reheard, the Judgment of Paris story?Īfter all, that upset win is widely credited with launching Napa as a global brand and turning it into America’s undisputed premiere wine destination, with 3.3 million visitors a year.
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