Napa Valley – and the event that changed wine forever

The alcove looks like a shrine. But instead of a religious relic, the focus of attention is a wine bottle. A sign reads: “1st Place 1976 Paris Tasting”. On the left, are judges’ scores; to the right, a page from the June 7, 1976 issue of Time magazine. Beneath the Judgment of Paris headline, the story tells of California going glass-to-glass with Burgundy and Bordeaux. The judges were French; the tasting was blind. The victors? California.