California trounces France 30 years on - decanter.com - the route to all good wine

California trounces France 30 years on - decanter.com - the route to all good wine : "A handful of venerable Californian wines have once again beaten their French counterparts - in a re-run of the Paris Tasting of 1976. Against all expectations the Cabernets %u2013 Ridge Monte Bello 1971, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 1973, Mayacamas 71, Heitz 70 and Clos du Val 72 %u2013 were voted superior to their rivals in Bordeaux.
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