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WINE TASTING - France Suffers a California Smackdown
DER SPIEGEL ^ | May 25, 2006 | sf chronicle

Posted on 05/27/2006 7:31:42 AM PDT by Atlantic Bridge

Oops, they did it again. Judges in a rematch of a 1976 blind taste test between French and Californian wines have handed the laurels to California for a second time. The French wine industry gnashes its teeth.

Thirty years ago, nine French wine experts shocked the world -- and themselves -- when they ranked certain California wines above their French counterparts in a blind taste test that came to be called, notoriously, "The Judgment of Paris." The French defended their belles dames at the time by sniping that the young west-coast wines wouldn't age well. "Our wines will improve with time," they sniffed. So the Briton who organized the Paris contest mounted a thirtieth-anniversary re-enactment on Wednesday in London and California, to see how time had treated the wines. Results? In brief: California smacks down France -- again!

(Excerpt) Read more at service.spiegel.de ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; france; oenology; surrendermonkeys; taste; wine
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That is a real punch into the face of "la Grande Nation". Although I usually prefer French wines (as a German I do not have that much reason to boycott the frogs as the average American) to most other stuff, I already found out that California has some really outstanding wines.

If you Californians have the same nice girls to share a good glass of Cabernet like the French I could become a real fan of your wines.

Nunc est bibendum!

1 posted on 05/27/2006 7:31:44 AM PDT by Atlantic Bridge
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To: Atlantic Bridge

Lord! Every wine in France is grown on American root stock which replaced French Phylloxera infested stock. The plant are very similar.


2 posted on 05/27/2006 7:37:35 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Atlantic Bridge

They do. And, I have one for proof. Well, I have both, the wine and the California girl.

(She's 1/2 French also, but we don't talk about that.)


3 posted on 05/27/2006 7:37:53 AM PDT by BigBlueJon (Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas to bed.......Jack Bauer wears George W pajamas.)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

California schadenfreude!


4 posted on 05/27/2006 7:39:41 AM PDT by GVnana (Former Alias: GVgirl)
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To: Atlantic Bridge
"(At least) We will always have (Islamic terrorists) in Paris"


5 posted on 05/27/2006 7:40:49 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: NautiNurse

Vino!


6 posted on 05/27/2006 7:41:08 AM PDT by MacDorcha (In Theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

California has some of the most beautiful scenery in the world (geological and wine-sipping babes). But Oregon and Washington also have some of the best wines the US has to offer.

I still give the Germans the nod for best lager beers though.


7 posted on 05/27/2006 7:42:07 AM PDT by pissant
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To: Atlantic Bridge

I worked with a number of Frenchmen both here and in France. One, when visiting here wouldn't even taste an American wine. He didn't appreciate my comments about him not wanting to become addicted. His boss, who was said to be a real connoisseur, thought some American wines very good and always drank them when here.


8 posted on 05/27/2006 7:42:38 AM PDT by FreePaul
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If you Californians have the same nice girls

Well, if there's anywhere in America you'd find girls as furry as the French, Cali would be the place to look. ;-)

9 posted on 05/27/2006 7:42:51 AM PDT by rattrap
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To: Atlantic Bridge

I'm not a wine connoisseur, but it seems to me that everyone is making wine these days. It would be interesting to see who comes out on top if this test were done with a variety of wines from different regions of the world.


10 posted on 05/27/2006 7:43:08 AM PDT by randog (What the...?!)
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To: randog

The US wines would consistently be at the top for several varietals.


11 posted on 05/27/2006 7:48:48 AM PDT by pissant
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To: MacDorcha

Bibbio ergo sum.


12 posted on 05/27/2006 7:51:02 AM PDT by Hoodat ( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
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To: rattrap

You might find those furry girls you seek in the areas of California near a liberal University. Probably the same in your state.

Might find a few authentic French girls in Calistoga at the mud baths. The French love those mud baths.


13 posted on 05/27/2006 7:58:56 AM PDT by tertiary01 (Obsessive Compulsive Thread Nannyism. I hope I don't catch it.)
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To: Atlantic Bridge
My taste for California wines and my distaste as an American for the French in general, and as an SC Trojan for Notre Dame in particular, is exemplified by these results. To paraphrase that great American, Carson Palmer, I hate Notre Dame even more than I hate UCLA.

Fight On!

14 posted on 05/27/2006 8:07:07 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God is, and (2) God is good?)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

We have lots of them as long as IQ isn't a sticking point for you...


15 posted on 05/27/2006 8:07:26 AM PDT by ECM (Government is a make-work program for lawyers.)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

California wine grapes were planted by Italians and have been looked after by Mexicans. Even a $7 bottle of California wine can be great.


16 posted on 05/27/2006 8:08:38 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Hebrews 11:6

I hate Notre Dame even more than I hate UCLA.


Catholic basher. LOL. Just kidding.


17 posted on 05/27/2006 8:23:23 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: nutmeg

....blind taste test between French and Californian wines have handed the laurels to California for a second time. The French wine industry gnashes its teeth.

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I love it!


18 posted on 05/27/2006 8:24:48 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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To: Atlantic Bridge

I don't know. What do you think Miles?
19 posted on 05/27/2006 8:25:37 AM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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To: Hoodat

Bibbio ergo sum.

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LOL


20 posted on 05/27/2006 8:26:33 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Never trust Democrats with national security.)
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