I finished the book on the flight, from San Francisco to DC, and it kept my
interest the whole way. There is an amazing amount of information on the
modern (mostly California) wine industry that is usually correct, AFAIK.
Some accounts of the spread of interest in CA wines don't quite match my
memory. I remember a reasonably good choice of such wines in DC before the
dates mentioned. It brought back the day I paid $12 for a case of Charles
Krug Pinot Noir in 1968 (I think). I'm a little surprised by the book's
structure since it does not end with the 1976 blind tasting but it was
amusing to find how long the French were saying "We wuz robbed!" .

--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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On Jul 20, 8:56 pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> R&M wrote on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:55:21 -0700:
>
> R> Wine spectator has chosen it's #1 wine....the Casanova di
> R> Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2001. The Casanova di Neri
> R> winery, in Tuscany is responsible for a winemaking
> R> renaissance. The 2001 is its best Tenuta Nuova ever,
> R> delivering the depth, richness, freshness and unique
> R> character expected of such a great vintage.
>
> R> You can visit the Casanova di Neri website at
> R>http://www.casanovadineri.com/casanova/ns.asp
>
> Before boarding my flight yesterday, I bought "The Judgement of
> Paris", an interesting account of the birth of great modern
> wines in California centered on the famous blind tasting of
> French and California wines of 1976. It seems to me that we need
> a lot more blind tastings even if Casanova de..... probably is
> very good indeed!
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Have you had a chance to ready many pages of this book yet -- sounds
interesting -- is it well written enough to be a page turner, or one
that you can savor a paragraph.
Thanks,
Dee