The Paris Court.
Often, some countries are associated with certain products (for example, chocolate with Belgium, watches with Switzerland, etc.). And for most of the 20th century wine was synonymous with France. But everything changed in the spring of 1976, when the French and American winemakers argued, whose wine is better. Blind drinks during the so-called "Court of Paris" were evaluated by a group of authoritative wine critics, such as the editor of France's leading wine magazine. It seemed that the Americans were doomed, but everyone was shocked when, after evaluating white wines, Californian wines took three of the top four places. After evaluating the red wines (more prestigious competition), it turned out that the judges recognized the Californian "Cabernet" as the best red wine in the world.
