California wines were an unknown until The Judgment of Paris in 1976 when unknown California wines were judged against the BEST French wines by a distinguished panel of French wine judges.
A Newsweek Reporter by the name of George Taber covered what journalists called a “nothing event” since everyone knew the French Wines under French wine judges would beat these unknown California wines. Chateau Montelena Chardonnay took top white wine and Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon took top red. Taber’s eight-paragraph article in his magazine opened the world to California wines. Now it is Texas’ turn to showcase our great Texas wines to the world!
Fast forward fifty years to January, 2026 in San Francisco in what many believe is America’s Model Wine City. The San Francisco Chronicle hosts a well-respected annual wine competition using mostly California Wine Judges. Seven unknown Texas wines took top varietal wines besting those well-known California wines…