Bottle Shock is an entertaining, look at the events leading up to the famous 1976 “Judgment in Paris”, where California wines beat out their French counterparts in a blind tasting. It is a good romp in the vineyard and shows us what the Napa of old was like and how things have changed. It would have been nice to have told the whole story and include a few more facts that were left out. (Like who really made that famous Chardonnay.) Read More
