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The Judgement of Paris – book review

Tamlyn Currin

Tamlyn Currin

Saturday 16 May 2026 • 9 min read

Judgment of Paris

Judgement of Paris 50th Anniversary book cover

A magnificent paean to an event that changed the wine world – just in time for its 50th anniversary on 24 May 2026.

The Judgement of Paris
The 1976 event that shook the wine world
Compiled and edited by Susan Keevil, designed by Martin Preston
Published by Académie du Vin Library
ISBN 9781917084789
£70

24 May 1976

‘After closing up at the Hôtel Intercontinental, Patricia and I walked back to the Académie, toasted each other with a glass of Brut Intégral and said how pleased we were for California and that it had all been a bit of a surprise...

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