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2. California wine - Wikipedia

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   As the market favored French brands, California's table wine business grew modestly, [7] but quickly gained international prominence at the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, when renown French oenophiles, in a blind tasting, ranked the California wines higher than the primer French labels in the Chardonnay (white) and Cabernet Sauvignon (red ...

3. History of California wine - Wikipedia

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   The first winery in Alta California was built in San Juan Capistrano in 1783; both red and white wines (sweet and dry), brandy, and a port-like fortified wine called Angelica were all produced from the Mission grape. Father Serra founded eight other California missions. Hence, he has been called the "Father of California Wine".

4. Chalone Vineyard - Wikipedia

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   The 11 judges, 9 French, a British and an American, ranked California vintages 1st, in both red and white categories. Chalone's identical vintage ranked 1st in a repeat event at the San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978. Chalone grew and prospered first with Richard Graff and brothers John and Peter Watson-Graff, then Michael Michaud as winemaker.

5. The 5 US states with the best wineries, according to a ... - AOL

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   The climate is a little warmer, so you'll find more diverse wine styles and wines made from many different grapes. My top picks in the region are Troon Vineyard and Irvine & Roberts Vineyards ...

6. Judgment of Paris (wine) - Wikipedia

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   The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, also known as the Judgment of Paris, was a wine competition, to commemorate the United States Bicentennial, organized in Paris on 24 May 1976 by Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant, and his American colleague, Patricia Gallagher, in which French oenophiles participated in two blind tasting comparisons: one of top-quality Chardonnays and another of red wines ...

7. List of American Viticultural Areas - Wikipedia

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   An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated appellation for American wine in the United States distinguishable by geographic, geologic, and climatic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States Department of the Treasury. [1]