amateur de vin: a lover of wine

During a trip to the UK last week, I had the extraordinary opportunity to taste a bit of wine history – the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay. The fully appreciate why this matters, here is some back story: The Judgement of Paris occurred May 24, 1976 (and therefore there are a number of celebratory 50th anniversary events this spring, more on that in a bit). On its surface, the Judgement of Paris was a simple blind tasting competition of several French wines – Chardonnay and