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The American boomerang The American boomerang The USA/Canada When an average wine lover in Europe says “American wine,” in 99 out of 100 times, it is the Californian wine that is implied. Why? The answer lies in an almost detective story initiated in 1976 by Stephen Spurrier, a smart wine merchant who opened a shop in Paris in the 1970s. Outraged by the French’s disdain for American wines, he decided to hold a seditious blind tasting, where he compared the wines of famous French chateaux with those made in California. He invited the most aggressive apologists for Bordeaux and Burgundy to serve as judges. And what do you think? The European experts blindly gave scores to the Californian wines that allowed California to win! More