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  Chroman, Nathan

  Cîteaux abbey

  Claret

  Clos du Bois winery, Napa Valley, CA, Clos Du Val Winery, Napa, CA, blending, Paris Tasting, Cabernet Sauvignon, 1972, Paris Tasting rematch, tenth anniversary, Zinfandel

  Clos de Vougeot vineyard, Burgundy 1935 vintage

  Cluny abbey

  Coates, Clive

  Colour of Wine, The(Judd)

  Concannon Vineyard

  Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin

  Connoisseurs Guide to California Wine

  Constellation brands

  Coppola, Francis Ford

  Corti, Darrell

  Corton-Charlemagne vineyard,1970 Louis Latour, Remoissenet,

  Côte du Rhône wines

  Côte Rôtie wine

  Cottrell, Thomas

  Crane, Hewitt

  Croatia,bevanda, Grgiℑ Vina Plavac Mali grape,rakija,

  Croits-Bâtard-Montrachet, Cassagne-Montrachet, Burgundy

  Cruess, William

  Cudaback, Glenda

  Cuvaison Winery, near Calistoga, CA

  Dairien, Jean-Luc

  Daniel, John, Jr.,

  Darlington, David

  David Bruce Winery, Los Gatos, CA, Blanc de Noir White Zinfandel, 1969 Chardonnay, Paris Tasting, 1973 Chardonnay, Zinfandel

  Davies, Jack and Jamie

  Decantermagazine

  De Gaulle, Charles

  De Latour, GeorgesSee also Beaulieu Vineyard

  Delon, Michel

  Denious, Sally

  De Pins, Madame Hélène De Latour

  Deschamps, Fanny

  De Villaine, Aubert Paris Tasting

  Diamond Creek winery

  Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley, CA

  Dick, Henry

  Dickens, Charles

  Dickenson, Joanne

  Dijon, France

  Dillon, Clarence

  Ditter, Don

  Domaine Comte Senard

  Domaine Guy Roulot, Paris Tasting, Meursault Charmes Roulot, 1973

  Domaine Leflaive

  Domaine Ramonet,See also Bâtard-Montrachet

  Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (Burgundy), 1959 vintage, Pinot Noir, reaction to Paris Tasting

  Domandich, Anthony

  Domandich, Vide

  Dominus Estate, Napa Valley

  Dom Pérignon Champagne

  Doumani, Carl

  Dovaz, Michel

  Downey, John

  Drouhin, Joseph in Oregon

  See alsoMaison Joseph Drouhin

  Drouhin, Maurice

  Drouhin, Phillipe

  Drouhin, Véronique

  Dubois-Millot, Claude, Paris Tasting

  Draper, Paul

  Draper Ranch, Spring Mountain, CA

  Duboeuf, Georges

  Dumas, Alexandre

  Durif grape

  Duval, John

  Easthope, Rod

  Echézeaux: Grands Echézeaux, 1959

  Pinot Noir

  Elizabeth Queen of England

  Emerson, Ralph Waldo

  Emeryville, CA

  Emmolo, Frank

  England/Britain: Allied Domecq, claret, consumption of wine and import, Diageo Co., French wines in

  Eriksson, Leif

  Fadiman, Clifton

  Fauchon store, Paris

  Fay, Nathan

  Feisty Friends of the Vine, San Diego, CA

  Figaro, Le

  Finigan, Robert,

  Fisher, John Henry

  Foire de Mâcon

  Foire de Paris

  Foster, Markquand

  Four Seasons restaurant, NY

  Fox grapes (Vitis labrusca)

  France, wines and winemaking in: American boycott, Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée system ancient times, biodynamics and ecological viticulture,Boire Moins, Boire Mieux, Bordeaux, branding, wine and other products, Burgundy, California winemaking advances and, California wines in, consumption per person, Dutch influence in, exported wines,garagisteswinemakers, 1990s, global companies, government “White Paper” on viticulture, 2004 importing of wines to,mis en bouteille au château (bottled at the chateau),négotiants(wine brokers), Paris Tasting, changes in French wine since, Paris Tasting, criticism and blaming after, Pernod Ricard acquisitions, rarity of outstanding wine, regional consumption of local wines, regions and grape varietals, as ruler of the world of wine, technological advances and changes in winemaking, 1980s,terroir, tradition in winemaking, Vins Delimités, Vins de Pays, Vins de Table, Vins de Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée, vintages, importance of, winemaking as a lifestyle, wine production, 1990–2003, wine trade and marketing, problems today, World’s Fair in Paris, 1889, and

  Franck, Hannfried

  Frankenheimer, John

  Franklin, Benjamin

  Fredrickson, Jon

  Freeman, Charles

  Freemark Abbey blends, Chardonnay, 1972 Chardonnay, 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon, New York Tasting of 1969, Paris Tasting, Cabernet Sauvignon, 1969, Paris Tasting, Chardonnay, 1972,

  French Culinary Institute, New York

  French Institute of National Agronomy

  French Paradox

  Fresno State College, wine program at

  Gago, Peter

  Galbraith, John Kenneth

  Galileo

  Gallagher, Patricia, husband, Gérard Gastaud, Paris Tasting, 1976, Paris Tasting, backlash and criticism, Spurrier and

  Gallo, Ernest

  Gallo family

  Gallo, Julio

  Gallo Wines, exports, French venture, Red Bicyclette, Gallo of Sonoma, jug wine, production developments at, research laboratory of, Thunderbird

  Gamay grapes

  Gastaud, Gérard

  Gault, Henri

  GaultMillau,Wine Olympics, Paris, 1979

  Gemello Winery

  Genesis

  George V Hotel, Paris

  Germany, Trockenbeerenauslese,See also Riesling

  Gevrey-Chambertin, France

  Gewürtztraminer

  Gladstones, John

  globalization of wine, France, difficulties today, world exports world production, world’s wine belts

  Goelet, John

  Graff, Dick

  Grand Véfour restaurant, Paris

  Grape cultivation: biodynamics and ecological viticulture, budding, clones, domination by eight grape varietals, irrigation, irrigation, drip, methods, monitoring the vineyard, planting vines, plants per acre, pruning, ripping, rootstock, St. George rootstock, Scott Henry trellis system, size of grapes, preferred, skins of grapes and tannin, spaghetti-plate style vines, sulfur to prevent mildew, Sustainable Winegrowing Practices program, wine produced per ton of grapes

  Green Hungarian wine

  Grgich, Mike (Miljenko Grgiℑ), background and early life, beret of, at Beaulieu winery, at Chateau Montelena, at Christian Brothers, Croatian winery, filtering breakthrough by (Millipore), malolactic fermentation and, name change, Paris Tasting win, reaction to, quality control by, return stack heaters and and, at Robert Mondavi Winery, at Souverain Cellars, Tchelistcheff and, UC Davis, 65; winemaking philosophy, winery of his own created (Grgich Hills)

  Grgich, Violet

  Grgich Hills Wine Cellar, Rutherford, CA

  Guide to California Wines(Melville)

  Guigal, Etienne

  Guigal, Marcel

  Hachette Guide des Vins

  Hacienda Wine Cellars, Sonoma, CA

  Hahn, Ernest

  Hallcrest Vineyard

  Halliday, James

  Hanna, John

  Hanzell winery

  Chardonnay, malolactic fermentation introduced at, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir, 1959

  Haraszthy, Agoston

  Hardy, Bill

  Harvests of Joy(Mondavi)

  Harveys of Bristol, importers

  Heitz, Joe

  Heitz Wine Cellars and Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon label, Chardonnay, Martha’s Vineyard, Paris Tasting, Martha’s Vineyard Cabern
et Sauvignon 1970, Paris Tasting rematch, Paris Tasting rematch, tenth anniversary, Spurrier visit, 1976

  Hemingway, Ernest

  Henry, Scott

  Heublein Company

  Hilgardiamagazine

  Hills, Austin E.

  Hobbs, Paul

  Hoffman Mountain Ranch, Wine Olympics

  Paris, 1979

  Hohnen, David

  Hoover, Herbert

  Horace

  Horgan, Denis

  Howell Mountain, CA, soil of, Winiarski on,See also Souverain Cellars

  How to Taste(Robinson)

  Hungary

  Inglenook winery, California, Coppola as owner (Niebaum-Coppola Estate), jug wine at

  InterContinental Hotel, Paris

  International Herald Tribunewine writer for

  Ingraham, John L.

  Invitation to Wines, An(Storm)

  Italy, Sassicaia, Solaia, wine production and export, 1990–2003

  Ivancie, Gerald

  Ivancie Beaujolais

  Ivancie Cabernet Sauvignon

  Jadot wine merchant

  Jay, John

  Jefferson, Thomas American varietals cultivated by, favorite wines wine list of

  Jeramaz, Ivo

  Johannisberg Riesling; Chateau Montelena Souverain Cellars

  Johnson, Hugh

  Johnson, Wallace

  Joly, Nicolas

  Jousset-Drouhin, Robert

  Judd, Kevin

  Jug wine

  Kahn, Odette, Paris Tasting

  Kapon, Michael

  Kirby, William

  Kolb, Ted

  Korbel winery, Sonoma, CA

  Kornell winery, Napa Valley, CA

  Kovi, Paul

  Krug, Charles

  Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Fat Bastard wine, Red Bicyclette wine

  Larkmead vineyard, St. Helena, CA

  Larraín, Filipe

  Laubade Et Domaines Associés,

  Laube, James

  Lavalle, Jules

  Lavinia wine shop, Paris

  Lawrence, D. H.

  Lebanon

  Leflaive, Joseph

  Lemon, Ted

  Leroux, Jean-Pierre

  Les Amis du Vin

  Lesgourgues, Arnaud

  Lett, David

  Lichine, Alexis

  Lienert, Steve

  Lindley, Dennis V.

  Liquid Assets: The International Guide to Fine Wine, Website

  Littorai Wines, Sonoma, CA

  Long, Zelma

  Longworth, Nicholas

  Los Angeles Times

  Louis Jadot

  Louis M. Martini Winery, St. Helena, CA, Barbera, Gallo buy-out of

  Louis Philippe, King of France

  Luper, Carolee

  Luper, Jerry

  Lurton, Jacques

  Luther, Martin

  Mahoney, Francis

  Maison Joseph Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches, 1973, Grand Cru Joseph Drouhin Chambertin, 1959

  Maison Léon Beyer

  Malbec grapes, Bordeaux, France

  Mandela, Nelson

  Marnier-Lapostolle, Alexandra

  Marsais, Paul

  Martini, Louis M.

  Martini family

  Martini wines.See Louis M. Martini Winery

  Martin Ray winery, Chardonnay

  Marvel, Tom

  Masson, PaulSee also Paul Masson

  Mountain Winery

  May, Tom

  Mayacamas Vineyards 1968 Zinfandel Late Harvest, Paris Tasting, Cabernet Sauvignon, 1971, Paris Tasting rematch, tenth anniversary

  Maytag, Fritz

  McGhee, Peter

  McGovern, Patrick

  Melville, John

  Mennon, Peter

  Merlot: blending with, John X Merriman (S. Africa), grapes, Trefethen Vineyards

  Meursault, Chardonnay, Charmes

  Perrières

  Meursault Les Tessons

  Millau, Christian

  Milne, Kym

  Minneapolis Star

  Mission grapes

  Moët & Chandon Champagne, Épernay, France, Domaine Chandon, American subsidiary

  Mondavi, Cesare

  Mondavi, Michael

  Mondavi, Peter, at Charles Krug Winery

  Mondavi, Robert; Australian winery of; Chilean winery of; Rothschild and; wines ofSee also Robert Mondavi Winery

  Mondavi, Timothy

  Mondavi family; Acampo Winery brand names used by; Charles Krug Winery purchased Sunny St. Helena Winery; tank-car wines and

  Monde, Le,

  Mondotte wines, Bordeaux, France

  Montrachet(Bazin)

  Montrachet Chardonnay (Le Montrachet) Puligny-Cassagne, Montrachet, Burgundy

  Motto, Vic

  Moueix, Christian

  Mugford, Keith

  Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia )

  Musigny Pinot Noir

  Napa Valley: Agricultural Watershed Zone Agriculture Preserve Zone; Cabernet Sauvignon in; celebrity owners; Chardonnay in; development controversy; early wineries in; ecology concerns first winery; foreign investors grape varietals grown in; Greystone; Green Hungarian wine history of wine in; land prices; new vineyards; Pinot Noir in; Prohibition, effect of; Robert Mondavi and; tourism trophy wines; wine-making and marketing today; wines sent to 1889 World’s Fair in Paris wine trade and production; winter in, mustard plants,See also specific cities, specific wineries

  Napa Valley Vinters group

  Napa Valley Wine Auction

  Napoléon: favorite wine; legal system and inheritance of land

  New OrleansTimes-Picayune

  New York Food and Wine Society

  New York Times,“Wine Talk” column

  New Zealand; Cloudy Bay; Corbans; Domaine Henri Bourgeois Montana; production and export; Sauvignon Blanc; Selaks; Veuve Clicquot; Villa Maria Estate wine consumption

  Niebaum, Gustave

  Nixon, Richard

  Nouveau Guide, Le

  Oliver, Raymond; Paris Tasting

  100 Vins de Légende(Vrinat)

  Onivins, French Wines Council

  Oregon State University, Corvallis, clones from

  Oregon wines; Adelsheim Vineyard Domaine Drouhin Oregon; Eyrie Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir Joseph Drouhin in; Willamette Valley

  Ortman, Charles

  Ovid

  Parducci Wine Cellars, Ukiah, CA

  Paris; California wines and 1889 World’s Fair; Cité Berryer; Right Bank; wine of.See also specific restaurants, shops

  Paris Tasting, French-California wine competition, May 24, 1976; Bâtard-Montrachet Ramonet-Prudhon Beaune Clos des Mouches Joseph Drouhin as blind tasting, preparation for; California Cabernet Sauvignon wines; California Chardonnay wines; Chalone Vineyard, Chardonnay Château Haut-Brion Chateau Léoville-Las-Cases; Chateau Montelena Winery, Chardonnay Château Montrose Château Mouton Rothschild; Clos Du Val Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon David Bruce Winery, Chardonnay fallout from and responses to; fate of wineries participating in; four criticisms; Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Freemark Abbey Chardonnay French Cabernet Sauvignon; French Chardonnay; French wines at, criteria; Gallagher at Gallagher trip to California in 1975 and; Heitz Cellars Martha’s Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon idea and planning of; importing the California wine; Inter-Continental Hotel, Paris; judges, Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Meursault Charmes Roulot objective of Spurrier and Gallagher; press coverage pre-tasting favorites, Spurrier; Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive red wine judging; red wine results; rematch, Jan. 11 and 12 1978; rematch, tenth anniversary; rematch, thirtieth anniversary; Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon scientific review of, two studies; scoring system; Spurrier at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon turning point for California wines Veedercrest Vineyards white wine judging; white wine results; wine types in

  Parker, Robert M., Jr. rating system

  Parker’s Wine Buyer’s Guide,

  Parkhill, Th
omas

  Paschich, Lee; Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, and; partnership with Barrett; recruits Grgich; vineyard

  Pasteur Institute

  Patchett, John

  Paul Masson Mountain Winery, Santa Clara CA

  Penfold, Christopher Rawson

  Penfolds Grange Hermitage

  Pepys, Samuel

  Petite Sirah: grape; Souverain vineyard

  Petit Verdot, Bordeaux, France

  Petri family

  Peynaud, Émilen

  Phylloxera: American rootstock and in France; St. George rootstock and

  Pinot Noir: Eyrie Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir; Domaine Drouhin Oregon Grand Cru Joseph Drouhin Chambertin; grapes Hanzell winery

  Plato

  Pliny the Elder

  Pompidou, Georges

  Pontac family

  Porter, Michael

  Portet, Bernard

  Portet, Dominique

  Portugal: Douro; grapes of; Pinhão; Quinta da Carolina Real Companhia Velha wine production and export 1990–2003

  Potter, Ron

  Pouilly-Fuissé Louis Jadot Chardonnay

  Prial, Frank

  Prohibition

  Puligny-Montrachet, France; Leflaive; Paris Tasting, Les Pucelles Domaine Leflaive Paris Tasting rematch; price per bottle

  Pure Wine Law

  Quandt, Richard E.

  Quittanson, Charles

  Rainey, Dick

  Ramonet, André

  Ramonet, Pierre

  Raux, Lionel

  Ray, Martin

  Ray, Peter Martin

  Red Barn Ranch, Napa Valley, CA

  Redwood Ranch

  Revue du Vin de France, Le,

  Rhône Valley, France, regional consumption of wine

  Richebourg Pinot Noir

  Ridge Vineyards, CA; Monte Bello; Paris Tasting, Monte Bello; Paris Tasting rematch, tenth anniversary; Zinfandel

  Riesling: grapes; Johannisberg Riesling, Souverain Cellars

  Robbins, Mike

  Robert Finigan’s Private Guide to Wines(Finigan)

  Robert Lawrence Balzer’s Private Guide to Food& Wine(Balzer)

  Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville, CA ; Balzer blind tasting won by ; Cabernet Sauvignon ; Constellation buy-out of; equipment; French oak barrels at; globalization; Grgich at ; Opus One; Winery Cabernet; Winiarski at

  Robinson, Jancis

  Rodney Strong Vineyards

  Rolleri, John

  Rolland, Michel

  Rosen, Charles

  Rothschild, Baroness Philippine de

  Rothschild, Philippe de

  Rothschild family

  Roulot, Guy

  Roulot, Jean-Marc

  Rouzaus, Jean-Claude

  Ruby Cabernet grape

  Rutherford, CA.See also Beaulieu Vineyard

  Rutherford Hill winery, Rutherford, CA

  St. Helena, CA; Miramonte Hotel; Wine Library.See also specific wineries

  San Francisco, CA: Chez Panisse; earthquake of 1906 and wine; Food and Wine Society; Vintners Club