Fifty years after the Judgment of Paris, an American rematch redrew the map: Oregon took the Chardonnay, Mendocino argued with Saumur, and France quietly reclaimed the Cabernet.
WINE EDITORIAL
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Fifty years after the Judgment of Paris, an American rematch redrew the map: Oregon took the Chardonnay, Mendocino argued with Saumur, and France quietly reclaimed the Cabernet.
Whole-cluster fermentation is Pinot Noir’s most consequential cellar decision: stems in or stems out, no third option. What the technique really delivers.
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