Steven Spurrier led our tasting of 48 Santa Barbara County wines.

We learned about renowned wine expert Steven Spurrier when we researched the 1976 Judgement of Paris wine competition. The competition involved wines from some of the most prestigious wine houses in Burgundy and Bordeaux matched against wines from California. Steven Spurrier was the British wine merchant and wine shop owner in Paris who organized the tasting. The Hollywood film Bottle Shock recounts the event and Spurrier’s role.

Last month, Kathy and I had the opportunity to taste 48 Santa Barbara County wines with five other people on the tasting panel including Steven Spurrier. An article I wrote yesterday recounts the event with the winning wines for each of the nine flights.

Cheers,
Terry