Editorial: The Judgment of Princeton and Other Articles

Abstract

At its 6 th Annual Conference in Princeton, the American Association of WineEconomists organized a wine tasting that was modeled after the 1976 Judgment of Paris.Subsequently, this tasting has been called the Judgment of Princeton.At the original Paris event in 1976, British wine merchant Steve Spurrier organized two blind tastings with nine French wine judges who were associated with the wine industry in various ways (wine journalists, critics, sommeliers, merchants or winemakers).In the first flight, the judges rated ten white wines-six from Napa and four from Burgundy.In the second flight, the judges rated ten reds-six from Napa and four from Bordeaux.In both tastings a wine from Napa, a then relatively unknown wine region, was declared the winner.George Taber of TIME magazine, the only attending journalist, reported the surprising results to the world, and helped to put Napa, a then nascent wine region, on the global wine map.At the Princeton event, this time led by George Taber, nine wine judges from France, Belgium and the U.S. tasted French and New Jersey wines in a process designed to emulate what occurred in France in 1976.As in Napa in 1976, the quality wine industry in New Jersey is comparatively young.And the results were, again, an extraordinary surprise.The judges rated the wines in two flights, the first with white wines and the second with reds, using a 20-point scale.The French wines selected were from the same producers as in 1976 and included Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Chateau Haut Brion, with prices up to $650 wholesale per bottle.The New Jersey wines were selected by an informal panel of judges, who did not participate in the final tasting.The selections were made, from submissions by local wineries.In the case of the reds, the selections were made from wines made with New Jersey grown vinifera grape varieties that are commonly used in Bordeaux (cabernet, cabernet franc,

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