Without doubt, and to the amazement of all who think of American beer as being only ever like “making love in a punt,” – today’s craft beers are among the best in the world.
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Judgement of Paris iconic wine tasting arranged by Steven Spurrier, a British wine-merchant in Paris (now turned luminary), in 1976 in which top clarets and white Burgundies were tasted “blind” against California cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays. The result – a near whitewash for the Americans – was of seismic significance in securing a seat for the upstart “new world” of wine at the top table.
