Vintage California Cabernet Sauvignon VS Bordeaux A Judgment of Paris Wine Tasting Event

 Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of it.

John Cleese

Or they simply can’t afford the good stuff…and you don’t have to be a billionaire to drink well at the Wine Watch we have great wines at every price point.

We have conducted several tastings featuring vintage Bordeaux this year and several tastings featuring California Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux blends so we thought it would be a good follow-up to show some vintage California Bordeaux blends alongside of  vintage Bordeaux to see how the “New World” wines are holding up to the wines of “Old World”.

This tasting will feature some top level wines from both California and France all from the decade of the 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s  Let’s call this a modern day 1976 Paris Tasting where blind French tasters picked their favorite wines and they turned out to be from California!   Just for fun we will be hosting this tasting blind to see if our “Wine Drinking People” come up with the same results.

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $325 per person + tax.  To make reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any food allergies and Chef Toni will be glad to accommodate you.

Vintage California Cabernet Sauvignon VS Bordeaux

A Judgment of Paris Wine Tasting Event

Saturday, September 19, 2026

7:30 PM

1978 Chateau Lafon Haut Medoc

1978 Inglenook Reserve Cask Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

1982 Freemark Abbey 'Bosche' Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford

1982 Chateau Lafon Rochet St Estephe

1985 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

1985 Chateau Gruaud Larose St Julien

1985 Cain Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
 

          1986 Markham Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

1986 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac

1987 Ravenswood Pickberry Vineyard Sonoma Mountain

1988 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac, France

1990 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Napa

1990 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac

Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

French Onion Soup

Beef Short Rib Wellington with Cabernet Bordeaux Demi Glaze and Roasted Carrots

Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee with Raspberry coulis

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner and gratuity is $325 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.