Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting.

Whereas on May 24th, 1976 in Paris, France, the premier wines of California and France were judged in a blind taste test by leading French wine experts;

Whereas the winning red wine was the 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars SLV Napa Valley Cabernet crafted by winemaker Warren Winiarski;

Whereas the winning white wine was the 1973 Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Chardonnay crafted by winemaker Miljenko Mike Grgich;

Whereas this event became known as the Tasting Heard ‘Round the World, and heralded the beginning of the rise to preeminence of California wines;

Whereas the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has placed bottles of the winning wines in its permanent collection;

Whereas wines from all over the United States are now enjoyed all over the world; and

Whereas the domestic wine industry now contributes over $50 billion a year to the United States economy: Now, therefore, be it