Post Bottle Shock: Bo Barrett reflects on the 1976 Tasting and the modern trend to Big High Alcohol Napa Wines
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Bo Barrett talks the 1976 Paris Tasting and how Napa Valley has changed.
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Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction
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The Judgment Of Napa: Commemorating The 1976 Tasting, And Pitting Napa Against The World's Top Wines
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Napa Valley Winemakers: Bo Barrett, Chateau Montelena
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Napa Valley Life Magazine - Spring 2022 by napavalleylifemagazine - Issuu
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Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction
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Chateau Montelena: 50 Years, Fires, and the French: A Five-Decade Tasting Retrospective – Old Liquors Magazine
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Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction