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For the first time ever, a panel consisting of Aubert de Villeine, the legendary patron and editor of Domaine de la RomaneeConti as well as Odette Khan of La Revue du vin de France selected the chardonnay from Chateau Montelena in Calistoga, California to be the greatest white wine of the world.

Odette Kahn, a French wine critic and wine merchant with a lot of influence is pictured on the left. Kahn reportedly demanded to get her scorecard after the results were announced. George Taber, who was the only journalist in attendance that day, says that Kahn wanted to ensure that her scorecards were not revealed. (Rolex Replica Watches )

That's right. In a blind taste test, the 1973 vintage produced by Croatian American Mike Grgich, just a year after he started his career, beat out the mythical Meursault Charmes from Domaine Roulot, which came in second, and Princess Diana’s favourite wine Joseph Drouhin Clos de Muches, which came in fifth. The judges, France as a nation and the wine industry were all stunned by the result.

The ultimate story of competitive defeat occurred in Switzerland, at the sleepy town of Neuchatel on the shores of a lake. The famous Neuchatel observatory trials were the place where the best Swiss clockmakers battled it out to establish themselves as the chronometry kings. In 1967, however, Seiko watches produced by the Japanese companies in the Suwa Seikosha and Daini Seikosha facilities placed fourth, fifth and eighth in an open competition with the best Swiss watchmakers.Roger Dubuis Replica The Swiss watchmaking industry was shocked by this shot across the bow.

Seiko's dominance in 1967 is evident from the top 30 entries of the Swiss observatory competition