1983
Bordeaux launches a campaign
that changed the wine world
forever, though we did not know
it then. With the help of critic
Robert Parker, the 1982 vintage
of Bordeaux began in earnest to
create demand for the wines to
be bought and sold as
Futures -- ahead of
arrival to secure both price and
quantity. Perhaps the fullest
manifestation of this market
strategy was fully realized and
culminated with the
2005 Bordeaux vintage,
said to among the best in
history (100 points, Rhett
Beiletti, B-21).
1986
The Wine Spectator Tasting of
1986 is conducted; featuring the
same wines from the 1976
Judgment of Paris, different
panelists delivered similar
results and Californian wines
dominated the top positions 1-5.
1987
"Contains Sulfites" added to
wine labels mandatorily in U.S.
1988
The
Federal Alcoholic Beverage
Labeling Act
of 1988 provides health warnings
on wine labels for pregnant
women and people who operate
cars.
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