Over the past fifty years, each decade has brought with it at least one significantmilestone in the wine business. One such event was the Judgement of Paris in 1976.Back then, distributors sold everything, and tasting rooms were about marketing, notselling wine over the counter.The early 1980s witnessed Benzinger Winery simplify consumer wine purchasingdecisions with the introduction of the ‘fighting varietal.’ But, the 1980s also saw a dipin wine sales due to a strengthening anti-alcoh