The ‘Judgement of Paris’ sparked a rivalry between US and European wineries — a tariff war could reignite it

The year is 1976, Paul McCartney’s Wings are top of the Billboard charts, and European wine is about to face its biggest fight against America’s “kids from the sticks”.

The “Judgement of Paris” — an event that uprooted the reputation of French wines in favour of Californian underdogs — would…