{"product_id":"napa-california-holiday-ornament-the-1976-bottle","title":"Napa California Holiday Ornament - The 1976 Bottle","description":"\u003c!-- Napa California Holiday Ornament - The 1976 Bottle | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 391: R1 16\/26 (61.5%); R2 11\/24 (45.8%); two-run 27\/50 (54.0%) | Keywords meta: 27 measured | Embedded in visible text: 12 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA corked bottle labeled 1976 and a glass of red, on a barrel top with the vineyard rows behind. The year Napa beat France blind.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn May 1976 a Paris wine merchant staged a blind tasting of top French wines against unknown Californians, with French judges. A Napa cabernet took first among the reds and a Napa chardonnay first among the whites, and the judges, when the labels came off, could not believe what they had done. The valley has not been the same since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery winery in Napa tells a version of the story. The bottles from that tasting sit in a museum in Washington now, which is about as official as a wine upset can get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderdog stories age well. This one is on its fiftieth vintage, and the glass of red is the only color it needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Judgment of Paris, the 1976 wine tasting, put Napa Valley wine and Napa cabernet on the map for good. This wine bottle ornament is a Napa Christmas ornament and one of the best wine gifts for a wine lover, a Napa Valley gift and piece of Napa Valley history for Christmas in Napa or anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Napa ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Napa most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/napa-ca-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\"\u003eMore Napa Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display:none!important\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"napa valley, napa valley wine, judgment of paris, napa cabernet, wine gifts, wine lover gifts, 1976 wine tasting, california ornament, christmas in napa, napa christmas, napa valley history, wine bottle ornament, wine ornament, napa christmas decorations, napa christmas ornament, napa christmas ornaments, napa gifts, napa history, napa ornament, napa ornaments, napa souvenirs, napa valley christmas ornament, napa valley gift, napa valley gifts, napa valley ornament, napa valley wine gift, napa valley wine history\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"judgment of paris\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"1976 wine tasting\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"napa cabernet\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"napa valley wine\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"wine bottle ornament\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"wine lover gifts\"\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\", \"itemListElement\": [{\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Crystal Glass Town Ornaments\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"Napa California Holiday Ornament - The 1976 Bottle\"}]}, {\"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What was the Judgment of Paris?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"The Judgment of Paris was a 1976 blind wine tasting in Paris where French judges ranked a Napa Valley cabernet and a Napa chardonnay above top French wines. 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