Twenty seats. Twelve exceptional wines. One verdict. Six of the greatest Champagnes ever made meet England's finest, vintage for vintage, served blind. A London first.
In 1976, Steven Spurrier pitted France's finest wines against unknown Californians in a blind tasting that shook the wine world. In the 50th anniversary year of the Judgement of Paris, Clos Fine Wine stages the rematch on home soil, in the iconic auction room of Stanley Gibbons on the Strand, opposite the Savoy Hotel.
Six legendary Champagne houses face six of England's leading estates, vintage for vintage, from 2018 back to 2009. Every wine is poured blind, and every guest is a judge.
An unprecedented line-up
2018 · Dom Pérignon v Gusbourne Blanc de Noirs
2016 · Louis Roederer Cristal v Gusbourne Fifty One Degrees North
2014 · Bollinger La Grande Année v Nyetimber 1086
2012 · Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé v Hoffmann & Rathbone Rosé Reserve
2010 · Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs v Breaky Bottom Cuvée Reynolds Stone
2009 · Philipponnat Clos des Goisses v Wiston Estate Blanc de Blancs Library Release
Tasting Dom Pérignon, Cristal, Bollinger, Comtes de Champagne, Dom Ruinart and Clos des Goisses side by side is a rare opportunity even for seasoned collectors. Here, each one must prove itself blind against England's best.
How the evening works
The evening runs as six blind head-to-head flights. You score every wine out of 20. At the close we reveal each flight's winner, then the definitive ranking of all twelve wines, just as in Paris in 1976. We begin with a welcome glass of Bride Valley 2018, from the Dorset vineyard founded by Steven Spurrier himself.
Exceptional value
It would cost around £1,700 to buy a bottle of each of these wines to try at home. At the Judgement of London you taste all twelve, blind.
London's leading merchants charge around £300 for Champagne masterclasses, often to larger rooms. Here you join a table of just 20, for £250, or £450 for two.
Your ticket includes
Welcome glasses of Bride Valley 2018
Twelve vintage wines, tasted blind
Light bites throughout
Tasting booklet and scorecard
The final reveal and rankings
Details
Thursday 29 October, 2026. 7pm arrival for a 7:30pm start. Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s, 399 Strand, London, WC2R 0LX
£250 per person · £450 for two (including VAT)
Strictly 20 seats. Over-18s only. Due to the wines involved and limited number of seats, we are unable to offer refunds on tickets purchased if for whatever reason you are unable to attend, unless someone else can take your ticket.
Twenty seats. Twelve exceptional wines. One verdict. Six of the greatest Champagnes ever made meet England's finest, vintage for vintage, served blind. A London first.
In 1976, Steven Spurrier pitted France's finest wines against unknown Californians in a blind tasting that shook the wine world. In the 50th anniversary year of the Judgement of Paris, Clos Fine Wine stages the rematch on home soil, in the iconic auction room of Stanley Gibbons on the Strand, opposite the Savoy Hotel.
Six legendary Champagne houses face six of England's leading estates, vintage for vintage, from 2018 back to 2009. Every wine is poured blind, and every guest is a judge.
An unprecedented line-up
2018 · Dom Pérignon v Gusbourne Blanc de Noirs
2016 · Louis Roederer Cristal v Gusbourne Fifty One Degrees North
2014 · Bollinger La Grande Année v Nyetimber 1086
2012 · Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé v Hoffmann & Rathbone Rosé Reserve
2010 · Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs v Breaky Bottom Cuvée Reynolds Stone
2009 · Philipponnat Clos des Goisses v Wiston Estate Blanc de Blancs Library Release
Tasting Dom Pérignon, Cristal, Bollinger, Comtes de Champagne, Dom Ruinart and Clos des Goisses side by side is a rare opportunity even for seasoned collectors. Here, each one must prove itself blind against England's best.
How the evening works
The evening runs as six blind head-to-head flights. You score every wine out of 20. At the close we reveal each flight's winner, then the definitive ranking of all twelve wines, just as in Paris in 1976. We begin with a welcome glass of Bride Valley 2018, from the Dorset vineyard founded by Steven Spurrier himself.
Exceptional value
It would cost around £1,700 to buy a bottle of each of these wines to try at home. At the Judgement of London you taste all twelve, blind.
London's leading merchants charge around £300 for Champagne masterclasses, often to larger rooms. Here you join a table of just 20, for £250, or £450 for two.
Your ticket includes
Welcome glasses of Bride Valley 2018
Twelve vintage wines, tasted blind
Light bites throughout
Tasting booklet and scorecard
The final reveal and rankings
Details
Thursday 29 October, 2026. 7pm arrival for a 7:30pm start. Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s, 399 Strand, London, WC2R 0LX
£250 per person · £450 for two (including VAT)
Strictly 20 seats. Over-18s only. Due to the wines involved and limited number of seats, we are unable to offer refunds on tickets purchased if for whatever reason you are unable to attend, unless someone else can take your ticket.
