A total of 330 wines from 33 countries were evaluated by 62 experts from ten nationalities.
Gran Coronas Mas La Plana 1970 from Spain received first place in the Cabernet Sauvignon blend category.
In the Pinot noir competition, the 1975 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve from Oregon placed in the top ten.
Tyrell's Pinot Noir 1976 from Australia was selected for the Gault-Millau World Dozen and placed first.
[1] The New York Times did note the limitations of this competition, in that it "did not pretend to include all or even most of the world's best wines.