by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
My first meeting with Gérard Basset dates back to the beginning of the 1990s when he was a candidate in international sommelier competitions and I was on the jury. From the very beginning, Gérard had attracted my attention because of his great passion and an uncommon...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
Gérard has always been very generous with his time and knowledge. I will never forget the time he insisted that we drink together a bottle I had just given him as a thank you. We sat on the terrace and enjoyed it together.
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
There are many stories I can tell about Gérard Basset. What I will remember most was his warmth and altruistic will to help others. At the 2013’s World’s Best Sommelier competition, I had worked so hard and I was disappointed and upset by the result. I asked him for...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
At first, I was impressed when I had the chance to meet Gérard–not only Gérard, actually, as I met the team and couple that Nina and Gérard were, on the way to an international sommelier competition. One day, Gérard asked me to come spend a few days at Auberge...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
With Gérard, I shared four world championships as candidates, and obviously there were many intense moments. The most significant was at the 2010 World Championship in Chile, when on the morning of the final we met up for a relaxing walk together. Discussing how we...
by dev855asiv2 | 28 Feb 2019 | Gerard Basset
Gérard has always been special to me. We first met in the late eighties and our paths crossed a few time until I really got to know him when he won the Champagne Ruinart UK Sommelier of the Year in 1992. From that moment, I discovered his fighting spirit. He could not...
