Gerard Basset, French-born British sommelier, Died at 61

Gerard Francis Claude Basset was born on March 7, 1957 and died on January 16, 2019.

Basset was the proprietor of Hotel TerraVina, a New Forest Hotel close Southampton in Hampshire, United Kingdom.

Basset was at present the main individual on the planet to hold the joined titles of Master of Wine, Master Sommelier, Wine MBA, OIV MSc in Wine Management and World's Best Sommelier.

Basset went to the Lycée Albert Camus in Firminy, France. In the wake of preparing in Lyon, he moved to England to begin his profession as a sommelier, rapidly getting to be Head Sommelier at Chewton Glen, the Michelin-featured inn in Hampshire.

He distributed his first book in 2000 that concentrated on wine sampling intended for wine understudies called The Wine Experience altered by Kyle Cathie.

He was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honors for administrations to the neighborliness business, and chose as the Decanter 2013 Man of the Year.

Gerard Francis Claude Basset passed away at 61 years old.