Gerard Basset

TOP 10 magical wines, amongst the many fabulous wines, I have been privileged to taste. 

These 10 wines provided me with incredible emotions because of their wonderful quality but also due the context I tasted them.  The mark I gave to each of them is almost irrelevant.

Champagne, Dom Ruinart Rosé, France 1978, 96pts (Tasted March 2004).  Amazing complexity and delightful sensation!

Egon Müller, Scharzhofberger, Riesling Spä...

Gerard Basset, one of the world’s greatest wine professionals, passed away the 16th of January, surrounded by his family. He had fought a brave battle against cancer of the oesophagus since 2017.

Gerard was the first and remains the only individual to have held the excruciatingly challenging Master of Wine qualification simultaneously with the Master Sommelier, MBA Wine Business and MSc from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine. ...

SUPER SOMMS: GERARD BASSET AND RONAN SAYBURN

Ask any sommelier who their biggest inspiration in the world of wine is and two names come up time and time again.

The first is Gerard Basset OBE, MS, MW, MBA, OIV, MSc, who is, without question, the most respected and decorated sommelier in the world. Basset is held in Messiah-like regard by legions of sommeliers who look up to his knowledge and dogged determination to gain not only the Maste...

Arguably one of the greatest wine professionals of his generation, Gerard Basset is the Sommelier‘s Sommelier; he is a former World Champion Sommelier and the only person ever to simultaneously hold the Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and MBA Wine honours.

Parallel to this has been Gerard’s business success, first with his co-founding the hugely successful Hotel du Vin Group and latterly with his award winning, New Forest boutique win...

During his long and distinguished career, Gerard Basset has dedicated much of his time to learning and to conveying his extraordinary knowledge of wine to fellow enthusiasts, both professional and amateur.

Motivated by the desire to discover, Gerard has immersed himself in his subject, completing numerous wine study programmes and examinations in addition to winning the world’s most prestigious sommelier competitions.

He has travelled ex...