{"product_id":"tasting-victory-commemorative-edition-the-life-and-wines-of-the-worlds-favourite-sommelier","title":"Tasting Victory (Commemorative Edition): The Life And Wines Of The WorldS Favourite Sommelier","description":"\u003cp\u003eArguably The Greatest Wine Professional Of His Generation, Grard Basset Was A World Champion Sommelier And The Only Person Ever To Simultaneously Hold The Master Of Wine, Master Sommelier And Mba Wine Honors. This Is His Story, Warts And All, An Inspirational Tale Of A Man Who Started At The Bottom.One Of The WorldS Greatest Authorities On Wine.  Raymond Blanc ObeThe Finest Nose In Europe.  Daily TelegraphA True Wine Legend Who Gave So Much To So Many, Both Personally And Professionally.  DecanterThe Godfather Of British Sommeliers  He Was Not Just Universally Respected, But Universally Loved.  Imbibegrard Basset Was One Of The Most Influential And Authoritative Sommeliers Of His, Or Any, Generation. Tasting Victory Charts GrardS Astronomical Career In His Own Words. It Recounts In Detail How He Managed To Earn His Unprecedented Sequence Of Qualifications. He Was One Of The First Individuals To Hold The Famously Difficult Master Of Wine Qualification Simultaneously With Master Sommelier And An Mba In Wine Business. But It Is His Pursuit Of The Most Important Award Of All That Forms The Core Of This Book  How, At His Seventh Attempt, Grard Basset Was Crowned The Best Sommelier Of The World. This Memoir Is Also A Record Of How Fine Dining In England Grew From Stale And Unexciting To WorldLeading. Above All, ItS About Succeeding Against Great Odds: When He Was Diagnosed With Cancer, Grard Responded In Typical Fashion, By Deciding To Write Tasting Victory, Which He Completed Shortly Before His Death In January 2019. Autobiography Of A True Legend And MuchMissed Character In The World Of Wine. Inspirational Life Story Of A Rise To Prominence From Modest Beginnings.Updated Commemorative Edition With Chapters From GrardS Widow, Nina, And Son, Roman, Exploring GrardS Legacy In The Six Years Since His Death. Features Memories Of Grard From Major Figures Within The Wine World.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acc Art Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957147615477,"sku":"DADAX1917084773","price":44.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61KF1xgOUjL.jpg?v=1775550055","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/tasting-victory-commemorative-edition-the-life-and-wines-of-the-worlds-favourite-sommelier","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}