Patricia Gastaud-Gallagher was a director at the Académie du Vin, a impetus, with Steven Spurrier, behind the 1976 Judgment of Paris wine tasting event and participated as one of its eleven judges.[1][2] She was also on the Copia panel that oversaw the rematch on The Judgment of Paris 30th Anniversary. She is one of the few non-French natives to have won the distinguished Chevalier du Mérite Agricole given for distinguished service to the French Wine industry. She was also academic director and director of the wine department of the famous LE CORDON BLEU school of cuisine and pastry. She is a co-author of the book Le Cordon Bleu Wine Essentials: Professional Secrets to Buying, Storing, Serving, and Drinking Wine.[3]
Gastaud-Gallagher is featured in the 2022 film Judgement of Paris discussing the 1976 wine tasting.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ Mobley, Esther (24 October 2018). "The hidden figures behind the Judgment of Paris". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019.
- ^ Taber 2005, pp. 304–308
- ^ "The Tasting that Changed the Wine World: The Judgement of Paris 30TH Anniversary COPIA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
- ^ Hayes, Dade (30 December 2021). "Wine, Food and Travel Streaming Service Somm TV Sets 2022 Programming Slate, Including Covid Documentary 'Saving the Restaurant'". Deadline.
References
edit- Taber, George M. (13 September 2005), The Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine, Scribner, ISBN 978-0-7432-4751-1
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