birth_date: 1941-10-05 00:00:00
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name: Steven Spurrier
about: Steven Spurrier was a British wine expert and former merchant who has been described as a champion of French wine.Spurrier organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, which unexpectedly elevated the status of California wine and promoted the expansion of wine production in the New World. He is also the founder of the Académie du Vin and Christie's Wine Course, in addition to authoring and co-authoring several wine books. Steven Spurrier was a British wine expert and former merchant who has been described as a champion of French wine.Spurrier organized the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, which unexpectedly elevated the status of California wine and promoted the expansion of wine production in the New World. He is also the founder of the Académie du Vin and Christie's Wine Course, in addition to authoring and co-authoring several wine books. ...more
death_date: 2021-03-09 00:00:00