Like so many people in the wine world, and I do mean the world, I am deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death earlier today of Gérard Basset OBE, MW, MS and MBA. His website is modest in describing him as "without question one of the greatest wine professionals of a generation": he was, after all, the only person to hold the Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and MBA Wine Business qualifications, not to mention a host of other accolades. Perhaps what many people don't real