August 7, 2024
7th August, 2024 – Camus Cognac, Liquid Icons and the Gérard Basset Foundation are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Alexa Camus Golden Vines® Scholarships in Spirits. These scholarships...
June 27, 2024
Neighbors in Rural Petaluma Fight Winery Over Tasting Room Proposal: Spring Hill Road residents are up in arms over Azari Winery's proposed development, which they call an "event center."
June 27, 2024
27th June 2024 – After carefully reviewing 24 applications from 13 countries, The Gérard Basset Foundation and Liquid Icons are delighted to announce the 10 winners of the 2024 Golden Vines® Wine...
May 9, 2024
Wait, the Cheapest Bottle on a Wine List Costs How Much Now?: Less than a decade ago, it was routine to find great wines under $40 at top New York City restaurants. What happens when even entry-level wines...
February 7, 2024
February 7th – New York, NY – Bonhams joins forces with Jancis Robinson MW to support The Gérard Basset Foundation by hosting a spectacular wine-tasting in New York. Jancis Robinson, author...
January 31, 2024
January 31st – Clement Robert MS, the former wine director of Annabel’s Private Members Club and The Birley Clubs, and more recently The Melchior Club, has joined Liquid Icons in the role as Director...
December 4, 2023
Washington Winery Wants Answers as to Who Drained Thousands of Gallons of Wine Estimated at over $600K: Investigators have not made any arrests and have no suspect information...
December 4, 2023
4th December 2023 – The Gérard Basset Foundation is delighted to announce funding for eighteen new grants, awarded to Grantees based in 11 different countries across 5 continents.
The...
October 25, 2023
26th October 2023 – Effective immediately, Lulie Halstead has been appointed interim CEO of The Gérard Basset Foundation by Foundation trustees Nina Basset, Romané Basset, Jancis Robinson,...
October 20, 2023
Sonoma’s Toad Hollow Vineyards Acquired by ‘Masters of Guerrilla Winefare’: Unoaked Chardonnay pioneer Toad Hollow has been sold to WarRoom Cellars for an undisclosed sum...