Jacques Puisais (8 June 1927 – 6 December 2020) was known worldwide as a French
oenologist
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and taste philosopher.
Life and career
Puisais was born in
Poitiers
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, France, on 8 June 1927. He held a
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in chemistry, and directed the ''Laboratoire Départemental et Régional d'Analyses'' in
Tours
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. Puisais started giving courses of taste education in 1964. He was a member of the
INAO.
He created th
Institut Français du Goûtin 1976, in order to develop multidisciplinary research around taste and food sensitivity. Eager to introduce children to taste, Puisais developed a method of sensory awakening that has been used in classrooms since then.
His main book is "Le goût juste des vins et des plats", a bestseller published in 1985.
He died from
COVID-19
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on 6 December 2020, at the age of 93.
Indre-et-Loire : Jacques Puisais l'épicurien est décédé
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See also
* List of wine personalities
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References
1927 births
2020 deaths
Oenologists
People from Poitiers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in France
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