Jacques Puisais (8 June 1927 – 6 December 2020) was known worldwide as a French oenologist and taste philosopher.

Life and career

Puisais was born in Poitiers, France, on 8 June 1927. He held a PhD in chemistry, and directed the Laboratoire Départemental et Régional d'*yses in Tours. Puisais started giving courses of taste education in 1964. He was a member of the INAO.

He created the Ins*ut Français du Goût in 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 cl*rooms since then.

His main book is "Le goût juste des vins et des plats", a bestseller published in 1985.

He died from COVID-19 on 6 December 2020, at the age of 93.

See also

• List of wine personalities

References