Jean-Claude Vrinat

Jean-Claude Vrinat ran the Taillevent restaurant in Paris.

Jean-Claude Vrinat (12 April 1936 – 7 January 2008) was the owner of the Taillevent restaurant founded by his father André Vrinat in Paris.[1] This two star restaurant,[2] named after the court chef to King Charles V in the fourteenth century, has long been considered the epitome of haute cuisine and is also known for its excellent service and its comprehensive wine list.[3] It held three stars from 1973 to 2007.[4][5]

He served as a judge in the Paris Wine Tasting of 1976.[6]

Born in Villeneuve-l'Archevêque near Chablis in Bourgogne, Vrinat was educated by the Oratorians and received his diploma from HEC Paris (l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) in 1959.[7] He joined his father at the Taillevent in 1962 and inherited the restaurant on 3 September 1972.[2] Vrinat branched out into retail wine sales with a shop called Les Caves Taillevent in 1987.[8] He opened a smaller second Parisian restaurant L'Angle du Faubourg in March 2001.[9] Vrinat died of lung cancer at a Parisian hospital on January 7, 2008, at the age of 71.[7][8] His funeral was held at Église de la Madeleine in central Paris. Vrinat was survived by his wife, Sabine, and one daughter.[7]

See also

• List of wine personalities

References

1. Wells, Patricia (8 February 2002). "DINING: All Hail Jean-Claude Vrinat". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006.
2. Lander, Nick (13 December 2006). "Taillevent - celebrating 60 years". Business Life. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007.
3. Taber 2005, p. 161
4. Vrinat, Jean-Claude (21 February 2007). "Des fuites pas si anodines que cela..." [Leaks that are not so harmless]. Taillevent News (in French). Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
5. Wells, Patricia (27 February 2007). "Admiring Taillevent, despite its demotion". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011.
6. Taber 2005, pp. 304–308
7. Prial, Frank J. (9 January 2008). "Jean-Claude Vrinat, Owner of Famed Paris Restaurant, Is Dead at 71". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
8. Macle, Diana (9 January 2008). "Jean-Claude Vrinat, Owner of Legendary Paris Restaurant, Dies at 71". Wine Spectator.
9. "L'Angle du Faubourg Family Restaurant In Paris". Placesinfrance.com.

External links

• "Jean-Claude Vrinat". The Times. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original (Obituary) on 24 May 2010.
• Taber, George M. (13 September 2005), The Judgment of Paris: California vs France and the Historic 1976 Paris Tasting That Revolutionized Wine, Scribner, ISBN 978-0-7432-4751-1