Odette Kahn

Odette Kahn
Born
Odette Netter

(1923-03-18)March 18, 1923
Paris, France
DiedNovember 14, 1982(1982-11-14) (aged 59)
Alma materHEC Jeunes Filles
OccupationWine critic
Awards

Odette Kahn (French pronunciation: [ɔdɛt kan], 1923–1982) was a leading authority on wine and editor of the La Revue du vin de France (Review of French wine) and of Cuisine et Vins de France (Food and Wines of France). She was a judge at the historic Paris Wine Tasting of 1976. Kahn was outraged at the results of the tasting, unsuccessfully demanded her ballot back, refused later to speak to organizer Steven Spurrier after the event, claimed fraud, and wrote disparagingly about the wine competition.[1][2] This event was later portrayed in the movie Bottle Shock.

  1. ^ Taber 2005, pp. 304-308
  2. ^ Taber, George M. (7 June 1976). "Time Magazine: Modern Living: Judgment of Paris". Time. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.