Clive Coates
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About Clive Coates
Lived 1941 – 2022 (aged 80). Clive Coates was a British wine critic.
Clive Coates (21 October 1941 – 26 July 2022) was a British wine writer and Master of Wine, best known for his books about the wines of Burgundy.
Biography Born in Wimbledon, London on 21 October 1941, Coates worked for The Wine Society in Stevenage in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1975 he founded the award-winning magazine The Vine, a monthly fine wine journal that ran for 241 issues until ill-health in 2005 forced him to stop. He also wrote a number of classic books about the classic wine regions of France in this time. Despite describing himself as semi retired, he published his latest book, The Wines of Burgundy in March 2008.
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Who was Clive Coates?
Wine expert
When was Clive Coates born?
Clive Coates was born on 21 October 1941 in Darlington.
When did Clive Coates die?
Clive Coates died on 26 July 2022 in Lyon.
What was Clive Coates's occupation?
Clive Coates was a wine critic.
What nationality was Clive Coates?
Clive Coates was British.
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