Founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau, The Gourmand World Cookbook and Winebook Awards are considered to be the “oscars” of the culinary book world. The prizes are awarded in 36 categories for cooking and 14 for wine. The primary objectives of the Awards are:
- To reward and honour those who “cook with words”.
- To help readers find the best out of the 26000 food and wine books produced every year.
- To help book retailers find the best 50 food and wine books of the year
- To increase knowledge and respect for food and wine culture around the world.
In 2012 a total of 162 countries entered the Gourmand Awards and the shortlist for the Gourmand Awards 2012 comprises 71 countries. Winners from 37 countries will be called to the stage on Tuesday March 6th in Paris, with only 5 countries winning three awards or more:
France
USA
China
Australia
Spain
Here are all the juicy details about the best Wine Books in the world 2012:
1. – THE WORLD OF WINE
W-1.1. – Hall of Fame
Australia – Wine, Terroir and Climate Change, Dr. John Gladstones (Wakefield Press)
W-1-2. – Wine Book Publisher
Australia – Hardie Grant
W-1-3. – Wine Magazine
France – Terre de Vins
W-1-4. – Wine Book of the Year
China – Fine Drink (Hubei Science and Technology)
France – Les Ignorants, Étienne Davodeau, Richard Leroy (Futuropolis)
Hong-Kong – Mastering Wine for the Asian Palate, Jeannie Cho Lee, MW (Asset Publishing)
USA – Authentic Wine, toward natural and sustainable wine making, Jamie Goode, Sam Harrop MW (University of California Press)
W-1-5. – French Wine Book of the Year
*** Australia – Champagnes, Behind the Bubbles-Champagne Jayne, (Arbon Publishing)
China – Cahors, Les Grands Millésimes de Malbec, He Nong (Lijiang Publishing House)
France – Le Guide des Vins de Bordeaux, Jacques Dupont (Grasset)
USA – The Seasons of Veuve Clicquot, Stéphane Gerschel (Rizzoli)
W-1-6. – Europe except France
Austria – Weinbuch Osterreich, Klaus Peter (Krenn)
France – Vignobles et Vins de Rioja, Jöel Brémond (Presses Universitaires de Dijon)
Italy – Il Vino in Sardegna, Anna Saderi (Ilisso)
USA – Madeira, the Island Vineyard, Noël Cossart, Emanuel Berk (The Rare Wine Company)
W-1-7. – New World Wines
Australia – Heart and Soul-Australia’s First Families of Wine, Graeme Lofts (John Wiley Australia)
Austria – Chinese Art-Chinese Wine, Gernot Langes-Swarovski, Rudolf Lantschbauer, Cai Yu Lan (Bodega Langes)
Canada – Island Wineries of British Columbia, Gary Hynes (Touchwood)
Finland – Maistuu viinien kanssa Chilen viini Heikki Remes (Moreeni)
W-1-8. – Wine Tourism
France – Sur la Route des Vins du Rhône, Mauris, Bompas (Hachette Tourisme)
Japan – Drinking Japan – Chris Bunting (Tuttle)
Spain – Turismo del Vino, F. Xavier Medina (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
USA – Tasting the good Life-Wine Tourism in Napa Valley, George Gmelch, Sharon Bohn Gmelch (Indiana University Press)
W-1-9. – Guides – VACANT in 2011
W-1-10. – Professionals
Czech – Degustacni Prirucka, Jan Stávek (Radix)
France – Voyage au Coeur d‘une Bulle de Champagne,Gerard Liger-Belair (Odile Jacob)
Italy – Ampelografia Universale Storica Illustrata – Illustrated Historical Universal Ampelography (L’Artistica Editrice)
USA – How to Import Wine, Deborah Gray (Wine Appreciation Guild)
W-1-11. – Translation
Argentina – Wine is a Passion, Alfredo Terzano, Mariana Gil Juncal (Baco Club)
Belgium – 100 Vintages, Michel Chasseuil (Tectum)
Brazil – 210 Coqueteis Essenciais, Evelyn Kay Massaro (Melhoramentos)
France – Les Dernières Vendanges de Merle, William S. Merwin, Luc de Goustine (Fanlac)
THE GOURMAND AWARDS 2012 VENUE
Built at the end of the 19th Century and made famous by likes of Maurice Chevalier and Josephine Baker, The Folies Bergere theatre is the most historical Music Hall in Paris. The Gourmand Best in the World are announced March 6, 2012, starting at 20H30. The awards will be followed by a champagne cocktail, with champagne Gosset and cognac Frapin. The event will be filmed by various television stations, including the China Food Network (special guests at the 2012 Paris Cookbook Fair).
To mark this very special event Champagne Jayne has been asked by the organisers to host a special champagne masterclass for VIP media on the opening day of the Paris CookBook Fair 2012. Follow #PCBF2012 for updates.
For more information about Jayne’s award winning book “Champagnes – Behind The Bubbles” please visit http://champagnejayne.com/champagne-book/
Media enquiries please contact Georgia Macmillan: georgia@georgiamacmillan.com +61 409 643 211
