WINE AND DRINKS BOOKS
In 2011 a total of 63 countries participated in the “Gourmand Awards” with wine books in 2011. The finalists are from 26 countries.
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
Australia – Champagnes, Behind the Bubbles-Champagne Jayne, Great and Famous Champagnes (Arbon-Fritz Gubler)
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)
2. - THE DRINKS
W-2-1. - Non Alcoholic- VACANT 2011
W-2-2. - Coffee – VACANT in 2011
W-2-3. - Tea – VACANT in 2011
W-2-4. - Spirits
Brazil – A Verdadeira História da Cachaça - Messias S. Cavalcante (Sá Editora)
France – Cognac à la Conquête du Monde – Gilles Bernard (Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux)
Sweden – Grönstedt – Cognac – Mats Lindström (Lindström)
Turkey – Raki Encyclopedia (Overteam Yayirlari)
W-2-5. - Cocktails Belgium – The Art of Making Cocktails, Manuel Wouters (Njam Studio 100)
Germany – Mixed Emotions, Uwe Christiansen (Südwest)
Hong Kong – Multisensory Mixology, Antonio Lai, James Gannaban (Finds)
USA – See, Mix, Drink, Brian Murphy (Little Brown)
W-2-6. - Matching Food and Drink
Belgium – Vinken – van Tricht – 50 Bier – Kaas Combinaties (Lannoo)
France – Le Pacherenc du Vic –Bilh , Marie-Claire Fondanaux, Alain Dutournier (Les Quatre Chemins)
South Africa – Braai Masters of the Cape Wine Lands (Sunbird)
USA – The Food Lover’s Guide to Wine, Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg (Little Brown)
W-2-7. - Cooking with Drink -VACANT in 2011
W-2-8. - Beer
Australia – Cooking with Beer (Murdoch)
Belgium – Luxembourg – Bières et Brasseries des 2 Luxembourg, Jean Luc Bodeux (Weyrich)
UK – Good Beer Guide – Roger Protz (Camra Books)
USA – The Oxford Companion to Beer (Oxford University Press)
3. - LIFESTYLE
W-3-1. - Wine History
France -Le Champagne. Une Histoire Franco - Allemande, Claire Desbois -Thibault, Werner Paravicini, Jean Pierre Poussou. (Presses Universitaires Paris Sorbonne – PUPS)
Hungary – Serenade in the Vineyard, Jasdi Itsvan (Jasdi Pince)
Spain – El Paisaje del Viñedo –Viña Tondonia, Luis Vicente Elías Pastor (Eumedia)
USA – Wine Wars, Mike Veseth (Rowman and Littlefield)
W-3-2. - Wine Education
Argentina – Sommelier Urbano, Martin Embon (Albatros)
Brazil – Conheça Vinhos, Jose Ivan Santos, Dirceu Vianna Junior (Senac)
China – Wine Experience, Wang Min, Qing Yun Li (China Financial and Economic)
USA – Naked Wine, Alice Feiring (Da Capo Press)
W-3-3. - Drinks/Wine - Photo/Illustrations
Ethiopia – Coffee Story Ethiopia (Shama Books)
France – Portugal- A Rota do Vinho do Porto , José Miguel Ferreira (Au Pont des Arts)
Malta – Cleanskin, George Meekers, Photos : Kevin Casha (Ike and I)
Sweden – Världens Basta Ostar och Vinerna Därtill. Ingvar Eriksson; Hakan Larsson, Vincent Lefevre (Bonnier)
W-3-4. - Drinks Writing
Germany – Das Demokratische Weinbuch, Rainer Balcerowiak (Mondo)
Greece – Dark Cellar, Maria Tziti (Tsoukatou)
Switzerland – Von Humagne Rouge, Madeleine Gay, Chandra Kurt (Orell Füssli Verlag)
USA – Seasons of a Finger Lake Winery, John C. Hartsock (Cornell University Press)
W-3-5. - Drinks Literature and Novels VACANT in 2011
W-3-6. - Health and Drinks
Austria – Die besten Drinks, Albert Trummer, Dr. Med. Markus Metka, Redaktion: Heidi Mayrhofer, Photo: Thomas Schauer (Christian Brandstätter)
Hungary – God Astride Panther, Wine and Intoxication, Zilai Janos (Mezogazda Kiado)
Spain – El Vino – María Victoria Moreno Arribas (CSIC)
UK – Guilt Free Drinking, Robert Beardsmore (Vinifera Limited)
Translation: Najim Chaaraoui (Editions Chaaraoui)
Panama – Ñukwa Ja Tare Tikwe – Fogon de mis Amores Translation: Patricia Miranda (Volcán Verde Integral)
UK – Testicles, Blandine Vié, Translation: Giles McDonogh (Prospect Books)