GOURMAND AWARDS 2019 - Paid
List of Finalists with Paid content for Drink Culture
The objectives of the Gourmand Awards
For the first time, we are separating the lists of finalists for Print/Paid and Digital/Free content.This is the list of finalists with Print/Paid content.
Best in the World 2019
All these finalists are Winners in their countries. They qualify now to represent their country in the Best in the World event of 2019. The process is inspired by the Olympics.
Including Paid and Free, Food Culture and Drink, there are 215 countries and regions. participating this year in the Gourmand Awards. The number is similar to the Olympics which have 204 countries and regions, more than the 192 United Nations members.
The quality of free information on internet is rising fast. For the first time since their start at Frankfurt Book Fair in 1995, the Gourmand Awards have separated Free and Paid Finalists in 2018. The lists are different, and the Best in the World awards events will be at different times in 2019. The categories remain the same for both.
The Finalists all have the right to use the free red round Winner logo of the Gourmand Awards for their internet promotion. They can order the printed individual Winner certificate.
Drink Finalists 14-12-2018: 18% all finalists
Total 343 = 216 Print/Paid + 127 Digital/Free
Last year Total 242 = 215 Print/Paid + 27 Digital/Free
To be confirmed
France: Epure, Le vin en question, Hans-Ulrich Kesselring, Jules Chauvet
Germany: Tre Torri, Ralf Frenzel: Fritz Keller Wein
UK: Infinite Ideas, Richard Burton: Cognac, Nicholas Faith
USA: Ten Speed, The Sommeliers Atlas
Australia: Repast, Jeremy & Heidi Holmes (D’or to Door)
Brazil: Revista Brasileira Viticultura e Enologia
Germany: Fine: Das Wein Weinmagazin, Ralf Frenzel (Tre Torri)
Scotland: Hot Rum Cow (White Light Media)
Sweden: Livets Goda
USA Professionals: Distiller Magazine ( American Distilling Institute)
USA Public: Imbibe
Australia: Food, Wine and China, A Tourism Perspective, Christof Pforr, Ian Phau (Routledge)
Austria: Steienmark, Genesis of Terroir, Rudolf Lantschbauer (Vinothek)
China: Chinese wine market development, Report 2017-2018, Zhang Jian sheng, (NE Agriculture University) 9787568304443
Denmark: Coffee and Wine, Two Worlds Compared, Morten Scholer (Troubador)
France: La Cavale en Luberon, Paul Dubrule, Alexandre Lazareff (Glenat)
Italy: Poesia del Vino, Antonio Murcia (Aracne)
Spain: Memento Vino 2018-2019 (Lefebvre)
Sweden: Alkoholfritt till maten, Richard Man (Bonnier Fakta)
UK: The Home Bar, Henry Jeffreys, Foreword Alexandre Ricard (Jacqui Small)
USA: Flawless,Jamie Goode (University California)
France: Guide Hachette des Vins Coups de Coeur 2019 (Hachette Pratique)
Sweden: Champagne, 49 million bubbles in a bottle, Fredrik Schein (Lava)
Switzerland: Essen & Geniessen mit Champagner, Hans R. Amrein (Werd & Weber)
UK: Languedoc-Roussillon, Paul Strang (Jeanne & Paul Strang)
Armenia: Armenian Vine and Wine (ICARE-GIZ) 9789939106281
Austria: BioWein im Eigenem Garten, Sonja & Toni Schmid (Lowenzahn)
Belgium: Vin de Liège au coeur des vignes (Éditions de la Province de Liège)
France: Sur la route des vins italiens, Scarlino Ettore (Apogee)
Germany: Reise zum Wein: Toskana, Markus del Monego (Süddeutsche)
Italy: Akinas, Uve di Sardegna (Ilisso)
Slovenia: THE Slovenia Wine 2018 (THE Slovenia)
Spain: Análisis de un sector: Rioja 4.0, Emilio Barco Royo (Instituto de Estudios Riojanos)
Sweden: Cava: Spaniens populäraste mousserande vin, Anna Wallner (Grenadine)
Switzerland: In Dubio Prosecco, Bernhard Grimm ( Werd & Weber)
UK: Eat, Drink, and be Sherry, Ben Howkins (Quiller)
USA: Rioja, Conversations with Winemakers, Christopher Barnes (Grape Collective)
Australia: Wine Globalisation, Kym Anderson (Cambridge University Press)
China: Chinese Wine Market Development Report 2017-2018, Zhang Jian Sheng (NorthEast Agricultural S & T University) 9787568304443
France: Bodegas Mendoza, Eric Corbeyran (Glénat)
India: Wine World Nashik, Vijay Nepanekar (Garti)
Mexico: 102 Vinos Mexicanos (Robb Report)
New Zealand: Michael Cooper New Zealand Wines 2019 (Upstart Press)
Sweden: Chateau Vadå, Matts-Eric Nilsson (Ordfront)
Uruguay: Guía Racimos del Uruguay 2018 (Grupo Razimo)
USA: Amber Revolution: How the World Learned to Love Orange Wine, Simon J Woolf (Interlink)
Austria: Österreichische Weingeschichte, Rudolf Lantschbauer (Vinothek)
Brazil: Viagens Vinhos e Historia, Milton Assumpção (M Books)
Canada: Lake Ontario Uncorked, Erin & Courtney Henderson (Farm Fresh Books)
France: Les 100 chateaux qu’il faut connaitre a Bordeaux, Isabelle Spaak, JF Chaigneau (Le Figaro)
Germany: Reise zur Wein: Toskana, Markus del Monego (Süddeutsche)
Spain: Una Historia de toma pan y moja,Juan Eslava Galan (Planeta)
UK: Where to Drink Wine, Chris Losh (Quadrille)
USA: The Sommelier’s Atlas of Taste, Rajat Parr, Jordan Mackay (Ten Speed)
Argentina: Al Rojo Vino, Tamara Herraiz (TH)
Brazil: A Embriaguez de Beaudelaire, Camila Pereira, Daniel Faria
France: Strategies & Marketing du Champagne, Martin Cubertafond, (Eyrolles)
Georgia: Making wine in Qvevri, (Elkana)
Mexico: Mezcalaria, Ulises Torrentera (Farolito)
Peru: Confesiones de un bartender desconocido, Alexander Valencia (Saxo.com)
Slovenia: Zdravljica- I produttori del Collio (Brda), Lorenza Pravato, Alessio Rozzi
USA: Is there apple juice in my wine ? Heather & Jordan Lipp
Australia: Management & Marketing of Wine Tourism Business, Mariana Sigala, Richard Robinson (Palgrave Macmillan)
France: Le Gout des Pesticides dans le vin, Gilles: Eric Seralini, Jerome Douzelet (Actes Sud)
Italy: Etichettatura dei Vini, Alberto Sabellico, Giuseppe Martelli (Assoenologi)
Japan: Sommeliers, Exams Guide, Asuka Sugiyama 9784898154755
Spain: Luis Cañas, Labrador de un sueño, Javier Pascual (Prensa del Rioja)
UK: Vines & Vinification, Sally Easton, NW (WSET)
USA: The nano distillery, American Distilling Institute (White Mule Press)
Austria: Georgische Wein, Anna Saldadze, Claudia Tancsits (Leopold Stocker)
China: Dictionary for wine lovers, Bernard Pivot (East China Normal University) 9787567575172
France: L'anglais commercial du vin, Laetitia Perraut (Cafe Anglais)
Italy: Viaggio in Anfora, Kato Keiko. Masuko Maika, P.Bellomo (Velier)
Macedonia: Xinómavro, Stravroula Kourakou, Translation Alexandra Doumas (Foinikas)
Netherlands: Beer, Tadeáš Hájek, Translation Lander Meeusen (Createspace)
Portugal: Glossário Ilustrado do Vinho, Jorge Böhm (Dinalivro)
Romania: Razbomiele Vinulu, Mike Veseth (Aser- Vinul.ro)
Russia: Madeira o vinho des czares, Siiri & Jose Milhazes
Sweden: Cava, Spain’s Premium Sparkling Wine, Anna Wallner (Grenadine)
Canada: Taxing soda for public health, Philippe de Wals, Marie-Claude Paquette, Yann Le Bodo (Springer)
China: The Different Drinks, Hua Xiang Yu (CHLIP) 9787518418664
Italy: Low Alcohol Cocktails, Diego Ferrari (Bibliotheca Culinaria)
Japan: Vegefuru, Manami Iwata (Tatsumi) 9784528022102
Luxembourg: Smoothies for Toddlers, Vesela Savova
Poland: Moje spektakularne soki i koktajle, Karolina Szostak (Edipresse)
Sweden: Smoothie Bibeln, Eliq Maranik (Grenadine)
Thailand: Lamai Healthy Fresh Coconuts Water (Karb Studio)
Turkey: Fit Smoothie, Gamze Şanlı Ak (Alfa)
UK: Seedlip, The cocktail book, Ben Branson, Rob Lawson (Robinson: Little Brown)
USA: The Faygo Book, Joe Grimm (Wayne State University)
Brazil: Pesquisas em Cafe, Universita del Caffe Brasil (Pensa-UDC-Illy: Editora Pasavento)
China: Walking Coffee Map in Beijing (CITIC) 9787508694856
Czech: Velka Kniha o Kave, Petra Davies Vesela (Smart Press)
Denmark: Coffee & Wine, Morten Scholer (Troubador)
Ethiopia: Coffee Atlas of Ethiopia, Aaron Davis (Royal Botanic Gardens)
France: Culture Cafe, Christophe Servell, Fabrice Leseigneur (La Martiniere)
Germany: Kaffeeliebe, Britta Heithoff (Franzis)
Ireland: Ireland Independent Coffee Guide (Salt Media)
Italy: Caffè Sommelier, Luigi Odelli, Giovanni Ruggieri (White Star)
Puerto Rico: Te Invito a una taza, Erica Reyes (Arbola)
Scotland: Scottish Independent Coffee Guide (Salt Media)
Thailand: Kwan Cafe (Karb Studio)
Turkey: Kahve, Cenk Remzi Girginol (Oglak Yayinlari)
USA: The new rules of coffee, Jordan Michelman, Zachary Carlsson (Ten Speed)
Austria: Das große Teebuch, Rainer Schmidt (Braumueller)
China: Tea History: Lao Qiao (CIP) 9787122319766
France: A la Recherche des Meilleurs Thes de Chine, Robert Fortune (Espaces & Signes)
Indonesia: Leaf it to tea, Santhi Serad (Afterhours Books)
Italy: Manuale per la preparazione del Te, Davide Pellegrino (Giunti)
Japan: Make your own Kaiseki style meal for the tea ceremony, Ryoko Irie, Soju Sato (Sekai Bunka) 9784418183012
Portugal: Receitas a volta de Cha, Maria Ana Silva Vieira (Oficina do Livro)
UK: Jane Pettigrew's World of Tea,(Hoffman Media)
USA: A Little Tea Book, Sebastian Beckwith, Caroline Paul (Bloomsbury)
Australia: The big book of Gin, Dan Jones (Hardie Grant)
Austria: Gin, Bitter, Wermut, Alois Golles (Leopold Stocker)
Brazil: Os Segredos da Cachaça, Joao Almeida, Leandro Dias (Alaude)
France: Le guide du Sake en France, Adrienne Saulnier-Blache, Ryoko Sekiguchi (Keribus)
Germany: 99 x Craft Spirits, Theo Ligthart, Thomas Kochan (Christian)
Italy: Cynar e i suoi Fratelli, Antonio Dalle Molle, Marco Bertoli, Giustina Porcelli (Morelli)
Japan: Japanese Whisky, Brian Ashcraft, Idzuhiko Ueda, Yuji Kawasaki (Tuttle) 9784805314098
Netherlands: Distilleren, de kunst van het ruiken Fenny van Wees (Loopvis)
Peru: La Guia del Pisco, Lucero Villagarcia
Scotland: Gin Galore, Sean Murphy (Black & White)
Spain: El Sabor del Ron, Alfredo Martin
Sweden: Skottlands bästa whisky, Ingvar Ronde (Tukan)
UK: That’s the spirit, Jonathan Ray (Quadrille)
USA: Moonshine, John Schlimm (Citadel)
Argentina: Cocteleria Clasica y Moderna, Andre Rolando, Pablo Fernandez (Sudamericana)
Australia: The Book of Vermouth, Shaun, Byrne (Hardie Grant)
Cuba: Mi Daiquiri en el Floridita, Fernando Fornet Piña (Artex)
France: Mon cours de cocktails, Yann Demeerseman (Dunod)
Germany: Cocktails, Frank Brandl (SuedWest)
Italy: Prosecco & Spritz, Elisa Giraud (Sime)
Peru: El Gran Chilcano, Manuel Cardenas Mugica
Sweden: Jakton pa en perfekt Gin & Tonic, Hans Olof Oberg (Louise Backelin Forlag)
UK: Homemade Cocktails, Helen McGinn (Robinson: Little Brown)
USA: I’ m just here for the drinks, Sother Teague (MediaLab Books)
Australia: Barossa Journeys: Noris Ionnou (Wakefield)
Austria: Hirter Bier Kochbuch, (Dachbuch)
Canada: Le sommelier, c´est vous, Jacques Orhon (Sogides)
Belgium: Beerstronomics, Eric Verdonck /(Lannoo)
France: Entree, Plat ...et vin compris, Marie-Dominique Bradford, Quitoque (Dunod)
Japan: Japan: Hassun & Shizakaua made easy with sake, Ryoko Irie, (Sekai Bunka) 9784418183210
Portugal: Vinho a Mesa, Maria Jose Almeida (Desassossego)
Singapore: Top Chinese restaurants in the World, Ch’Ng Poh Tiong (The Wine Review)
Spain: Los Secretos de la Cocina del Cava, Rafael Anson (Planeta Gastro)
Sweden: Den Stora Makresan, Richard Bengtsson(LAVA)
Switzerland: Movenpick Kochbuch, Sabine Hauptmann (GU)
UK: The beer kitchen, Melissa Cole (Hardie Grant)
USA: The wine table, Vickie Reh (Skyhorse)
Venezuela: Cocina, Armonia, Vinos, Afrodisiacos, CAVA, Sonia Perez (Artmedia Studio)
Argentina: Pasion por la cerveza, Ricardo Semilla Artyka (Grijalbo)
Austria: Hirter Bier Kochbuch (Dachbuch)
Belgium Flemish: Belgian Abbey Beers (Lannoo)
Belgium French: Culture de la Biere en Belgique, Gael van Ingelgen (Pierre Mardage)
Brazil: 1000 cervejas, Altair Nobre (Beer Art)
Canada: East Coast Crafted, Whitney Moran (Nimbus)
China: 11 types of Beer, Yin Yi, Zhao, Yun Zhi (CIP) 9787122323345
Czech: Kniha o Pivu, Pavel & Marcela Boroviec (Smart Press)
France: Brasseries de Flandres, Marie-Helene Chaplain (Chene)
Germany: Bier Brauen, Jan Bruckelmeier (Eugen Ulmer)
Italy: Libro della birra 1,2,3 Mirco Marcuni, Tullio Zangrano (Edagricole)
Netherlands: Bier & Kaas, Arvid Bergstrom, Annelies van den Ende (Koken met Krullen)
Sweden: Brygga Stilypskt Ol, Peter Eronson (Grenadine)
UK: CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2019 (CAMRA)
USA: Dark Lagers, Thomas Kraus-Weyermann, Horst Dornbusch (AACC)
Australia: The Way it was, Margaret River, Peter Forrestal, Ray Jordan (Margaret River Press)
Brazil: Cachaca, Historia, Gastronomia Jiro Martin (Senac)
Canada: Eric Molson, Back to Beer & Hockey, Helen Antoniou (McGillUniversity)
France: Une autre histoire du vin, Sophie Brissaud, Pierre Guigui (Apogee)
Germany: Wein Karl Marx, Jens Baumeister
Italy: Storie regionale delle Vite i del Vino, a.Cala, c. Bertoldi Lenosi (Edizioni Pugliesi)
Martinique: Etiquettes du Rhum Racontent L’ Histoire, Andre Exbrayat (Harmattan)
Peru: Las Vinas de Lima, Guillermo Toro-Lira ((Universidad Ricardo Palma)
Spain: 100 figuras historicas del vino español, Proensa (Planeta Vino)
Sweden: Whisky, en god historia, Orjan Westerlund (Grenadine)
UK: 101 Award Winning Cocktails, Paul Martin (Robinson: Little Brown)
USA: Crush, California Wines Triumph, John Briscoe (University Nevada)
Argentina: El Vino en Zapatillas, Sabrina Cuculiansky (Albatros)
Belgium: L’ Anti Guide du Vin, Fabrizio Bucella (Dunod)
Canada: Le Sommelier, c´est vous, Jacques Orhon (Sogides)
China: Looking for Fabulous Tea, Yi Mei Sheng Huo, (CHLIP) 9787518415915
Dominican Republic: Degustar y Catar (Entretintos Placeres)
France: Grandeur Nature, Evelyne Malnic (Dunod)
Germany: Wein Geniessen, Paula Bosch (Callwey)
Mexico: Guia Vinos Mexicanos Artboden, Arturo Bodenstedt (Artbogden)
Peru - El Pisco y su vigencia, Cesibell Sanchez (Torre de Papel)
South Africa: The Story of Wine, Lynn Barnes (Made in South Africa)
Sweden: Prova Ol, Peter Eronson, Robert Andersson ( Grenadine)
UK: Red & White, Oz Clarke (Robinson: Little Brown)
USA: Wine Folly Magnum, Madeleine Puckette, Justin Hammack (Avery)
Argentina: Tarot Mendoza, Ana Diaz Moyano, Angie Ville
Chile: Di Vin Sang, Mauro Ceballos
China: Tea History, Lao Qiao (CIP) 9787122319766
France: Dans les Coulisses du Champagne, Benoit Blary,(Jungle)
Indonesia: Leaf it to tea, Santhi Serad (After Hours Books)
Portugal: O Colheitas e Artistas 1985-2015 (Esforao)
Spain: Vinomics (Norma)
Sweden: Probiotiska Soothies, Eliq Maranik (Grenadine)
USA: Wine Food, Camille Shu (PRH)
France: La Cavale en Luberon, Didier Germignani (Glenat)
Japan: Make your own Kaiseki-Style meal for the tea ceremony, Hoshito Omija, Ryoko Irie, Soju Sato (Sekai Bunka) 9784418183012
Peru: Pisco Patrimonio, Adam Louis Weintraub (Photo Experirnce)
Portugal: No reino do vinho dos homens, Sergio Jacques, Goncalo Maia Marques (Esencia de Lugar)
Sweden: Kakten pa en perfekt Gin & Tonic, Hans Olof Oberg (Louise Backelin Forlag)
Austria: Der Wein des Vergessens, Robert Streibel (Residenz)
Brazil: A Embriaguez do Beaudelaire, Camila Pereira, Daniel Faria
France: Si le vin m’etait conte, Roland Lecarpentier, Nicolas Joly, Alain Dutournier (Libre & Solidaire)
Italy: Nuvola Lavazza, (Minimum Fax)
Spain: Reinas de Copas, Zoltan Nagy (Tolosa Wine Books)
Sweden: Svenska Drycker, Martin Ragnar (Carlsson)
Switzerland: Goldene Nase, Rene Gabriel (Werd Weber)
UK: Wine, A Way of Life, Steven Spurrier (Adelphi Press)
USA: The Joy of Tippling, Ray Oldenburg (Berkshire Publishing)
Canada: Taxing soda for public health,Philippe de Wals, Marie-Claude Paquette, Yann Le Bodo (Spreinger)
France: Alcool et Droit, Thibaut Leleu (Mare & Martin)
Italy: Consumo di Vino como Fatto Sociale, Stefania Tusini, Fabio Voller (Altravista)
Spain: Memento Vino, Jose Luis Palma (Lefebvre)
Sweden: Alkisbarn, Robert Laul (Norstedts)
USA: Supreme Court & Alcohol, Glass & Gavel, Nancy Maveety (Rowman Littlefield)
These most prestigious awards are final. They do not compete with each other. If present at the awards ceremony, each will be called to the stage.They have the right to Best in the World.
France: Vins Doux Naturels du Roussillon (Nez du Vin)
France: Enjeux & perspectives historiques d’un territoire, Serge Wolikow, Olivier Jacquet (Chaire UNESCO- Universite Dijon)
France: L’origine fait-elle vendre le vin ? Nadine Franjus-Adenis (Harmattan)
France: Une place sur terre, Catherine Bernard (Rouergue)
Italy: Lost in Abruzzo, Alessandro Bocchetti (Vandenberg)
Mexico: El Pulque, Lydia Patricia Martinez (CDI)
Spain: Antonio Larrea, el Atlas del Rioja, Jose Luis Gomez Urdanez, Cesar Luena Lopez (Fundacion Vivanco para la Cultura del Vino)
Spain: El Medoc Alaves, La Revolucion, Ludger Mees (La Fabrica- Cia de Vinhos Telmo Rodriguez)
Spain: Si mil hijos tuviera (Nido de Ratones)
Sweden: Form for alla sinnen, Erika Lagerbielke (Carlssons)
USA: 2018 Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide, Jane Nickels (Createspace)
USA: 43 wine regions, Michael Riddick (Mascot Books)