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10.- BEST WINE LITERATURE BOOK These books must be read drinking slowly and peacefully. This is a category with much competition, from many cultures, with excellent writers. They all have very different styles. The nominees are usually very close in quality. 1998 UK – Dr.Thomas Stuttaford (Faber and Faber) 1999 UK-Jancis Robinson (Penguin) 2000 UK – Joanne Harris (Doubleday) 2001 Switzerland – Michael Klonowski (Hallwag) 2002 Germany – Markus del Monego (Heel) 2003 France – May-Eliane de Lencquesaing (Art et Arts) 2004 Switzerland – Hugo Loetscher (Neu Zurcherzettung) 2005 UK – Hugh Johnson (Wedenfeld & Nicholson) BEST IN THE WORLD April 7, 2007 1.-CANADA Red, White and Drunk All Over A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass Nathalie MacLean (Doubleday-Canada) This is one of the best titles this year for any wine book. The content is also excellent, and recommended reading 2.- CHINA Wine Magic Jing Hong – Wu Hua (Shanghai Medicine University Press) Wine Magic is a good summary of the impact of wine in China today. The book tells a great story. 3.-FRANCE Itineraire Spiritueux Gérard Oberlé (Grasset) The author was known as the best rare cookbooks dealer in France. After selling everything in an auction, he writes and drinks, or drinks and write. 4.- GERMANY Liebestrünke Mythen, Riten, Rezepte Kurt Lussi (AT Verlag-Switzerland) A book that will make you happy. 5.- PERU Alas de los Querubines Crónica Novelada del Redescubrimiento del Pisco Punch, la bebida insignia de San Francisco en 1900 Guillermo Toro – Lira (Libres GTL – Peru) A history novel with a punch. 6.- SPAIN El Caliz de Letras Historia del Vino en la Literatura Miguel Angel Muro Munilla (Dinastia Vivanco) Dinastia Vivanco has established a beautiful wine museum in Rioja, with publishing and library activities. This book tells the history of wine in literature. 7.- SWEDEN Om konsten att äta och dricka Hĺkan Larsson Layout: Eva Lindeberg Cover: Erica Jacobsson (Alberts Bonniers Förlag) After two decades in business Hĺkan Larsson can kill with humour most of the myths on food and drinks. 8.- SWITZERLAND – FRENCH La Légende des Cépages Coordonné par Roman du Vin.Ch, Alexandre Truffer Redacteur en chef (Editions A la Carte – Switzerland) These stories were selected by A.Truffer from those submitted to his radio program. They should be translated. 9.- SWITZERLAND-GERMANY Liebestrünke Mythen, Riten, Rezepte Kurt Lussi (AT Verlag-Switzerland) Love and drinking, an endless story, and the subject of many books 10.- UK A Hedonist in the Cellar Adventures in Wine Jay McInnerney (Bloomsbury) Pleasure is the key to success in this category, and few writers can express it better than Jay McInnerney. 11.- USA The Cork Jesters Guide to Wine Jennifer Rosen (Clerish Press) Writing good wine literature is very demanding, the result has to feel easy and simple. In fact it is a very difficult job. The Cork Jester ranks among the best this year, it is a gem. |
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