11.-BEST WINE AND SPIRITS PHOTOGRAPHY/ILLUSTRATION BOOK

Wine photography is now more respected worldwide, and a most important part of wine books. There are photographers of vineyards and photographers of liquids.

 

2000 Germany – Olaf Gollnek (Av)

2001 UK – Jason Lowe (Mitchell Beazley)

2002 Spain – Jose Luis Galiana

2003 Switzerland – Regis Colombo (Favre)

2004 Germany – Cris Meier (Neumeier)

2005 Belgium – Tony Le Duc (Lannoo)

BEST IN THE WORLD

 April 7, 2007

1.- CANADA

Voyageur du Vin – Regard Photographique sur les Vignobles du Monde

 Michel Phaneuf

 (Les Editions de lHomme)

The author-photographer has been publishing guides for years. He is a talented photographer which he reveals in this book.

2.- FRANCE

Une Année autour de Sancerre

 Stanislas de Bengy

 Photos: Gotz Göppert

(Féret)

Sancerre is a very picturesque village in the Loire countryside. The photos capture French simple happy life at its best.

3.- JAPAN

The Best Sommeliers Choice at Home

 Tada Yuki Yanagi

 (Asahi Shimbum Publications Division)

It is much more difficult to really impress with photos of wine than photos of vineyards. Congratulations!

4.- NEW ZEALAND

Vintage – A Wine Journey

 John Hawkesby

 Photographed by Ian Baker

 (Viking – New Zealand)

 Wine photography is here an art, showcased by excellent design

5.- SPAIN

Cocteles sin Coctelera, y algo más

 Diego Cabrera, Joost Ripson

 Photos: Marc Verges

 (Grijalbo)

 Great photos of cocktails, which is difficult.

6.- SWEDEN

Vinets magi : en kulinarisk resa runt jorden
Bengt-Göran Kronstam

Photo: Claes Löfgren

Food Photo: Björn Lindberg

Layout: Patric Leo, Jesper Arfors

(Max Ström)

It won Best Book of the Year in the Swedish Cookbook Awards, ahead of all other cookbooks and wine books. You have probably already some pictures by Claes as he has been a professional for 15 years taking wine photos for all major wine magazines around the world.