Friday, November 5, 2004 WINE GUIDES _________________________________ A LOOK BACK AT PAST WINNERS From 1997 to 2003 Gourmand has had competitions for Wine Guides in 7 languages, from over 25 countries. The list of winners includes some of the best selling Guides in wine world. Very few are known worldwide: The Wine Report 2005 by Tom Stevenson (DK) is a world star, but many of the others are only known locally or regionally, even if they are excellent. The winners for the Gourmand Awards 2004 for the different countries will be known at the end of November in each country. The winner for Best in the World 2004 will be announced on February 11, 2005 at the Gourmand World Gala event in Grythyttan, Sweden. The host for the event will be television star Yvan Cadiou, a French Chef who speaks English and has had many shows on BBC, Carlton, Gourmet TV and many others in different countries. This year Gourmand has received 20% more books than last year, well over 4.000 books to compete in the various categories. It is the Tenth Year for the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, created in 1994 to honour those who cook and drink with words. |