WINE BOOKS TRENDS

And the winner is

Auszug aus dem Buchreport 9.2005 (german)

Former press release and former Awards

November 18, 2002 Press Release

WINE BOOKS TRENDS

Wine books are now even more global than cookbooks. Many books are designed for the international market, with first editions appearing at the same time in various language.

The strongest trend is wine education, books designed for the new generation of wine consumers who are keen to learn. The same public needs the numerous wine guides, and the new recent international wave of books on how to match food and wine.

Long term trends

New short term trends

1- Wine education

1- Spirits

2-Guides

2- Cooking with wine/spirits/beer

3- Matching food and wine

4- Food literature and history

Wine areas long term trends

1-Europe except France

2-New World

3-France

English writers continue to be very much in demand, with some authors publishing first at the same time in another language. For the first time a world-class atlas of wine areas has been produced by a non-english publisher, with the Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France, by Benoît France (Solar).

Note : The ranking are based on the quality and quantity of the wine books entered in the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.

For more information:

Edouard Cointreau

Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2002


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