W1-1 HALL OF FAME
UK – Wine Grapes – Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, Jose Vouillamoz (Allen Lane)
W1-2 – PUBLISHERS
Sweden – Grenadine
W1-3 – WINE MAGAZINE - VACANT.
W1-4 – WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Belgium – Le Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Gert Crum, Jan Bertelsman (Lannoo)
France – Les Métiers du Vin, Pierre Citerne (Nouvelles Editions Loubatières)
Russia – Cognac, Armagnac, Calvados (Eksmo)
Spain – Els Vins i Caves de Catalunya (Andana)
Sweden – Tjugo Skanska Vingardar, Jansson (EBBAB)
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W1-5 – FRANCE
China – Seasons of the Vineyard, Alain Castel, Lancat Su (Citic)
France – Le Vin de Paille du Jura, Philippe Bétry (Aréopage)
Italy – I Vini Francesi del Guardiano del Faro, Roberto Mostini (Agapantos)
Sweden – Champagne, Andreas Kjörling (Grenadine)
USA – The Finest Wines of Burgundy, Bill Nansen (University of California)
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W1-6 – EUROPE
Austria – Wein-Gut Österreich , Hans Stoll (Trauner)
Italy – Trentodoc, Nereo Pederzolli, Francesco Spagnolli, Romano Magrone (Artimedia-Valentina Trentini)
Spain – Los Vinos y Cavas de Cataluña (Editorial Andana)
Sweden – Cava – Sparkling Happiness, Anna Wallner (Grenadine)
USA – Brunello di Montalcino, Kevin O'Keefe (University of California Press)
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W1-7 – NEW WORLD WINE
Argentina – Vino Argentino, Laura Catena (Catapulta)
French Polynesia – Vin de Tahiti, Dominique Auroy, Dominique Jézégou (Feret)
Lebanon – Zawaq Guide, Muriel Rozelier, Sibylle Rizk (Le Commerce du Levant-Tamyras)
Mexico - Guia Catadores del Vino Mexicano, Rodolfo Gerschman (Planeta Mexico)
USA– The Vineyard at the End of the World – Malbec-Ian Mount (WWNorton)
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W1-8 – TOURISM AND WINE
France – Sur la Route du Vignoble de Cognac, Denis Montagnon, Olivier Bompas (Hachette-Tourisme)
Germany – Wein und Architektur (Detail)
Italy – Grandi Vini di Piccole Cantine, Pozzali, Graziani (Gribaudo)
Spain – Rutas del Vino , Manuel Colmenero (Lunwerg)
UK – Quintessentially's 100 Most Iconic Wine Estates, Matthew Jukes (Quintessentially)
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W1-9 – GUIDE – VACANT IN 2012.
W1-10 – WINE BOOK FOR PROFESSIONALS
Brazil – Wine and Territory – Antonio Cesar Ortega, Daniel Lemos Neziorny (Alinea)
Chile – Manual de Vinificación, Philippo Pszczólkowski; Consuelo Ceppi de Lecco
(Ediciones Universidad Catolica)
France – Le Gourou du Vin – Michel Rolland (Glénat)
Italy – Symposion, Menghini (Firenze University Press)
Spain – Cuatro Siglos de Pazo Baión (Coop.Condes de Albarei)
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W1-11 – WINE BOOK TRANSLATION
China – French Wine, Michael Joseph (Tourism Education Press)
France – Gigondas (Editions du Bottin Gourmand)
Georgia - The Best Georgian Wines and Spirits (Parnassus-Vinotheca)
Hong Kong – Bordeaux Wine Guide, Gault Millau (Divin Palais)
USA – Saint-Emilion, Dufrénoy, Laugéry (Wine Appreciation Guild-Féret)
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W2-1 – NON – ALCOHOLIC
China – Non Alcoholic Juices for Health (CHLIP)
Denmark – Safter, Soren Ejlersen, Umahro Cadogan (People'Press)
France – 1001 Secrets sur le Thé, Lydia Gautier (Prat)
Korea – The Gourmet Guide to Mineral Water (Pica Books)
Sweden – 101 Smoothies, Eliq Maranik (Stevali)
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W2-2 – COFFEE
Austria – Die Kaffeekenner , Wilhelm Gutmayer (Trauner)
Belgium – Latte Art, Peter Hernou (Tectum)
Brazil – Café (Melhoramentos)
Cameroun – Café et Acteurs de la Caféiculture, Martin Cuete (L'Harmattan Cameroun)
USA -Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee, Freeman, Duggan (Ten Speed)
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W2-3 – TEA – WITH W2-1 NON ALCOHOLIC.
W2-4 – SPIRITS BOOK
Canada – Canadian Whisky, Davin De Kergommeaux (McClelland Stewart)
China – Investing in Spirits, Zeng Yu (Beijing Zito Books)
Germany – Sake, Rainer Schillings, Ansgar Pudenz (99Pages)
Russia – Single Malt Kitchen – Anton Bylygin, Erkin Tuzmvhamedov (Eksmo)
Sweden – Steffos Spiritbibel, Steffo Törnquist, Helen Pe (Lind and Co.)
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W2-5 – COCKTAILS BOOK
Brazil – Ponto Chic, Angelo Iacocca (Senac)
France – Cocktails by Le Forum, Deborah Rudetzki (Le Chêne)
Italy – Cocktails, Gianfranco di Niso, Davide Manzoni (White Star)
Spain – La Ginebra en la Gastronomía del siglo XXI – Rafael Ansón, Isabel Mijares, Carmen García Romero (Lunwerg)
UK – World Best Cocktails, Tom Sandham (Jacqui Small)
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W2-6 –FOOD AND DRINKS
Canada – Papilles Pour Tous, François Chartier, Stéphanie Modat (La Presse)
France – Accords Mets et Vins, Olivier Bompas, Stephane Davet, Rachel Cazadamont (Hachette)
Iceland – 64º Reykjavik Distillery, Snorri Jonsson, Judith Orlishausen (Reykjavik Distillery)
South Africa – Cellarmasters in the Kitchen, Wendy Toerien (Random Struik)
Sweden – Sommarkvâll Med Mat Och Vin, Häkan Larsson (Bonnier Fakta)
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W2-7 – COOKING WITH DRINKS – WITH W2-6.
W2-8 – BEER BOOK
Belgium – Alles Belgische Bieren, Hilde Deweer (Stichting Kunstboek)
France – Aimer la Cuisine à la Bière, Patrick Villechaize (Ouest France)
Guatemala – Cerveceria Centro Americana, 125 Años (Bourda Editorial)
New Zealand – Beer Nation, Michael Donaldson (Penguin NZ)
USA – The Economics of Beer, Johan F.M.Swinnen (Oxford University Press)
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W3-1 – DRINK HISTORY BOOK
China – Les Vins d'Histoires, Les Vingt à Boire, He Nong (Lijiang)
France – Vin de Bourgogne – Louis Latour (L'Armançon)
New Zealand – George Fistonich and the Villa Maria Story, Kerry Tyack (Random House NZ)
UK – Alcohol and its Role in the Evolution of Human Society, Ian S.Hornsey (Royal Society of Chemistry)
USA – Vintage Moquegua, Prudence M.Rice (University of Texas Press)
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W3-2 – DRINKS EDUCATION
China – Tasting Wine, Yao (Chemical Industry Press)
Israel – The Kosher Grapevine, Irving Langer (Gefen)
Serbia – O Vinu – Mika Dajmak (NKK)
Spain – Como Quiero que me Sirvan el Vino, Arturo Pardos (Alianza)
Sweden – Vinet Och Miljön, Britt and Per Karlsson (Carlssons)
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W3-3 – DRINKS PHOTOS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
China – Seasons of the Vineyard, Alain Castel , Pascal Faucouneau (Citic)
France – Elixirs - Jane Anson, Isabelle Rozenbaum, Francis Ford Coppola, Sophie Brissaud (La Martinière)
Norway – Sushi og Vin, Salvesen, Nancy Bunt (Ashehoug)
Sweden – Styrkans Magi – Bengt Goran Kronstam, Claes Lögren (Max Strom)
USA – The Wine Region of Rioja, Ana Fabiano (Sterling)
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W3-4 – DRINKS WRITING
China- Charms: In the River of Wine – Shen Ai Nin (Jiangsu People Publishing House)
France – Florilèges et Discours Savants sur le Vin – Azélina Jaboulet-Vercherre (Feret)
Japan - Wine and Dine Diplomacy, Megumi Nishikawa (Sekai Bunka)
Peru – Pisco Allegories, Alegorias al Pisco, Gustavo Tataje, Leticia Rengifo (Universidad San Martín de Porres)
USA – The Juice, Jay McInerney (Knopf)
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W3-5 – DRINKS LITERATURE – NOVELS - WITH W3-4.
W3-6 – DRINKS AND HEALTH
France – Vin et Médecine, Marc Lagrange (Féret)
Germany – Die Bier – Diät Buch, Jens Bujar, Ulrike von Bülow (Ullstein)
Spain – Els Caputxins les Herbes Remeieres, Fra Valenti Serra de Manresa (Mediterrania)
UK – The Little Book of Alcohol, Vanessa Rodgers (Jessica Kingsley)
USA – Drink Thin, Haddad (Createspace)
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FOOD CULTURE
32th Gourmand Awards 2026
Nominees for the
32nd GOURMAND AWARDS
FOOD CULTURE - SPRING CHAMPIONS
We already have 598 nominees from 152 countries and international organizations, for the 32nd Food Gourmand Awards.
This is the Spring list of the first 6 months since October 15, 2025.
The quality keeps rising, it is really wonderful and heart-warming. We recommend checking these 3 outstanding nominees:
A02 Hall of Fame free
Portugal – Gastronomy Law vol.1, Carlos Torres (ESHTE – CITUR – Inatel Fundação) 760 pages
Best WINTER book of 2026
USA - Dorie’s Anytime Cakes, Dorie Greenspan (Satrah Kwak)
Best SPRING book of 2026
China – Chinese Flower Banquet, Yang Aijun and Ding Jianming, Foreword Xu Long (Yunnan People’s Publishing House) ISBN 9787222220676
Best WINTER free publication
Kyrgyzstan – Pursuing Quality and Bringing Kyrgyz Brands to the World, Haragushi Akihisa (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
The next list will be the Summer list of nominees, to be published on July 15, 2026. The Spring nominees will remain on the Summer list in the same categories. We are planning the shortlist for October 20, 2026, we expect the Awards ceremony to be at the end of November, similar to 2025.
Congratulations to all nominees! THEY ARE ALL WINNERS.
Edouard Cointreau
Founder and President
Gourmand Awards
www.cookbookfair.com
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Shortlist for the
31st GOURMAND AWARDS
FOOD CULTURE
Shortlist October 2025 FOR BOOKS PUBLISHED 16/10/2024-15/10/2025
This is the selection for the first nine months of the 31st Gourmand Awards. On the shortlist there are only a maximum of 6 countries as finalists per category. We have 848 participants from 180 countries and from 15 international Organizations such as the UN, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNWTO, EU, FAO, IOM, ILO, IMF, OECD, UNDP, WFP, WHO, WIPO, World Bank, WTO. The shortlist is published after October 15, 2025, the deadline. The Awards Ceremony will be November 27-30, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
GOURMAND AWARDS
The Best Cookbooks in the World
The Gourmand Awards have changed the notion of gastronomy, its history, and its importance. With your efforts and dedication, you have changed the horizon of gastronomy.
Sara Beatriz Guardia, UNESCO Chair, USMP University, Lima, Peru November 29, 2022
Monsieur Edouard Cointreau,
You gave a lot of joy and happiness, You made famous and internationally known, tens of thousands of writers, chefs editors and publishers. You united the whole world, continents, réligions and faiths, languages, customs and traditions. We are united here with the same mission, The goal of our work is to bring to the world a well-being, respect to each other and peace. Thanks to you Monsieur Cointreau, the gastronomy books maintain their position and importance on the shelves of libraries and bookstores as well at homes, despite the competition from the wide choice that the internet offers free.
Avec mes salutations repectueuses
Ahmed Ladarsi, Author, Finland
GOURMAND
World Cookbook Awards
- The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau. Every year, they honour the best food and wine books, printed or digital, as well as food television.
- In 2024, we have participants from 221 countries countries and regions participate in these prestigious awards, the only international competition of the sector. It is free, and open to all languages.
- Every year, Gourmand gives the awards in a very special location for gastronomy. The Ceremony is always an opportunity to meet every important person in the world of food and books: hundreds of publishers, authors, chefs and journalists take part in these events.
- The Gourmand Awards have been compared to the “Oscars” for film. They are inspired by the Olympic Games and their spirit.
- We reward now all food and drinks content, in print or digital, paid or free, private or public, trade publishers or self published, big or small, with an equal chance for everyone.
- The Gourmand Awards are a unique opportunity to build the image of the food culture in a country, show the world its spirit.