OIV Book Awards Review

I just finished reviewing a book for the 2022 OIV Awards

What is the OIV and The OIV Awards?

OIV is the “International Organisation for Vine and Wine” an intergovernmental organization for the wine sector with 48 member countries. The OIV Awards have been a reference in the vitivinicultural sector since 1930 and are a distinction set out in the OIV Rules of Procedure by an international Jury.  The Jury is composed of eminent personalities in the vitivinicultural world who represent the OIV Member Countries. There are 12 categories, as follows:

 Viticulture

 Sustainable Vitiviniculture

 Oenology

 Vitivinicultural Economy and/or Law

 History, Literature and/or Fine Arts

 Wine and Health

 Discovering and Presenting Wines

 Wines and Territories

 Wines and Gastronomy

 Monographs and Specialised Studies

 Symposia Proceedings, Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias,

Glossaries, Atlas, Textbooks

 Critical Edition

Stay tuned for the 2022 winners!!

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UC Davis Library Acquires “Le débat du vin et de leaue” the first wine book written in French [dated 1515]

The UC Davis Library, Archives and Special Collections recently acquired Le débat du vin et de leaue with help from a $38,000 gift from the B.H. Breslauer Foundation. The book, a debate between wine and water by Pierre Jamec (or Japes), is the first known book about wine published in French. This edition was printed around 1515 and was bound later by Antoine Bauzonnet, one of the great French bookbinders of the early 19th century. It is the only known copy of its printing.

The book’s topic, a debate between water and wine personified, is an offshoot of the classical-era poems and fables that were used to define virtues and dictate how people should live. The debate between water and wine, which initially appeared in Greek, was popular among the Goliards, wandering medieval scholars who frequented taverns. The text of Le débat first appeared as Denudata veritae in the 12th century. The French version of the poem dates to the 14th or early 15th century.

The library’s earliest item on wine is a 12th-century bifolium from the library of the legendary wine merchant, gourmand, wine writer and bibliophile André Simon (1877–1890). The earliest printed item about wine in the rare book collection is the text of a complaint printed in 1500 on behalf of the City of Nuremberg, against a Brandenburg official who levied a wine duty on shipments for the city. Until now, the library’s earliest French book on wine was Deuis sur la Vigne, Vin et Vendages (1549). Le débat du vin et de leaue is now the library’s earliest French work on wine and the only record of the popular, historical debate in the library’s collections.

Sources:
Gary Price
UC Davis Library – Archives and Special Collections

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Wine Book Review: SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE WINE TOURISM Success models from all around the world

I just finished reviewing the book for the 2021 OIV Awards “SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE WINE TOURISM Success models from all around the world”

Written by Professors – Raúl Compés López, and Gergely Szolnoki

The first part of the book introduces the Strategic Aspects of Wine Tourism namely: marketing, education and best practices for various business models, as well as the importance of landscape and culture in wine tourism development.

The authors go on to present several case studies of Wine Tourism practices in different Spanish regions. 

The final two sections are dedicated to Old World and New World wine tourism practices and innovative initiatives.

An excellent read if you are interested in global wine tourism pre and post covid.

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Book review for the OIV Awards: Sustainable and Innovative Wine Tourism – Success Models from all Around the World 

I just finished reviewing a book for the OIV Awards: Sustainable and Innovative Wine Tourism – Success Models from all Around the World, Monograph by Raul Compes Lopez and Gergely Szolnoki 

It was a fascinating read on the sector. The monograph compiles the works of 36 authors from 15 nationalities and explores the evolution of wine tourism in different countries and includes coming out of Covid-19.

My general overall impression is that it is a must-read for the international wine tourism industry, especially now coming out of the pandemic, it is extremely relevant.

Liz Palmer 

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