The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards took place on April 7, 2007 in Beijing, China.

A major book from Ireland was honoured.

Surprisingly, or not, it was a book about Ireland and wine around the world. The award for Best Book in the World for Wine History 2006 went to a A Kingdom of Wine: A Celebration of Ireland’s Winegeese, by Ted Murphy, published by Onstream Publications.

This is a unique book charting the connections between Ireland and the wines of the world. It is extremely well researched, informative, with a clear and easy to read design. The illustrations are outstanding. It is the second time Ireland wins with a wine book, as the Wine Guide published by AA Fermar from Dublin won Best Wine Guide in the World in 2001.

More information can be found on www.cookbookfair.com and in the Gourmand Yearbook 2007 which was published for the Gourmand Awards in Beijing.

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