B.C. wine book wins international award

Island Wineries of British Columbia wins the 2011 Gourmand International Wine Books Award for Canada

B.C. wine book wins international award

Island Wineries of British Columbia has won the 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Canada.

The book is now in the running to be named the Gourmand Best in the World book in 2012.

Island Wineries of British Columbia (Touchwood Editions, $29.95) is edited by Gary Hynes, publisher of EAT Magazine. It features contributions from Adem Tepedelen, an award-winning wine and beer writer, as well other contributors from EAT Magazine.

The book serves as a guide to the more than 25 wineries on B.C’s islands, and includes maps, tasting excursions, recipes and stories of local wineries.

The prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards were founded in 1955 by Edouard Cointreau to honour the best food and wine books of the year. This year’s awards will take place Mar. 6, 2012 in Paris.

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