YANTAIYANTAI WINEWINE BAYBAY Newsletter Number 14 - May 2016 Gourmand Wine Frankfurt book fair Awards 2 红酒 14 法兰克福书展 28 美食家奖 30 30 30 Yantai, Birthplace of Shandong Cuisine - Shandong cuisine is one of the 4 main cuisines of China - It is the fundamental base of Imperial and Beijing cui- sines. For centuries, the cooks of the Emperor, and top restaurants in Beijing came from Yantai - Shandong cuisine started in Fushan district of Yan- tai. It is there that the Gourmand Awards take place,in Yeda new district which was carved out of Fushan. Yan- tai is the Capital of Shandong Cuisine. Yantai, Capital of Wine in China - The headquarters of the main wine companies in China are in Yantai. Some 40% of the wine in China comes from Shandong. - There are over 140 wineries, with more than 125 oiGourmand Awards new wineries planned. Penglai has the best - Pula Valley is a gigantic new wine area of 22 000 jMay 28 - Television Awards hectares, with 7 000 to be planted. The first bottles are an Italian Riesling 2014. May 28 - Wine Awards - Changyu will open the production at its new City of Wine in 2016, May 29 - Cookbook Awards with a yearly capacity of 400 million bottles - The Yantai new Bonded Port Areas ( 2014 ) will become the hub k for wine imports by sea in the North of China, which are expected to increase quickly. oiEvents jMay 28 - Women and Wine Yantai, the most charming city Angers-Yantai in China Wine book in braille - Yantai is one of the top four happiest city in China in 12-2014. The people are exceptionnally nice. May 29 - Gastronomic Diplomacy - It is the top resort city in China for 2013 and 2014 U3A-UATL universities - The local economy is strong , growing faster than China, thanks to cars ( GM ), gold ( 100 tons/year ), wine, and food Slow Food China - Must see : The waterfront, similar to Nice or Cannes in France The pedestrian old town, renovated next to the Changyu wine mu- LaListe.com seum. The Penglai Pavilion, the fairyland of the 8 immortals of Tao. oiTourism k jMay 27 - Yantai Centre Friendly Shandong May 28 - Yantai Wine Bay - The wonderful friendly people are the first asset of Shandong, 96 millions. It is more population May 29 - Pula Valley than Germany in less than half the space. May 30 - Penglai - It is the first in China in the production of wheat, cotton, gold and diamonds. May 31 - Taila - It is the birthplace of Confucius. k Yantai Newsletter Gourmand International 1 Pintor Rosales 50 - 28008 Madrid - Spain - Publisher Édouard Cointreau - Editor in Chief Pascal Serre 30 www.cookbookfair.com Auxerunt haec vulgi sordidioris audaciam, quod cum ingravesceret YANTAI WINE BAY Newsletter Number 14 - May 2016 YANTAI WINE BAY Newsletter Number 14 - May 2016 Country Ranking, Gourmand Awards Gastronomy, food and wine culture, in print or digital Gourmand Awards, in Yantai, China, May 28-31, 2016 国家排名，美食家奖 餐饮，食品及酒文化，以印刷或数字 美食家奖，在烟台，中国，五月28-31，2016年 Countries on shortlist Food Drink Total 1 - USA 58 22 80 209 countries are participating with entries in the com- Our process is inspired by the Olympics, with first the 2 - France 52 25 77 national winners qualification by country. Then they petition for food culture. It is more than in the Olympic 3 - UK 53 13 66 Games for sports. No other cultural competition has so compete for the Best in the World. We are also inspired many countries participating. by the Olympic spirit, which has become the basis for 4 - China 37 17 54 the Gourmand Family. 5 - Spain 39 12 51 Languages of the entries We are often compared to the film Oscars, for the 6 - Germany 35 8 43 English : 30% glamour, the role of television, and the deep emotion in 6 - Sweden 34 9 43 Spanish - Portuguese : 17% the room and on the stage, when the Best in the World French : 9% 8 - Canada 30 5 35 learn they have won. In fact, it has become equally pres- German : 8% 9 - Australia 17 12 29 tigious and rewarding to be in the top three. Gourmand Awards - May 28-29 Scandinavian : 7% 10 - Italy 23 4 27 Chinese : 6% Number of finalists for Best in the World 11 - Brazil 24 2 26 The process 12 - Belgium 17 6 23 13 - India 19 1 20 12 - 2015 National competitions Winners qualifications - 209 countries participate 14 - Singapore 17 1 18 Twenty One Years 14 - South Africa 13 5 18 2 - 2016 Shortlist - 103 countries remain qualified 14 - Switzerland 18 0 18 History of the Gourmand Awards 5 - 2016 Best in the World – In 2015, 49 Countries 17 - Netherlands 14 2 16 won. The process is inspired by the Olympic Games 二十年 美食家奖历史 18 - Portugal 11 4 15 19 - Austria 9 5 14 1995 - Frankfurt - Creation of the World Cookbook 2007 - Beijing 19 - Ireland 12 2 14 Awards at the Book Fair, for books of 1995 19 - Peru 13 1 14 2008 - London Désignation Olympics 2012 Gourmand Awards 2015 1996 - Frankfurt 22 - Japan 12 1 13 2009 - Paris - La Comedie Francaise Number of countries 204 205 1997 - Paris 23 - New Zealand 11 1 12 2010 - Paris - Le 104 Competitions/categories 303 120 1998 - Perigueux, Dordogne 2011 - Paris - Les Folies Bergere Winner gold - Countries 50 49 24 - Chile 8 2 10 1999 - Versailles, next to Paris 2012 - Paris - Les Folies Bergere 24 - Malaysia 9 1 10 2000 - Perigueux, Dordogne 2013 - Paris - Le Carrousel du Louvre 26 - Norway 9 0 9 2001 - Sorges , capital of the Truffles of Perigord, Dor- 2014 - Beijing - Daxing Many small countries have a chance of winning in 2016 27 - Denmark 7 1 8 dogne 2015 - Yantai, Shandong, China for instance Cyprus, Fiji, Maldives, Namibia, Slovenia, Taji- 27 - Greece 7 1 8 2002 - .VACANT - New brand - Gourmand World Cook- kistan and others. Seven of the top ten countries are the 2016 - Yantai, Shandong, China 27 - Mexico 8 0 8 book Awards same at the Olympics and on the shortlist of the Gourmand 2003 - Chateau de Brissac, Angers, Loire Valley, for Awards. 27 - Thailand 6 2 8 books published the year before Total : 21 awards events in 7 countries 31 - Argentina 6 1 7 2004 - Barcelona France - 11 times, with 6 in Paris 31 - Philippines 7 0 7 2005 - Orebro - Grythyttan, Sweden Others - 10 times, with 4 in China 2006 - Kuala Lumpur 2015 - Frankfurt - 20 years celebration 2 3 30 30 YANTAI WINE BAY Newsletter Number 14 - May 2016 YANTAI WINE BAY Newsletter Number 14 - May 2016 GOURMAND AWARDS SUMMARY PROGRAM 美食家奖 总结计划 The Gourmand Awards are unique Edouard Cointreau The complete program will be several pages - France and China Ladies of Wine Guild ODVT Président The Gourmand Awards There are no other cultural awards in the world that are so international, with 209 long, published on May 20 for the guests of meeting countries participating .with entries in the competition, even in film, television, - Celebration dinner books or music.Only in sports the Olympics have so many countries, more than the United Nations. The the event. This is a summary, with the main Gourmand Awards competition is free, and open to all, big or small, for sale or free, digital or print, private events of each day. There will be changes, j29 - Food Culture Day or public, trade or selfpublished. Everyone gets the same respect. It is the work that receives an award, reco- with television food shows screenings, book - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards gnizing that il is nearly always team work. Special interest is given to work that has social value, and that can presentations, wine tastings, and food pro- be transmitted through generations in time, or through countries, - Gastronomic Diplomacy conference Jounalists often compare the Gourmand Awards to the Oscars for film. They are similar for glamour and the duct presentations - LaListe.com , the best 1000 Restaurants in the impact of the media and television. In fact, the Gourmand Awards were inspired by the Olympics in scope World and process. As a result as in the Olympics, it is the participation that is important. It can even change your oiMay - Slow Food China panel presentation life, on many levels, even if you do not win the top award. - Trends in world publishing, by Edouard Coin- j10 - 23 - Arrival of the international staff treau - Tour of Pula Valley new wine area, 22 000 hec- The Impact of Sharing Food and Wine Culture tares j18 - Opening of exhibitions - Celebration dinner the Gourmand Awards - Food and wine cultures are a global puzzle built with an infinite number of local cultures, - International Tianma Vellas University U3A j - The Best in the World at the Gourmand Awards 30 - Professionals Day which may be broken up in smaller and smaller exhibition are opinion leaders and experts who are the pieces. - Wine labels collection - China Shandong Cuisine conference guides to establish the real value of food and wine - Food and wine give a true vision of people and - Chinese calligraphy - Peru food and pisco presentation - This is how the Gourmand Awards have helped their country. It is easy to understand, and very - Silk Road Food in Central Asia presentations with great success in the past Sweden, Spain, convincing. - The Blind and Wine Malaysia, or even local areas in France build up j25 - Press conference for Chinese media - Sharing food and wine brings mutual unders- - Tour of Penglai Pavilion, old Penglai, Mulangou as food and wine tourism destinations.The awards tanding, respect, harmony and peace. village, wineries are this year in Yantai for wine in China, and Shan- - Food and wine are key aspects of the image of j - Opening of Penglai Vinitech fair for wine pro- dong food.