I am excited to say that a book published by the Dinastia Vivanco Foundation has won an award for Best Illustrated Wine Publication from the Gourmand Book Awards. The book is “El Estornino Saturnino En La Tierra del Vino” (or “Saturnino Starling in the Land of Wine”). You can read an article on Decanter.com about it.
I will write something up more fully today, but in the interim, here is a video I made (very quickly and with no planning) last night. If you want to win a copy, you can send me a message on twitter (@thirstforrioja) or leave me a comment on this blog post. Please tell me why I should send the book to you.
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I can’t find El Estornino Saturnino En La Tierra del Vino on the web and would LOVE to read it with my children. Can you tell me where to find it? Truly, we would be COMPLETELY DELIGHTED to take possession of this book by any means possible!
Regards,
Mary
Hi Mary
I don’t know where you are based, but I assume it is not in Spain?
I am trying to get some of these books online so they are available in the UK and US, but it may take me a little while. They are available through the online shop (Enotienda Online) of the Dinastia Vivanco website
I hope to have more information next week
Hallo Robert,
I would like to have a copy of the book, to be able to present it on my blogs (french, german and english versions), where I had too often to write about the wine-hostile attitude of authorities, especially in France (you know our never ending Loi Evin story). It would be good to show them a counter example, especially as it was laureated in France and I haven’t read any story on French wine blogs about it yet…
winely regards from the South of France
Iris
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I have been looking for this book but with no luck as of yet. I too want to share it with my children. Maybe, they will find some interest.
Kenneth Elliott´s last blog ..Wine Decanter
I believe that there are some technical reasons this book may not be published internationally quite yet. One can buy it direct from the winery but the shipping cost will make this rather expensive.
Maybe I can serialise it here and you can read my blog to your kids