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A children’s book about … winemaking? Yes, and it just won a prize
This is one of those “I-swear-I’m-not-making-this-up” entries:
A Spanish children’s book about winemaking — yes, winemaking — has won the prize for best illustrated wine publication at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2009, which took place in Paris earlier this month, according to this story from Decanter.com headlined “Children’s wine book wins prize”.
Now, does any one story capture the cultural difference between Europe and America when it comes to attitudes toward wine better than this one?
Imagine for a moment if you will the reaction of a publishing company here in the United States to a proposal for a children’s book about winemaking.
The concept behind the book does sound sort of, well, cute. Here’s an excerpt from the Decanter.com story:
It charts a year in a vineyard through the eyes of a wounded starling rescued and adopted by a winemaker in Rioja. The starling accompanies the winemaker, Ponciano, through pruning, budburst, sulphur spraying and harvesting. He eventually leaves Rioja to rejoin the migrating starlings on their way to Africa.
So, what do you think — appropriate or inappropriate?
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By Married to Winemaker
July 24, 2009 11:08 AM | Link to this
I would love to have a copy of this book for our grandchildren! There is nothing inappropriate about the natural process for creating any of our agricultural products — including wine.