From 55 competing works and 17 countries represented, the OIV Award Jury, which met on 8 July in Mainz in Germany, under the Presidency of Ms Claudia Quini, gave out 9 Awards and 10 Special Mentions from the OIV.
Hosted by Mr Oleg Ungureanu, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the Romanian Embassy, the Awards Presentation Ceremony took place in the suites of the Hôtel de Béhague. It was attended by numerous representatives from the Diplomatic Corps; President of the OIV Award Jury, diplomat, poet and writer Mr František Lipka; OIV President Ms Monika Christmann; OIV Vice-President Ms Claudia Quini; OIV Director General Mr Jean-Marie Aurand and Scientific Secretary of the Award Jury Mr Jean-Luc Berger.
The 2015 Ceremony received the highest number of applications on record since the OIV Awards were created, confirming the renown and prestige of this international recognition.
The rigorous work of many specialised readers who evaluated all of these works gave the International Jury the necessary information to make their decisions, faced with the significant number of works submitted.
The authors and publishers were wholeheartedly thanked for their cultural, technical and scientific – or even hedonistic – contributions, each and every one of whose diverse approaches seeks to share a common passion for the vine and wine world.
Prize: Jury award
Category: Viticulture
« La vigne vol. 1 maladies fongiques »
Olivier Viret and Katia Gindro
Switzerland
AMTRA editions
Category: Oenology
Roger-Paul Dubrion
France
GFA Editions France Agricole
Category: Literature
Maria Tzitzi
Greece
Anubis Editions
Category: Wine and Health
Azelina Jaboulet-Vercherre
Belgium
Brepols Publishers Editions
Category: Discovery and presentation of wines
Charles Frankel
France
Dunod Editions
Category: Wines and Terroir
Britt Karlsson textes und Per Karlsson photographies
Sweden
Carlssons Bokförlag Editions
Category: Specialised studies
Richard Pfister
Switzerland
Delachaux and Niestlé Editions
Category: Acts of Symposia
Raoul Compés López and J. Sebastián Castillo Valero
Spain
Cajamar Caja Rural, servicio de publicaciones Editions
Category: Encyclopedias
Ronald S. Jackson
United States of America
Elsevier Editions
Award: Special Mention
Category: Viticulture
Uwe Hofmann
Germany
Ulmer Editions
Coordinator Hervé Quénol
France
Lavoisier Editions
Category: Oenology
Jacques Blouin
France
Dunod Editions
Category: Vitivinicultural Economy
Jérôme Gallo und Steve Charters
France
Pearson France Editions
Category: History and Fine Arts
Liliana Girini
Argentina
Universidad de Mendoza Editions
Carlo Favero, Coordinateur du collectif
Italy
Biblos Editions
Category: Discovery and Presentation of Wines
Jon Wyand photography, François Perroy texts
France
Glénat Editions
Category: Wine and Food
Marinela Vasilica Ardelean
Italy
Terra Ferma Editions
Category: Monograpies
Authors represented by Bruno Boidron
France
Féret Editions
Category: Encyclopedias