Mikel
Garaizabal was born in Elorrio on the 1st of October 1972.
His first contact with the world of wine was while he
was studying at the Catering School at the university
camps of Leioa, Bilbao. His great interest to learn all
about wines took him to the heart of the nearby Rioja
(Alavesa) vineyards, more specifically to the School of
Enology and Viticulture in Laguardia, the capital of the
Rioja wine-growing region within the Basque Autonomous
Community.
Once terminated his studies, he packed his bags and made
for the Spanish capital, with the objective of taking
his sumiller qualification at the Madrid Chamber of Commerce.
He has published two books and provided his help on two
others. His latest, Vinos de Euskal Herria - Euskal Herriko
Ardoak (Wines of the Basque Country), won the Gourmand
Award for 2003 (the Oscars for books on gastronomy) as
the best book worldwide for learning about wines.
Currently he works in teaching at the Catering
School at Gamarra (Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of
the Basque Autonomous Community) and working jointly with
a number of media outlets. He is enologist at the Mendraka
Txakolina bodega and is involved in many more activities.
If
you wish to learn more about wines, in an enjoyable way
and with a book that is easy to read and understand, you
will find what you are looking for with this latest work
by Mikel Garaizabal.
The bilingual book (in Basque and Spanish), Vinos de Euskal
Herria - Euskal Herriko Ardoak (Wines of the Basque Country),
won the Gourmand Award for 2003 as the best book worldwide
about the world of wine. It ahs numerous photographs and
drawings and is divided into 5 sections: the winegrowing
regions in the Euskal Herria (the Basque Country), the
growing of vines (viticulture), the processes of production
of different wines, wine tasting and a dictionary with
more than 500 entries in Basque and Spanish, with a brief
explanation of these in French. Price of book 2nd edition: 15 euro, plus mail
costs, which are:
Spanish State: 5.84 euros
Europe: 11.71 euros
Rest of world: 20.96 euros
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Awesome website.
Thanks for the hint!
Best regards from Germany
A. Kaul
