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Gerry Dawes, Photo by Janna Rinne.
"Gerry Dawes loves Spain, and he loves Spanish wines.
And the man knows whereof he speaks. The country bestowed upon him
its prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomia (National Gastronomy
Award) in 2003, and here’s what James A. Michener said about him in Iberia: SpanishTravels and Reflections: “In
his nearly thirty years of wandering the back roads of Spain, Gerry
Dawes has built up a much stronger bank of experiences than I had to
rely on when I started writing Iberia … His adventures far exceeded mine
in both width and depth … ”
I first reached out to Dawes when I was planning a culinary
journey to Barcelona, Rioja, and the Basque region of Spain, in 2011. I
found his website and began reading, and have been learning from him ever since. Then, when I was preparing to stage at Arzak,
in 2012, Dawes offered me some sound advice: learn Basque. He is
opinionated – “You must decide whether you love wine or carpentry. If
you want wood in your wine, suck on a toothpick as you drink your vino.”
– he lives life with passion, and he respects wine and the men and
woman who make it. Here’s to Gerry!" - - James Brock, Paper City.
To read the whole article click here.
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About Gerry Dawes
Dawes is Presidente-Jefe & Chairman of the Board, The Spanish Artisan Wine & Spirits Group - Gerry Dawes Selections
Gerry Dawes was awarded Spain's prestigious Premio Nacional de Gastronomía (National Gastronomy Award) in 2003. He writes and speaks frequently on Spanish wine and gastronomy and leads gastronomy, wine and cultural tours to Spain. He was a finalist for the 2001 James Beard Foundation's Journalism Award for Best Magazine Writing on Wine, won The Cava Institute's First Prize for Journalism for his article on cava in 2004, was awarded the CineGourLand “Cinéfilos y Gourmets” (Cinephiles & Gourmets) prize in 2009 in Getxo (Vizcaya) and received the 2009 Association of Food Journalists Second Prize for Best Food Feature in a Magazine for his Food Arts article, a retrospective piece about Catalan star chef, Ferran Adrià.
In December, 2009, Dawes was awarded the Food Arts Silver Spoon Award in a profile written by José Andrés.
". . .That we were the first to introduce American readers to Ferran Adrià in 1997 and have ever since continued to bring you a blow-by-blow narrative of Spain's riveting ferment is chiefly due to our Spanish correspondent, Gerry "Mr. Spain" Dawes, the messianic wine and food journalist raised in Southern Illinois and possessor of a self-accumulated doctorate in the Spanish table. Gerry once again brings us up to the very minute. . ." - - Michael & Ariane Batterberry, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher and Founding Editor/Publisher, Food Arts, October 2009.
Pilot for a reality television series
on wine, gastronomy, culture and travel in Spain.
Experience
Spain With Gerry Dawes: Customized Culinary, Wine & Cultural
Trips to Spain & Travel Consulting on Spain
Gerry Dawes can be reached at gerrydawes@aol.com; Alternate e-mail (use only if your e-mail to AOL is rejected): gerrydawes@spanishartisanwine.com.
Gerry Dawes can be reached at gerrydawes@aol.com; Alternate e-mail (use only if your e-mail to AOL is rejected): gerrydawes@spanishartisanwine.com.
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