Throughout history, waves of invaders have coveted the northeast corner of France: Attila the Hun in the fifth century, the English in the Hundred Years War, the Prussians in the nineteenth century. Yet this region - which historians say has suffered more battles and wars than any other place on earth - is also the birthplace of one thing the entire world equates with good times, friendship and celebration: champagne.

Champagne is the story of the world's favourite wine. It tells how a sparkling beverage that became the toast of society during the Belle Epoque emerged after World War I as a global icon of fine taste and good living. The book celebrates the gutsy, larger-than-life characters whose proud determination nurtured and preserved the land and its grapes throughout centuries of conflict.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Kladstrup, Don
ISBN: 9780060737931
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.00 x 0.90
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Year: 2006

Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times

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