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

Don Kladstrup; Petie Kladstrup

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470027827 ISBN 13: 9780470027820

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Don and Petie Kladstrup are former journalists who have written extensively about wine and France for numerous publications. Don, a winner of three Emmys and numerous other awards, was a foreign correspondent for ABC and CBS television news. Petie, an Overseas Press Club winner, was a newspaper journalist and more recently protocol officer for the U.S. ambassador to UNESCO. The Kladstrups divide their time between Paris and Normandy.

Review:

“Compelling... a lovingly written ode to this incomparable, festive wine.” (New York Newsday on Champagne )

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0470027827
• ISBN 13: 9780470027820
• Binding: Hardcover