Press for Champagne

Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Winner of the Readers' Favorite Book Contest Gold Medal
Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award

Champagne is the most magical of wines and the most misunderstood. A glass of Champagne delivers joy, amusement, conviviality, and jubilation, making drinking Champagne one of life’s great pleasures. Champagne is not so much meant for celebrations as it is a gift that generates celebration on demand.

Yet few wine drinkers truly know Champagne well enough to seize the joy they could be drawing from it. Champagne marketing and labels often confuse more than they inform. And understanding the different styles, types, and producers of Champagne – and how they align with your own personal preferences – can seem like a daunting task.

Press for Champagne leads you through a personal discovery of Champagne that removes the barriers to maximizing the joy Champagne has to offer you. Entertaining, informative, organized, and clear, Press for Champagne takes you on a journey through the broad array of Champagnes available to today’s drinkers. It shows you, through examples, how and why Champagnes differ and how to understand them, giving you the tools to develop your own preferences and explore further. This is a drinker’s guide to Champagne. Press for Champagne accompanies you on an adventure that will enhance your appreciation of Champagne and the pleasure you receive from it.

Christopher S. Ruhland holds a Diploma in Wines & Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. He also has earned the French Wine Scholar and two master-level certifications from the Wine Scholar Guild. He lives in Austin, Texas and drinks a lot of Champagne.