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

Kladstrup, Don; Kladstrup, Petie

ISBN 10: 0060737921 / ISBN 13: 9780060737924

Published by William Morrow, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060737921
• ISBN 13: 9780060737924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • World War I

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Synopsis

The authors of the international bestseller Wine and War chronicle the untold dramatic history of Champagne from the 13th century through the crucibles of two world wars to the 21st century

Throughout history, waves of invaders including Franks, Visigoths, Burgundians, Merovingians, Barbarians, Alamanshave swept across the verdant region of Champagne in southern France. Yet this region, which historians say has suffered more invasions, battles, and wars than any other place on earth, is also the birthplace of the one ingredient that above all others epitomizes joy: champagne.

Gallant Harvest tells the fascinating, little-known story of champagne, the world’s favorite wine.

Don and Petie Kladstrup share how a sparkling beverage that was the toast of Belle Epoque society not only survived the bloodbath of World War I, but grew even more popular in the war’s wake. Thorughout they introduce gutsy, larger-than-life characters determined to preserve their land and their grapes; vintners for whom champagne is not only their heritage and livelihood but a part of their souls and the soul of their nation.

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.