Champagne : How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed over War and Hard Times by Don Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup (2006, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-10006073793X
ISBN-139780060737931
eBay Product ID (ePID)19038199564

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Book TitleChampagne : How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed over War and Hard Times
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicBeverages / Alcoholic / General, Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine, Beverages / Non-Alcoholic
IllustratorYes
GenreCooking
AuthorDon Kladstrup, Petie Kladstrup
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Compelling... a lovingly written ode to this incomparable, festive wine." -- New York Newsday on Champagne
Dewey Decimal641.2/224
SynopsisThroughout 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., 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.

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