Description
| Product ID: | 9781610396882 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Champagne, Uncorked |
| Subtitle: | The House of Krug and the Timeless Allure of the World's Most Celebrated Drink |
| Authors: | Author: Alan Tardi |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, Agribusiness and primary industries, Hospitality and service industries, Food and drink: alcoholic beverages, Primary industries, Service industries, Alcoholic beverages, France |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A journalist's year inside the secretive and prestigious Krug winery, and a celebration of the grand history, quirky origins, and cultural significance of champagne. The epitome of effervescence and centrepiece of celebration, Champagne has become a universal emblem of good fortune, and few can resist its sparkleIn Champagne, Uncorked , Alan Tardi journeys into the heartland of the world''s most beloved wine. Anchored by the year he spent inside the prestigious and secretive Krug winery in Reims, the story follows the creation of the superlative Krug Grande Cuvée.Tardi also investigates the evocative history, quirky origins, and cultural significance of Champagne. He reveals how it became the essential celebratory toast ( merci Napoleon Bonaparte!), and introduces a cast of colourful characters, including Eugène Mercier, who in 1889 transported his Cathedral of Champagne," the largest wine cask in the world, to Paris by a team of white horses and oxen, and Joseph Krug, the reserved son of a German butcher who wound up in France, fell head over heels for Champagne, and risked everything to start up his own eponymous house.In the vineyards of Champagne, Tardi discovers how finicky grapes in an unstable climate can lead to a nerve-racking season for growers and winemakers alike. And he ventures deep into the caves , where the delicate and painstaking alchemy of blending takes place,all of which culminates in the glass we raise to toast life''s finer moments. |
| Imprint Name: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Publisher Name: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-05-24 |
