Champagne : the wine, the land and the people

Forbes, Patrick active (1946-)

Verlag: London : Gollancz, 1967

Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 492 pp., illustrations, 16 plates, maps, tables, 23 cm. Contents; The province -- The winefield -- The wine -- Rheims -- Epernay and other landmarks -- Subterranean champagne: the cellars -- The foundation of the winefield and its early history -- The Dark Ages and the Middle Ages -- The Abbey of Hautvillers -- Dom Pérignon: the legend and the truth -- The début of sparkling champagne -- Revolution and war -- A century of achievement -- The First World War -- The Isthmus years of peace -- The Second World War -- Modern times -- The creation of a champagne vine -- The new plantation -- The annual cycle of growth of the vines -- The annual cycle of work in a mature vineyard -- Pests, disease, and disorders -- The vineyards in pre-Phylloxera dyas -- Some introductory remarks -- The grapes and the must -- The still wines -- The sparkling wine -- The finished product -- The bottles -- The corks -- Buying, choosing, appraising and laying down champagne -- Serving champagne -- When to drink champagne and what to drink it with -- Old champagne, still champagne and pink champagne -- Other products of the champagne vines -- The Champenois -- Champagne Gastronomique -- The Brularts of Sillery -- Ruinart Père et Fils -- Moët & Chandon -- Lanson Père et Fils -- Louis Roederer -- Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin -- Heidsieck & Co Monopole -- Piper-Heidsieck -- Charles Heidsieck -- Perrier-Jouët -- G. H. Mumm & Co -- J. Bollinger -- Pommery & Greno -- Krug & Co -- Pol Roger & Co. Subjects; Champagne History. Wine trade France. 1 Kg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 404659

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Champagne : the wine, the land and the people
Verlag: London : Gollancz
Erscheinungsdatum: 1967
Einband: Hardcover
Auflage: 1st edition.