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ШАМПАНСКОЕ. КАК САМОЕ ЗНАМЕНИТОЕ В МИРЕ ВИНО ПОБЕДИЛО ВОЙНУ И ТРУДНЫЕ ВРЕМЕНА

Bibliographic Description

Шампанское. Как самое знаменитое в мире вино победило войну и трудные времена / Клэдстрап Д.и П. – Москва : Претекст, 2006. – ISBN 5-98995-008-Х.

Author
Клэдстрап Д.и П.
Publisher
Претекст
Year of publication
2006
Classification index (UDC)
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Language
Russian
Publication type
Book
Country of Publication
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Access
Available to all

Description

This fantastical history of champagne, full of elaborate intrigues and alluring mysteries, selfless struggle and seemingly insoluble contradictions, will forever change your view of a glass of this sparkling wine. Its brilliant and heroic history, as told by the authors of the book, is full of paradoxes and riddles and conceals a wealth of magical discoveries. The heroes of the book are the endlessly devoted generations of winemakers and winegrowers of Champagne, who gave life to this legendary drink and preserved it through years of bloody wars and turmoil. The lives of many historical figures have intertwined, in the most paradoxical ways, with the history of this wine. The "father" of champagne, Dom Perignon, spent his whole life trying to rid it of its bubbles. Napoleon never managed to conquer the whole world, but he introduced it to champagne. Charles-Camille Heidsieck, "Champagne Charlie", who spread sparkling wine across America, ended up in prison on charges of espionage during the war between North and South. The history of French champagne also became closely intertwined with Russia. The First World War was the harshest trial for Champagne. Thousands of the province's inhabitants found refuge in the enormous cellars of the champagne producers. Schools and hospitals operated here. Soldiers lived here too. The grape harvest continued under the bombardments. The wines of the war years are considered among the finest. This documentary narrative reads in a single breath, astonishment giving way to delight, and sorrow to the joy of great victories, to which the courageous winemakers of Champagne also made their contribution.

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