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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Author’s Note
Foreword
Introduction: Searching for Authenticity
Part One: Champagne Through the Ages
Chapter 1: On the Trail of the Bubbly
The Early Days
A Region and a Wine
Devastation, Plague, and Endless War
The Huguenot Wars
What the Sun King Drank
Champagne Gets Better
Champagne’s Many Styles
Are Bubbles Bad?
A Vinous Rivalry
How Champagne is Made
Chapter 2: Bubbles Sweep the World
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
The Emperor's Reign
A Brief History of Sabrage (With a How-To Guide!)
Winemaking Becomes an Industry
A Most Violent Year
Champagne Charlie Seduces America
The Belle Époque
Understanding Sweetness Levels
Why Are Ships Blessed with Champagne?
Les Grandes Marques de Champagne
Chapter 3: Joy, Wine, and War
If it's Profitable, Make More
What's in a Wine?
Why Does Soil Matter?
The Wrath of Grapes
War Comes to Champagne
The Macabre Dance of War
The American Expedition
War Ends, Wine Begins Again
What’s In a Name?
Chapter 4: A Changed World
Appellation d’Origine Controlée
The Grapes of Champagne
The Art of Blending
Les Années Folles
The Party Ends with a Crash
A Brief Recovery
Booze Beyond the Bubbles
What is Terroir?
Germany Occupies Champagne
The Ring Closes
Don’t Pop the Cork!
Chapter 5: Approaching the Second Millennium
The Rebirth of Conspicuous Consumption
What is a Prestige Cuvée?
As Consumption Grows, Vineyards Decline
Booms, Busts, and Bellbottoms
Hustle and Flash
Forget the Flute and Toss the Coupe
Why do Athletes Celebrate with Champagne?
As Economy Sinks, Alternatives Sparkle
It's All About the Benjamins
Millennium Crash
Chapter 6: The Grower Revolution
What is "Natural" Wine?
The Seeds of a Revolution
A Long History of Artisanal Wine
How to Buy Champagne
America Changes the Global Marketplace
Reading a Champagne Label
The Terroirist Triumph
To Sweeten or Not?
A Rising Tide
Understanding Organic, Biodynamic, and Sustainable Viticulture
Transparency and Disgorgement Dates
Infinite Discoveries
Future Expansion of Champagne
Epilogue
Part Two: Digging Deeper in Champagne
Section 1: The Grand Marques
Ayala (N.M.)
Billecart-Salmon (N.M.)
Bollinger (N.M.)
Delamotte / Salon (N.M.)
Deutz (N.M.)
Drappier (N.M.)
Duval-Leroy (N.M.)
Charles Heidsieck (N.M.)
Gosset (N.M.)
Henriot (N.M.)
Jacquesson (N.M.)
Krug (N.M.)
Laurent-Perrier (N.M.)
Moët & Chandon / Dom Pérignon (N.M.)
Perrier-Jouët (N.M.)
Philipponnat (N.M.)
Piper-Heidsieck (N.M.)
Pol Roger (N.M.)
Pommery (N.M.)
Louis Roederer (N.M.)
Ruinart (N.M.)
Taittinger (N.M.)
Veuve Clicquot (N.M.)
Section 2: Montagne de Reims
L. Aubry Fils (R.M.)
H. Billiot & Fils (R.M.)
Francis Boulard (N.M.)
Emmanuel Brochet (R.M.)
Chartogne-Taillet (R.M.)
André Clouet (R.M.)
R. H. Coutier (R.C.)
Paul Déthune (R.M.)
Egly-Ouriet (R.M.)
David Léclapart (R.M.)
Marie-Noëlle Ledru (R.M.)
J. Lassalle (R.M.)
A. Margaine (R.M.)
Jérôme Prévost [La Closerie] (R.M.)
Savart (R.M.)
Vilmart & Cie (R.M.)
Section 3: Vallée de la Marne
Bérèche Et Fils (N.M.)
Gaston Chiquet (R.M.)
Gatinois (R.M.)
René Geoffroy (R.M.)
Henri Goutorbe (R.M.)
Marc Hébrart (R.M)
Laherte Frères (N.M.)
Georges Laval (R.M.)
Christophe Mignon (R.M.)
Moussé Fils (N.M.)
R. Pouillon & Fils (R.M.)
Tarlant (R.M.)
Section 4: Côte des Blancs
Agrapart et Fils (R.M.)
Etienne Calsac (R.M.)
Claude Cazals (R.M.)
Guy Charlemagne (S.R.)
Pascal Doquet (S.R.)
Veuve Fourny et Fils (N.M.)
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils (R.M.)
Larmandier-Bernier (R.M.)
A. R. Lenoble (N.M.)
Jean Milan (N.M.)
Pierre Moncuit (R.M.)
Pierre Péters (R.M.)
Jacques Selosse (R.M.)
Ulysse Collin (R.M.)
Varnier-Fannière (R.M.)
J. L. Vergnon (R.M.)
Waris-Hubert (R.M.)
Section 5: The Aube
Cédric Bouchard / Roses de Jeanne (R.M.)
Marie Courtin (R.M.)
Dosnon (N.M.)
Fleury (N.M.)
Bertrand Gautherot [Vouette Et Sorbée] (R.M.)
Olivier Horiot
Jacques Lassaigne (N.M.)
Serge Mathieu (R.M.)
Ruppert-Leroy (R.M.)
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgements
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