Champagne, Uncorked : The House of Krug and the Timeless Allure of the World's Most Celebrated Drink
by
Alan Tardi
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
161039688X
ISBN-13
9781610396882
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Imprint
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 24th, 2016
Print length
296 Pages
Weight
528 grams
Dimensions
24.50 x 28.00 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
European historyFood manufacturing & related industriesWines
Ksh 3,950.00
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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 centerpiece of celebration, Champagne has become a universal emblem of good fortune, and few can resist its sparkle
In 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 Cuv''e.
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 colorful characters, including Eugè 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.
In 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 Cuv''e.
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 colorful characters, including Eugè 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.
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