Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

THIS little book scarcely needs a preface, as it speaks sufficiently for itself. It is for the most part the result of studies on the spot of everything of interest connected with the various sparkling wines which it professes to describe. Neither pains nor expense have been spared to render it both accurate and complete, and the large number of authentic engravings with which it is illustrated will conduce, it is hoped, to its value. The Early Vineyards of the ChampagneTheir Produce esteemed by Popes and Kings, Courtiers and PrelatesControversy regarding the rival Merits of the Wines of Burgundy and the ChampagneDom Perignons happy Discovery of Sparkling WineIts Patrons under Louis Quatorze and the RegencyThe Ancient Church and Abbey of HautvillersFarre and Co.s Champagne CellarsThe Abbey of St. Peter now a FarmExisting Remains of the Monastic BuildingsThe Tombs and Decorations of the Ancient ChurchThe Last Resting-Place of Dom PerignonThe Legend of the Holy DoveGood Champagne the Result of Labour, Skill, Minute Precaution, and Careful Observation Ay, the Vineyard of Golden PlantsSummoning the Vintagers by Beat of DrumExcitement in the Surrounding VillagesThe Pickers at WorkSorting the GrapesGrapes Gathered at Sunrise the BestVarieties of Vines in the Ay VineyardsFew of the Growers in the Champagne Crush their own GrapesSqueezing the Grapes in the Pressoir and Drawing off the MustCheerful Glasses RoundThe Vintage at MareuilBringing in the Grapes on Mules and DonkeysThe Vineyards of Avenay, Mutigny, and CumiresDamery and Adrienne Lecouvreur, Marchal de Saxe, and the obese Anna IwanownaThe Vineyards of the Cte dEpernayBoursault and its ChteauPierry and its Vineyard CellarsThe Clos St. PierreMoussy and VinayAHermits Cave and a Miraculous FountainAblois St. MartinThe Cte dAvizeThe Grand Premier Cr of CramantAvize and its WinesThe Vineyards of Oger and Le MesnilThe Old Town of Vertus and its Vine-clad SlopesTheir Red Wine formerly celebrated ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 20889
Author: Vizetelly, Henry
Release Date: Mar 24, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English