Throughout history, waves of invaders have coveted the northeast corner of France: Attila the Hun in the fifth century, the English in the Hundred Years War, the Prussians in the nineteenth century. Yet this region - which historians say has suffered more battles and wars than any other place on earth - is also the birthplace of one thing the entire world equates with good times, friendship and celebration: champagne.
Champagne is the story of the world's favourite wine. It tells how a sparkling beverage that became the toast of society during the Belle Epoque emerged after World...
Throughout history, waves of invaders have coveted the northeast corner of France: Attila the Hun in the fifth century, the English in the Hundred ...
The remarkable untold story of France's courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country's most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." -Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d'Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary...
The remarkable untold story of France's courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country's most treasured commodity from German plu...
From the bestselling authors of Wine and War comes the fascinating and untold dramatic history of champagne from the 13th century to today. Throughout the centuries, waves of invaders, including Franks, Visigoths, Burgundians, Merovingians, Barbarians, and Alamans have swept across the verdant region of Champagne in northern France. Yet this strife-torn land, which historians say has suffered more invasions, battles and wars than any other place on earth, is also the birthplace of the world's favourite wine: Champagne.
In this engrossing chronicle, Don and Petie Kladstrup show how...
From the bestselling authors of Wine and War comes the fascinating and untold dramatic history of champagne from the 13th century to today. Thr...
Die fast unglaubliche Geschichte von dem Widerstand der Franzosen gegen die Weinbeschlagnahmungen Hitlers§Im Juni 1940 kapituliert Frankreich. Die deutsche Besatzung beginnt auf ausdrücklichen Befehl Hitlers, die wertvollsten Weine, Champagner und andere Spirituosen nach Deutschland zu transportieren. §"Noch eine Flasche weniger für die Deutschen"§Trinkspruch der Franzosen während der deutschen Besatzung
Die fast unglaubliche Geschichte von dem Widerstand der Franzosen gegen die Weinbeschlagnahmungen Hitlers§Im Juni 1940 kapituliert Frankreich. Die de...
