L'histoire du Champagne | Nicholas Faith Translation: The story of Champagne | Nicholas Faith

It is quite extraordinary that a small region in northeastern France, on the northern outskirts of Europe's wine-growing areas, could produce the world's finest sparkling wine, one of the few that can be discussed as a wine rather than just a sparkling drink. Champagne captivates not only wine enthusiasts, but also historians – social, economic, political – linguists, physiologists, physicists, and chemists.

The eagerly anticipated new edition of Nicholas Faith's groundbreaking The Story of Champagne recounts the history of champagne from the perspective of the winemakers. This timeless exploration of the world's greatest wine is a masterful blend of storytelling and analysis that has, for decades, left readers enthralled by the various types of champagne and the landscape, geology, and climate that inspire them.

The Story of Champagne delves into the history of champagne from its beginnings in the seventeenth century to the high-tech industry of the twenty-first century, before delving into the wine itself, its production process, the vineyards, and the harvest. Faith presents the most up-to-date statistics on wine production and consumption and concludes the book with a crucial assessment of today's most significant producers.

The Story of Champagne is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the world's most renowned wine.