{"product_id":"9780062013057","title":"Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 War I as a global icon of fine taste and good living. The book celebrates the gutsy, larger–than–life characters whose proud determination nurtured and preserved the land and its grapes throughout centuries of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148162318576,"sku":"9780062013057","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062013057_p0.jpg?v=1769891134","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062013057","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}