{"product_id":"9781908984791","title":"The story of champagne","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is extraordinary enough that one small area in north-eastern France, on the northern edge of Europe’s wine-growing regions, should be capable of producing the finest sparkling wine in the world, one of the few worth discussing as a wine and not merely as a sparkling beverage. Yet champagne fascinates not only wine lovers, but also historians – social, economic, political – linguists, physiologists, physicists and chemists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long-awaited new edition of Nicholas Faith’s landmark \u003cem\u003eThe story of champagne\u003c\/em\u003e tells the tale of champagne from the winemakers’ point of view. This classic study of the world’s greatest wine is a masterpiece of storytelling and analysis that has for decades sent readers away with renewed excitement about the different types of champagne and the landscape, geology and climate that inspire them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of champagne\u003c\/em\u003e explores the history of champagne from its origins in the seventeenth century to the high-tech industry of the twenty-first before examining the wine itself, how it is made, the crus, the vines and the harvest. Faith provides completely up-to-date statistics on wine production and consumption and finishes the book with an all-important evaluation of today’s most important producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe story of champagne\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the world’s most celebrated wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Infinite Ideas Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059473531120,"sku":"9781908984791","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908984791_p0.jpg?v=1763622538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908984791","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}