Introduction, Preface, Foreword 1. Have No Stint of It... 2. On Your Marques 3. Eleven Eras of Champagne 4. Its Own Kind of Beauty 5. Tangoing with Terroir (for a change)... 6. Blame it on the Fizzics... 7. Better, Brighter, Bubblier... 8. Champagne on the Move... Index
Susan Keevil started her life in wine as a 'cellar rat' cooling Chardonnays in Australia's Hunter Valley, none of which prepared her for the world of book publishing back in the UK where she honed her wine knowledge working with Hugh Johnson on six editions of his international best-seller, the Pocket Wine Book. Susan then landed her dream job as editor of Decanter magazine (the path to many worldwide wine adventures) and later became author of the Which? Guide to Wine as well as a regular magazine columnist and contributor. The launch of the Academie du Vin Library in 2019 saw a return to specialist wine books for which Susan is a writer and editor-in-chief.
"On Champagne is the wine book that every lover of the world's most
famous bubbles has been waiting for - whether they realised it or
not." - Club O Enologique
"...if you love champagne, this is another must-buy. And apologies
for the terrible pun, but it is genuinely true - this book fizzes
with wonderful stuff." - Jancis Robinson
"It is full of interesting and sometimes entertaining stories and
if you remember looking for a gift for a champagne lover: this is
it." [Translated via Google Translate, original language: Dutch] -
Het Financial Dagblad
"Among the other good wine books out this year is On Champagne: A
Tapestry of Tales To Celebrate the Greatest Sparkling Wine of All."
- The Telegraph
"Writers in this sparkling collection include former secretary
general of NATO Pater Carrington. The latter recalls transporting
cases of Champagne in a Sherman tank - as he says, "no limousine"."
- Waitrose Magazine
"Presenting the story of the iconic French fizz from its accidental
beginnings to the present day and looking to the future, there is
plenty for Champagne-lovers to enjoy." - Decanter
"Presenting the story of the iconic French fizz from its accidental
beginnings to the present day and looking to the future, there is
plenty for Champagne-lovers to enjoy." - Decanter
"A wide-ranging and fairly stellar anthology, mostly a
state-of-the-art overview by such luminaries as Serena Sutcliffe
MW, Tom Stevenson, Elin McCoy, Tyson Stelzer, Hugh Johnson, and a
dozen other experts, past and present." - Wine Conversation
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