Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

by Henry Richard Vizetelly

Collected during numerous visits to the Champagne and other Viticultural Districts of France, and the prinicipal remaining wine-producing countries of Europe.

202 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 2007

About the author

Henry Richard Vizetelly (30 July 1820 – 1 January 1894) was an English publisher and writer. He started the publications Pictorial Times and Illustrated Times, wrote several books while working in Paris and Berlin as correspondent for the Illustrated London News, and in 1886 founded a publishing house in London, Vizetelly & Company.

Father of Ernest Alfred Vizetelly

Reviews

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having been written in the late 1800's, it was interesting to learn how champagne in particular, and also other sparkling wines were made then. I found the book also interesting, as the author, to write the book, had visited the historic chateaus and vineyards, some going back many centuries then, that were still producing champagne at that time, and gave historic facts and anecdotes about each, even to describing architectural points of interest. It also described many of the associated massive vaults and cellars, extending down stories into the earth-- many of them hundreds of years old too. Not being a wine expert myself, I found the descriptions about some of the processes, repeated for various enterprises somewhat tedious, but I learned a lot nonetheless.

[Top Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Stories - Great Food - Great Champagne. A food snobs dream come true. Collected During Numerous Visits to the Champagne and other viticultural districts of France, and the Principal Remaining Wine-Producing Countries of Europe

No other drink on Earth can capture the romance and euphoria of a single moment of celebration into such a tangible act as when the seal of a bottle of champagne is broken.