Facts About Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines

The work surveys the origins, history, and techniques behind sparkling wines, tracing vineyard sites and cultivation practices on river and mountain slopes and detailing cellar operations such as fermentation control, disgorging, corking, and bottling. Illustrated regional chapters describe major production centers and establishments, compare local styles and methods, and examine varieties from Saumur, Sauternes, Burgundy, the Jura, the south of France and other European districts. Broader chapters treat German, Austro‑Hungarian, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and American sparkling wines. Statistical tables, practical hints, recipes for wine cups, lists of principal brands, and numerous engravings accompany the technical and descriptive material.