A Scent of Champagne: 8,000 Champagnes Tasted and Rated

Champagnemaybethemostmisunderstoodcategoryofwineintheworld,asmanylabelsofsparklingwinesbearthenameinerror.TruechampagnecomesonlyfromtheFrenchprovinceofChampagneandcontainsthreespecificgrapevarieties.Butfiguringoutmoreaboutthewinecanbeconfusing:whatisthedifferencebetweencuvéedeprestige,blancdenoirs,androsé?Whatisthebestkindoffoodtopairwithchampagne?Howmanydifferentkindsofsweetnessarethere?Whatisthebestmethodofstorage?RichardJuhlin,theworld?sforemostchampagneexpert,answersthesequestionsandmoreashetakesthereaderonajourneytothegeographicalareaofChampagneandthroughthehistoryofthedrink.Heexplainshowtoarrangetastingsanddevelopone?ssenseofsmell,andwhythesettingwhereyoudrinkchampagneisimportant,includingpersonalanecdotesabouthislifelongjourneyfromPEteachertoconnoisseur.Alsoincludedisacatalogsectionthatdescribesandranksdifferentchampagnehouses,types,andvintages.SitbackandenjoyJuhlin?sgracefulprosewithalovelyglassofchampagne,thesparklingwinethathascometoepitomizeluxuryandelegance.,