4th Edition The pocket edition of Tom Stevenson’s newest guide to champagne is not just a diminutive edition of its larger cousin, Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine, it is the newest, most up-to-date work, with a less assuming and mobile size by the author hailed as, “An authority acknowledged even by the Champenois.” His renown is matched only by his love of the stuff, which stamps each sentence with that distinctive Stevenson style: “The Titanic (more…)
4th Edition The pocket edition of Tom Stevenson’s newest guide to champagne is not just a diminutive edition of its larger cousin, Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne & Sparkling Wine, it is the newest, most up-to-date work, with a less assuming and mobile size by the author hailed as, “An authority acknowledged even by the Champenois.” His renown is matched only by his love of the stuff, which stamps each sentence with that distinctive Stevenson style: “The Titanic (more…)
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Champagne is synonymous with celebration and success–but have its festive associations detracted from its status as a fine wine in its own right? Drawing on his intimate knowledge of a classic but rapidly changing region, Michael Edwards takes a radically different approach in this unrivaled, terroir-based (more…)