When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity

by Kolleen M. Guy

Book Overview

In the world of food and drink, champagne enjoys special status-an accompaniment to life's momentous occasions, a sign of joy, a drink originally and jealously French. A student of French history but also of business and consumption, Kolleen M. Guy examines how this bubbly wine achieved its elevated position. The answer takes us into regional rivalries, marketing strategies, and the rise of "gourmet" as a sensibility before leading, naturally, to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801871646
• ISBN13: 9780801871641
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.2"