Champagne
December, 1986
No other wine has the charm and disarming generosity of champagne. It has quelled wars, tired hearts, given strength to the weak, brought giants to their knees. Napoleon's Josephine bathed in it; Beau Brummell had his boot polish made with it. Today, champagne is administered as medicine in many of France's maternity hospitals.But what is this wine we call champagne? It is a sparkling wine made by inducing a second fermentation in the bottle, from a blend of any ratio of just three grape varieti...
