Champagne Charlie : the Frenchman who taught Americans to love champagne / Don Kladstrup and Petie Kladstrup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kladstrup, Don, author.

Kladstrup, Petie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Champagne (Wine)--History.

Champagne (Wine).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : Potomac Books, [2021]

Summary:

Champagne Charlie tells the history of champagne and the thrilling tale of how the go-to celebratory drink of our time made its way to the United States, thanks to the controversial figure of Charles "Champagne Charlie" Heidsieck..

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1. The First Sip

2. Young Charles

3. Discovery of the New World

4. Reading the Stars

5. The Panic

6. The Lion of New York

7. Southern Comfort

8. "It's War"

9. The Beast

10. Into the Jaws

11. "We Are Not in Venice"

12. The Homecoming

13. The Man Who Never Forgot

14. "War Seems to Follow Me"

15. The Denver Miracle

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64012-503-5