A Year in Champagne

Story

The exploding cork. Endless tiny bubbles floating up and up in the glass. An indulgence. A celebration. A seduction. A triumph. This is the essence of Champagne, isn’t it? But it’s not just bubbles in a glass that makes the wine, or the mystique. Only sparkling wine produced within the boundaries of the Champagne region is truly “Champagne.” At first glance, the region is not an obvious source of romance. Champagne’s history is grim and bloody, swept by war and destruction from Attila the Hun to the filthy trenches of WWI and the Nazi depredations of WWII. The environment for winemaking is desperately hard — northerly latitude, chalky soil, copious rain, frost, rot. Yet it’s these difficulties that help make the wine unique.

«Discover the Intoxicating Story Behind the World's Most Famous Wine.»

Kurzinfos

Originaltitel

A Year in Champagne

Status

Released

Start

01.02.2014

Laufzeit

1 h 22 min

Originalsprache

en

Genres

Dokumentarfilm