Part 1 of this 2-part series will explore the Champagne region, history, the significance of the chalk, and some stories that bring us up to modern times. Part 2 will focus on production, grapes, and styles.

This is how we’re doing Dry January. 

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Champagne, Liem, P., (2017)

Champagne: How the World’s Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times, Kladstrup, D. & P. (2005)

Champagne Master-Level Study Manual [1st Edition], French Wine Society [Wine Scholar Guild] (2014)

Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling wine, Stevenson, T. & Avellan, E. (2014)

Websites:

Comité Champagne (official website): https://www.champagne.fr/en

Champagne: From Terroir to Wine (downloadable brochure with map) https://www.champagne.fr/sites/default/files/2022-11/brochure_civc_2020_en_bd.pdf

Instagram: thebubbleista - Three *Bone Dry* Champagnes for Dry January (3 January 2024) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1pacaeLjeA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Millesima USA: The Champagne Cork, Its History, Design, and How to Reuse it, Dupont, E. (5 March 2023) https://www.millesima-usa.com/blog/the-champagne-cork-its-history-design-and-how-to-reuse-it.html

Syndicat Général des Vignerons de la Champagne: Cahiers des Charges et Plans de Contrôl (March 2023) https://www.sgv-champagne.fr/?page_id=2544

Warfare History Network: The Battle of Chalons: Attila’s Stinging Defeat, Walker, J. (September 2013) https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-battle-of-chalons-attilas-stinging-defeat/

Glass in Session Episodes Relevant to - or Mentioned in - This Episode:

S1E16: Doing the Diois - Clairette de Die Sparkling Wine https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/argentinas-sparkling-wine-s14e1

S3E3: Wine Caves - Dishing the Dirt https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s3e3-wine-caves-dishing-the-dirt

S4E1: English Fizz https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s4e1-english-fizz

S5E2: Getting Medieval - Wine and Holy Warriors https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s5e2-getting-medieval-wine-and-holy-warriors

S7E3: Booze Riots and Rebellions, Part 1 - Champagne and Whiskey https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/s7e3-booze-riots-and-rebellions-part-1-champagne-whiskey

S13E1: American Sparkling Wine https://glassinsession.libsyn.com/american-sparkling-wine-s13e1

S14E1: Argentina’s Sparkling Wine https://sites.libsyn.com/176360/site/argentinas-sparkling-wine-s14e1

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