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  5. History of Sparkling Wine From Merret to Prosecco

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History of Sparkling Wine From Merret to Prosecco

Who really invented champagne, where the word Sekt comes from, and how Prosecco conquered the world: the history of sparkling wine, backed by evidence rather than legend.

  1. Chapter 1Who Invented Champagne? Dom Pérignon and Christopher MerretLegend and Evidence
  2. Chapter 2What Was the First Sparkling Wine? Limoux, Glass, and CorkThe Early Bubbles
  3. Chapter 3The Widow Clicquot and the Women of ChampagneWidows as Heads of the House
  4. Chapter 4Krug, Bollinger, Heidsieck, Mumm: Germans in ChampagneFounders from Germany
  5. Chapter 5Champagne and Russia: tsars, Cristal, and the taste for sweetnessThe tsarist market
  6. Chapter 6Where does the word Sekt come from? Sherry, Shakespeare, and a legendA word travels
  7. Chapter 7The Sekt tax and the Imperial Navy: why it's existed since 1902A tax for ships
  8. Chapter 8Champagne at war: Reims under fire, chalk cellars as refugeTwo world wars
  9. Chapter 9How Prosecco Conquered the World: From Conegliano to 667 Million BottlesA Global Success Story
  10. Chapter 10Champagne houses in the New World: Chandon, Roederer, Taittinger & Co.French houses worldwide

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