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The authors of the international bestseller Wine and War chronicle the untold dramatic history of Champagne from the 13th century through the crucibles of two world wars to the 21st century...
- Throughout history, waves of invaders including Franks, Visigoths, Burgundians, Merovingians, and the Barbarian tribes, swept across the verdant region of Champagne in southern France.
- Yet this region, has survived and thrived due to the indomitable spirit of its people
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Coming...the people who "made" champagne, well, champagne...
"The Monk..."
Dom Pierre Pérignon was a French Benedictine monk who is credited as the "father" of champagne as we know it today.
"...and the King"
Louis XIV's love of champagne sparks the demand by courtier and commoner alike for the uniquely French wine...Champagne
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