Basic Info

Release: February 01, 2014

Runtime: 82 min

Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (14 votes)

Status: Released

Videos

A Year in Champagne TV SPOT - Now on iTunes (2015) - Documentary HD (YouTube)

A Year in Champagne Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD (YouTube)

A Year in Champagne

2014 82 min ⭐ 6.2/10 14 votes

Overview

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.