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List of contents
Foreword.
Introduction.
PART I: What Is Champagne?
Chapter 1: Champagne, the Region.
Chapter 2: Dom Perignon -- the Legend.
PART II: The Magic of the Bubbles.
Chapter 3: The Champagne Method.
Chapter 4: The Grapes of Champagne.
PART III: Styles of Champagne.
Chapter 5: Vintage and non-Vintage (Classic) Champagne.
Chapter 6: Variations on a Theme: Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, and Rose.
Chapter 7: How Sweet It Isn't.
PART IV: The Great Champagne Houses.
Chapter 8: The Top 25 Champagne Houses (A to L).
Chapter 9: The Top 25 Champagne Houses (M to Z).
Chapter 10: Grower and Co-operative Champagnes.
Chapter 11: The Champagne Trade Today.
PART V: Buying, Storing, and Serving Champagne.
Chapter 12: Practical Tips on Champagne.
Chapter 13: Tasting Champagne.
Chapter 14: Champagne with Food.
Chapter 15: Touring Champagne.
PART VI: Other Sparkling Wines.
Chapter 16: California and Other American Sparkling Wines.
Chapter 17: Sparkling Wines from the Rest of the World.
PART VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Answers to Ten Common Questions about Champagne.
Chapter 19: Ten Champagne Myths Exposed.
PART VIII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Glossary of Champagne Descriptors.
Appendix B: Directory of Champagne Houses.
Appendix C: Champagne Vintages: 1978-1997.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
About the author
Ed McCarthy is a Certified Wine Educator, a regular contributor to Wine Enthusiast and The Wine Journal, and the coauthor of four previous For Dummies?? wine books.
