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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Kladstrup, Don
Kladstrup, Petie
Titre(s) : Champagne Charlie [Texte imprimé] : the Frenchman who taught Americans to love champagne / Don & Petie Kladstrup
Publication : [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, copyright
[2021]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xvi, 276 pages) : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references p. 269-271 and index
"Champagne Charlie tells the history of champagne and the thrilling tale of how the
go-to celebratory drink of our time made its way to the United States, thanks to the
controversial figure of Charles "Champagne Charlie" Heidsieck" ; "Champagne Charlie
tells the story of a dashing young Frenchman, Charles Heidsieck, who introduced hard-drinking
Americans to champagne in the mid-nineteenth century and became famously known as
Champagne Charlie. Ignoring critics who warned that America was a dangerous place
to do business, Heidsieck plunged right in, considering it "the land of opportunity"
and succeeding there beyond his wildest dreams. Those dreams, however, became a nightmare
when the Civil War erupted and he was imprisoned and nearly executed after being charged
with spying for the Confederacy. Only after the Lincoln administration intervened
was Heidsieck's life saved, but his champagne business had gone bankrupt and was virtually
dead. Then, miraculously, Heidsieck unexpectedly became owner of nearly half the city
of Denver, the fastest-growing city in the West. By selling the land, Heidsieck was
eventually able to resurrect his business to its former glory. For all its current-day
glamour, effervescence, and association with the high life, champagne had a lackluster
start. It was pale red in color, insipid in taste, and completely flat. In fact, champagne-makers,
including the legendary Dom Perignon, fought strenuously to eliminate bubbles. Champagne's
success can be traced back to King Louis XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour,
Napoleon Bonaparte, countless wars and prohibitions, and, most important to the United
States, Charles Heidsieck.Champagne Charlie tells the history of champagne and the
thrilling tale of how the go-to celebratory drink of our time made its way to the
United States, thanks to the controversial figure of Heidsieck"
Sujet(s) : Heidsieck, Charles (1822-1893)
Champagne (vin mousseux) -- 19e siècle
Relations -- États-Unis -- France -- 19e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
663.224 (23e éd.) = Vin mousseux (technologie des boissons)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781640123946. - ISBN 1640123946. - ISBN 9781640125025 (erroné). - ISBN 9781640125032
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb470442761
Notice n° :
FRBNF47044276
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The First Sip ; Young Charles ; Discovery of the New World ; Reading the Stars
; The Panic ; The Lion of New York ; Southern Comfort ; "It's War" ; The Beast
; Into the Jaws ; "We Are Not in Venice" ; The Homecoming ; The Man Who Never Forgot
; "War Seems to Follow Me" ; The Denver Miracle ; Epilogue
