A Year in Champagne

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A Year in Champagne (2014)

Directed by David Kennard

“Discover the Intoxicating Story Behind the World's Most Famous Wine.”

Documentary · 1h 22m

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.

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Crew

Director
David Kennard
Director of Photography
Jamie LeJuene

Details

Release date
2014-02-01
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN