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Cognac : a liquid history / Salvatore Calabrese.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Cassell, 2001Description: 271 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0304358746
  • 9780304358748
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 641.253 21
LOC classification:
  • TP599 .C35 2001
Online resources: Review: "Cognac is widely considered the finest distilled spirit in the world. Its history has evolved against a fascinating backdrop of sin and seduction. Politics and intrigue between cognac-producing families has, over the centuries, weaved a rich tapestry of controversy. It has known tragedy and triumph, such as in the late 1870s when a bug called Phylloxera vastatrix ate its way through the vineyards of the cognac region, or when a number of extraordinary cases of fraud led to the stringent production controls that now guard the drink's good name." "Cognac: A Liquid History relates a passionate and contemporary story of a traditional spirit with an intriguing past. The book explores and unfolds, decade by decade, the history, secrets and untold tales surrounding the world's most noble tipple."--BOOK JACKET.
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"Cognac is widely considered the finest distilled spirit in the world. Its history has evolved against a fascinating backdrop of sin and seduction. Politics and intrigue between cognac-producing families has, over the centuries, weaved a rich tapestry of controversy. It has known tragedy and triumph, such as in the late 1870s when a bug called Phylloxera vastatrix ate its way through the vineyards of the cognac region, or when a number of extraordinary cases of fraud led to the stringent production controls that now guard the drink's good name." "Cognac: A Liquid History relates a passionate and contemporary story of a traditional spirit with an intriguing past. The book explores and unfolds, decade by decade, the history, secrets and untold tales surrounding the world's most noble tipple."--BOOK JACKET.

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