A Year in Champagne (2014)
Discover the Intoxicating Story Behind the World's Most Famous Wine.
82 min
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.
- Release date
- February 1, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States, France
Trailer
Cast
- Xavier Gonet as Champagne Maker
- Martine Saunier
Crew
- David Kennard · Director
- David Kennard · Writer
- David Kennard · Producer
- James Kennard · Producer
- Jamie LeJeune · Producer
- Martine Saunier · Producer
- Jamie LeJeune · Cinematographer
- James Kennard · Editor
- Jamie LeJeune · Editor