For lovers of reading about champagne, the bubble library brings together some beautiful books, such as the book "4000 champagnes" by Richard Juhlin, but we will now have to rely on a little book that will delight champagne lovers, experienced or beginners: “The taste of champagne” by François Martin, cellar master in Bordeaux, wine taster and authors of books.
Loving champagne, choosing your champagne or learning to love it is something that touches many people, but when it comes to putting down words to transcribe a tasting and make people understand, explain, it's a different pair of handle.
It is clear that many people now have notions of talking about still wines, as the author François Martin explains, but for champagne, on the other hand, fans of the general public do not necessarily know how to put the words for champagne. . The book on the taste of champagne therefore seems to be in this spirit by being the second book in a trilogy with an educational vocation on wine and by perfectly complementing the champagne accessories (champagne bucket, champagne flutes, etc.) allowing its optimal and conscious tasting.
There are many books available on champagne wine, but they are essentially beautiful books that accompany champagne wine in its image as a luxury and exceptional product.
"We are often content to talk about champagne as a party product, but I think consumers need tools to go further", and also to learn to better appreciate the quality, not champagne, but many “champagne wines” adds specialist François Martin.
"I do not wear any dogmatic gaze, and I do not give lessons"
Throughout the pages of this 80-page book, the reader and champagne lover can easily be tamed. The magic will come quickly since this little book brings some notions and codes related to color, nose and taste, which are the key elements in the tasting and decoding of a wine.
"The taste of champagne" shares both the specificities of the terroir and the Champagne method in order to set the record straight and ensure that consumers and champagne lovers are no longer lost on the particularity of tasting champagne wine.
Le lecteur-amateur de champagne sera de plus guidé dans le monde des différents producteurs, sans omettre les conseils pratiques, afin de considérer les champagnes d’abord comme des vins de qualité et pas seulement comme un vin de fête.
This book is therefore a key to reading dedicated to Champagne, where the amateur, from any side, can enhance his gaze by having a more enlightened vision of this wine so mythical, sometimes secret, and often complex.
Because Champagne, by its nature, demands a particular approach to tasting.
A book in love with champagne
“With the help of a clear and detailed argument, François Martin answers many questions. Is Champagne a wine like any other? What is the "Champagne method"? Is there a specific terroir? Several types of wines? How do you navigate the styles, brands and origins of operators? How to analyze the color, the nose and the balance of a Champagne? At what serving temperature should we drink it? As with other wines, is there a notion of quality / price or price / pleasure? »Explains the press review, of this potentially essential book in a library that respects itself and is passionate about wines (oenology students will rub their hands), whether institutional or personal.
This book will also be a complement to learning how to describe a drink, without necessarily being very alcoholic, or even drinks such as "champagnes" without alcohol. The glossary at the end of the book will allow the reader to deepen and complete their knowledge, all for the modest sum of fourteen euros.
Strictly speaking, this book, "The taste of champagne", is also a very nice gift idea for champagne lovers (for Father's Day for example! But too late for me, I already have it!).
It will allow you to acquire some knowledge of champagne wines, whether it is winegrowers' champagnes or any other classification from the world of field bubbles!
REFERENCES OF THE BOOK: "The taste of champagne. A special approach to tasting. », Editions Féret. 80 pages, 14 euros. Author: François Martin. Publication date: April 2010. Presentation: 10 x 18 cm, Pagination: 80 pages. ISBN 978-2-35156-053-2. Recommended price: 14 €.
