Uncorked : the science of champagne
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Uncorked : the science of champagne
Princeton University Press, c2004
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-[147]) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Uncorked" is the first book to quench our curiosity about the inner workings of one of the world's most popular drinks. Prized for its freshness, vitality, and sensuality, champagne is a wine of great complexity. Mysteries aplenty gush forth with the popping of that cork. Just what is that fizz? Can you judge champagne quality by how big the bubbles are, by how long they last, by how they behave before they fade? Why exactly does serving champagne in a long-stemmed flute prolong both the chill and the effervescence? Through lively prose and a wealth of state-of-the-art, high-speed photos, this book unlocks the door to the mystery of what champagne effervescence is really all about.Gerard Liger-Belair provides an unprecedented close-up view of the beauty in the bubbles - images that look surprisingly like lovely flowers, geometric patterns, even galaxies as they rise through the glass and then burst forth on the surface. He fully illustrates: how bubbles form not on the glass itself but are instead "born" out of debris stuck on the glass wall; how they rise; and how they burst - the most picturesque and functional stage of the bubble's fleeting life.
"Uncorked" also provides a colorful history of champagne, tells us how it is made, and asks: could global warming spell its demise? Bubbly may tickle the nose, but this book tackles what the nose and the naked eye cannot - the spectacular science of that which gives champagne its charm and gives us our pleasure.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO: The History of Champagne 7 CHAPTER THREE: The Making of Champagne 19 CHAPTER FOUR: A Flute or a Goblet? 31 CHAPTER FIVE: The Birth of a Bubble 37 CHAPTER SIX: The Bubble Rises 59 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Bubble Bursts 85 CHAPTER EIGHT: Afterword: The Future of Champagne Wines 133 Glossary 143 Bibliography 145 Acknowledgments 148 Index 149
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