The Romans brought vines to France, but it’s France that brought wine to the rest of the world and ①______ its production to an art form. France ②______ millions of acres of real estate to vineyards. The original home of many of the world’s greatest ③______, France has taught the world to ④______ the joys of the grape. And in northern France there’s a region which is the ⑤______ protected home of the most famous and ⑥______ of all wines—champagne. VALELEY TRIBAUT is the third ⑦______ champagne-maker who helps oversee the family’s production. VALELEY Does your family own all of these vines? Yes, we have… in this area, we have 40 pieces. Forty parcels of land? Yes, this area all over (just stretch out all over, champagne?) En~and 28 acres in total. Well. So it’s a smaller vineyard but on the best place so…That’s good champagne. Yes. You can only be called champagne if your vineyard is actually in the region of Champagne. ⑧______. How many champagne houses are there in Champagne? Around 18 thousand one…18.000 ? Yes. How is someone supposed to choose which champagne to drink from all of those champagnes? Champagnes are all very different. Really 18,000, they all taste different? Yes, they all taste different. Really? But they all use three kinds of grapes, right? Yes, but they come from different areas, different subsoil, different growth, depend on the blending of the three sorts of grapes, the time spent in ⑨______ and everybody has his own… Technique. Technique and blend.
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⑩The art of _________________________ the club.
◆Special Interest
A holy wine
Until medieval times, it was the monks who tended the vines: the wine was blessed and drunk during mass. The wines of Champagne were given a unique destiny when the paths of geography and history crossed. It was Saint Rémi, bishop(主教) of Rheims, whilst living in a villa surrounded by vineyards near to the present town of Epérnay, who baptised(洗礼) Clovis when he converted. The first King of France was anointed(擦,涂,抹) with wine from the Champagne region one Christmas evening in 496. Several centuries later, the marriage of Jeanne de Navarre, heiress(女性继承人) of Champagne, to the heir to the French throne, later Philip the Fair, linked the destiny of the Lords of Champagne to the crown of France.
From the 12th century onwards, Champagne's reputation began to cross borders and their prestige grew continuously. As they grew in notoriety and were appreciated by the greats of this world, Champagne wines were the chosen wines for celebrations and major events.
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The Romans brought vines to France, but it’s France that brought wine to the rest of the world and ① elevated its production to an art form. France ② devotes millions of acres of real estate to vineyards. The original home of many of the world’s greatest ③ varieties , France has taught the world to ④ appreciate the joys of the grape. And in northern France there’s a region which is the ⑤ fiercely protected home of the most famous and ⑥ extravagant of all wines—champagne. VALELEY TRIBAUT is the third ⑦ generation champagne-maker who helps oversee the family’s production. VALELEY Does your family own all of these vines? Yes, we have… in this area, we have 40 pieces. Forty parcels of land? Yes, this area all over (just stretch out all over, champagne?) En~and 28 acres in total. Well. So it’s a smaller vineyard but on the best place so…That’s good champagne. Yes. You can only be called champagne if your vineyard is actually in the region of Champagne. ⑧ Exactly . How many champagne houses are there in Champagne? Around 18 thousand one…18.000 ? Yes. How is someone supposed to choose which champagne to drink from all of those champagnes? Champagnes are all very different. Really 18,000, they all taste different? Yes, they all taste different. Really? But they all use three kinds of grapes, right? Yes, but they come from different areas, different subsoil, different growth, depend on the blending of the three sorts of grapes, the time spent in ⑨ cave and everybody has his own… Technique. Technique and blend.
⑩The art of opening a champagne bottle with a saber dates back to Napoleonic times. Quite handy on horseback apparently. The brotherhood meets on the regular bases to perform the ritual for special occasions such as weddings and also to initiate new members into the club.
