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30 gru 2021 · But during World War II the French Resistance used the Germans’ penchant to reach for a bottle before battle to gain valuable intelligence. By late 1940, the Resistance caught on that the Germans would demand large quantities of alcohol in the lead up to major campaigns.
10 lip 2014 · From merciless pillaging to despotic administration, perhaps no winegrowing region suffered more frustrations during World War II than Champagne. But is it not strange how the seemingly worst occasions in a region’s (or nation’s) history almost always wind up leading to moments of triumph?
6 cze 2024 · At the outset of the war, much of France's wine was simply looted by the Nazis (to the tune of two million bottles in Champagne in the first weeks of occupation alone).
The French 75 cocktail celebrates the firepower of the WWI French 75-millimetre field gun. In recent decades, this has become a potent gin-based champagne cocktail with lemon juice and sugar served in a flute, but it originally consisted of gin, apple brandy, grenadine and lemon juice served in a cocktail glass.
During the Second War, an occupying military and political force threatened Champagne’s very identity. The German occupying forces and the Vichy Regime frequently made requisitions and enforced strict control of trade for their benefit.
23 gru 2023 · The World's Best Champagnes on Wine-Searcher: So whose leading the pack? Well, as usual, it's Krug Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Brut with a whopping score of 96 points. The house of Krug was founded in 1843 by Joseph Krug who hailed from Germany 's Mosel Valley and studied Champagne under the mentorship of Jacquesson.
27 gru 2020 · Take-home pairing of champions: brut champagne and a meatlover's pie. Photo Illustration: Brad Japhe Prepare To Pair
