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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. The shipment directives themselves could be telling.
10 lip 2014 · The German army's official surrender in Reims on 8 May 1945 - Victory in Europe (VE) day - tasted particularly sweet for the canny, local Champagne winemakers and workers who spent much of World War Two outfoxing the occupying forces, writes Julian Hitner.
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).
12 paź 2018 · The region of Champagne has been ravaged by war that dates back to 1500 years ago up to the Napoleonic wars, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I. However, it was also war that sparked the drinking culture that spread across the globe by the famous French statesman and warrior, Napoléon Bonaparte.
Champagne is renowned for being the most exclusive celebratory drink in the world. Consumed at social gatherings all over the globe, it’s used for toasts at weddings and seeing in the New Year. But the real question is, do you know your champagne from your prosecco?
As World War I loomed, champagne houses put images of soldiers and countries' flags on their bottles, customizing the image for each country to which the wine was imported. During the Dreyfus affair, one champagne house released a champagne antijuif with antisemitic advertisements to take advantage of the wave of Antisemitism that hit parts of ...
The authors of the international bestseller Wine and War chronicle the untold dramatic history of Champagne from the 13th century through the crucibles of two world wars to the 21st...
