CHAMPAGNE

From the expert behind the top-rated resource ChampagneGuide.net comes this groundbreaking guide to the modern wines of Champagne—a region that in recent years has undergone one of the most dramatic transformations in the wine-growing world.

Champagne is one of the most iconic, sought-after wines in the world, beloved by serious wine collectors as well as everyday wine drinkers. However, Champagne is also one of the most misunderstood wines out there—obscured by a multibillion-dollar marketing industry that makes it difficult for consumers to honestly judge value and understand what they're drinking.

Enter CHAMPAGNE, a revolutionary new book from trusted authority Peter Liem. Based on six years of on-the-ground research and unprecedented access to actual Champagne growers, CHAMPAGNE is the first book to actually describe producers and wines based on their terroir—enlightening readers by showing them exactly where, how, and by whom these great wines are made. Included in the stunning boxed set are the Louis Larmot vinicultural maps—the only detailed wine maps of the region, which were commissioned by the French government in the mid-1940s and have never appeared in print in English.

This comprehensive buyer's guide helps wine buyers navigate the sparkling wine aisle, and never-before-published maps of every vineyard in the region make this the definitive resource for any wine lover.


PETER LIEM is an American wine writer and the author of ChampagneGuide.net. Following nearly a decade in the wine trade, he was a senior editor, critic, and tasting director for Wine & Spirits, and his writings on sherry, Champagne, and other wines have appeared in publications such as The World of Fine Wine, The Art of Eating, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He was also the first American to be nominated to the tasting panel of The World of Fine Wine and will host La Fête du Champagne in London this November.