Vintage: A History of Wine. Eps. 7 & 8

United Kingdom, 1988

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Sipping stars recounts the history of champagne, from its invention by Dom Perignon during the reign of Louis XIV, the addition of the bubbles by the British during the reign of Charles II and the introduction of mass production methods by La Veuve Clicquot which led to its international success. “Wine and war” shows how the sweet fortified wines, particularly Madeira and Port were embraced by the British and Americans when French and German wines became unobtainable during the Napoleonic wars.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Christopher Ralling

Michael Gill

production company

Channel Four

Malone Gill Productions

WGBH (Boston)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302675

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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