Florence Tilkens Zotiades
The Champagne Widows
Or the delights of widowhood in a famous wine-growing region! While enjoying a glass of Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne, you may wonder why the word veuve, the French word for widow, is mentioned on some Champagne labels. Well! This brings us back to the Napoleonic Code (the French Civil Code), women’s status in 19th-century France…
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Greek Sparkling Wines
With its spellbinding landscape, a variety of terroirs, an enchanting array of indigenous grape varieties, and a fascinating recorded history of winemaking since the 7th century BC, Greece remains the place where one of the deepest wine cultures in the world was born, thrived throughout ancient times and is still thriving. Today, Greek winemakers, particularly…
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