Description
Autumn in the vineyards of the Marne: the harvest is in, the cellars smell of chalk and cold stone, and the first frost is due any night. In the tasting room of a small family house, a winemaker’s granddaughter takes down a fat old volume about Champagne and turns the pages slowly, reading aloud the names of the villages, Ay, Cramant, Bouzy, as if they were lines of a poem she had known since childhood.
This Gérard Ribierre book captures that love of the sparkling wine and its homeland. It is a refined gift for a sommelier, a wine club host, a francophile planning a trip to Reims, or a couple celebrating an engagement with a bottle opened on the balcony. Shelved beside real cookbooks and travel guides, or set next to the ice bucket at a party, it is a conversation piece with a sparkle of its own.
Piece details
- A book whose subject is Champagne in France
- Made by Gérard Ribierre, a well-regarded name in Limoges porcelain
- Hinged lid secured by its metal clasp
- Crafted in Limoges, France, from porcelain painted wholly by hand
- Pre-owned, from a private collection
Present it alongside a good bottle for a toast that will be remembered long after the last bubble. It is a natural choice for a fortieth birthday, a retirement dinner or a wine lover who has finally visited the cellars of Reims and Epernay.
