The Champagne Handbook provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about everything you need to know about champagne. Readers will learn where champagne is produced and how it is made. The author explains the differences between various champagnes and offers detailed tips for traveling to the Champagne region. The most important champagne producers, the major houses, as well as the best champagne growers are presented in one- or two-page profiles, which include a brief history of the houses and primarily explain the house's style and the differences between the various cuvées. Readers will discover the essentials about the unique characteristics of the houses and the most important champagnes.