Champagne Riots

Dan Snow's History Hit

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🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Rebecca Gibb is a Master of Wine. A ninja who can sniff out a Merlot from a Margaux at 50 paces. In this archive episode, she talks to Dan about the riots that tore through the region of Champagne just before the First World War as the small wine growers rose up against the power of the big Champagne brands. This story has it all: invasive species, globalisation, climate crisis, superbrands, booze and artisanal production.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, welcome to Dan Snow's History Hit.
0:04.3	For those of you doing dry January, I have nothing but sympathy.
0:08.6	I like to ease the passage of this darkest and coldest of months with plentiful supplies
0:13.8	of alcohol.
0:14.8	But you know what, teach their own.
0:16.2	You do you.
0:17.2	I hope you don't think I'm trolling you because in this episode I'm talking about the
0:19.8	greatest of drinks, the greatest of beverages, libations and that is of course champagne.
0:25.1	I'm talking to Rebecca Gibbs.
0:26.6	She's a master of wine.
0:28.1	She is a ninja who can sniff out a merlot from a margo at 50 paces.
0:31.7	But I know nothing is all about wine.
0:33.7	I like drinking it, right?
0:34.7	I don't know anything at all.
0:36.2	And so she was hit to school me on the history of the good stuff.
0:39.8	This will blow your mind when you hear about American grapes in France.
0:43.2	It is brilliant.
0:44.2	This is a back episode of the podcast recorded a few years ago and I want to repeat it now
0:47.7	because it is so good.
0:49.1	It was thoroughly enjoyed at the time.
0:50.9	It had lots of listeners who joined us since.
0:52.5	I hope everyone enjoys this.
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