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Taught Americans to Love Champagne
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Charlie tells the story of a dashing young Frenchman, Charles
Heidsieck, who introduced hard-drinking Americans to
champagne in the mid-nineteenth century and became
famously known as Champagne Charlie. Ignoring critics who
warned that America was a dangerous place to do business,
Heidsieck plunged right in, considering it &#8220thland of
opportunity&#8221and succeeding there beyond his wildest
dreams. Those dreams, however, became a nightmare when
the Civil War erupted and he was imprisoned and nearly
executed after being charged with spying for the Confederacy.
Only after the Lincoln administration intervened was
Heidsieck&#8217slife saved, but his champagne business had
gone bankrupt and was virtually dead. Then, miraculously,
Heidsieck became owner of nearly half the city of Denver, the
fastest-growing city in the West. By selling the land, Heidsieck
was eventually able to resurrect his business to its former
glory. For all its current-day glamour, effervescence, and
association with the high life, champagne had a lackluster
start. It was pale red in color, insipid in taste, and completely
flat. In fact, champagne-makers, including the legendary Dom
P&#233rigon, fought strenuously to eliminate bubbles.
Champagne&#8217ssuccess can be traced back to King Louis
XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour, Napoleon
Bonaparte, countless wars and prohibitions, and, most
important to the United States, Charles Heidsieck.Champagne

Charlie tells the history of champagne and the thrilling tale of
how the go-to celebratory drink of our time made its way to the
United States, thanks to the controversial figure of Heidsieck.
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iNew York Times/i Best Wine Book of 2021/bChampagne
Charlie tells the story of a dashing young Frenchman, Charles
Heidsieck, who introduced hard-drinking Americans to
champagne in the mid-nineteenth century and became
famously known as Champagne Charlie. Ignoring critics who
warned that America was a dangerous place to do business,
Heidsieck plunged right in, considering it &#8220thland of
opportunity&#8221and succeeding there beyond his wildest
dreams. Those dreams, however, became a nightmare when
the Civil War erupted and he was imprisoned and nearly
executed after being charged with spying for the Confederacy.
Only after the Lincoln administration intervened was
Heidsieck&#8217slife saved, but his champagne business had
gone bankrupt and was virtually dead. Then, miraculously,
Heidsieck became owner of nearly half the city of Denver, the
fastest-growing city in the West. By selling the land, Heidsieck
was eventually able to resurrect his business to its former
glory. For all its current-day glamour, effervescence, and
association with the high life, champagne had a lackluster
start. It was pale red in color, insipid in taste, and completely
flat. In fact, champagne-makers, including the legendary Dom
P&#233rigon, fought strenuously to eliminate bubbles.
Champagne&#8217ssuccess can be traced back to King Louis
XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour, Napoleon
Bonaparte, countless wars and prohibitions, and, most
important to the United States, Charles Heidsieck.Champagne
Charlie tells the history of champagne and the thrilling tale of
how the go-to celebratory drink of our time made its way to the
United States, thanks to the controversial figure of Heidsieck.