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Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit
ISBN: 978-0-471-45944-6
Hardcover
256 pages
February 2005
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Introduction.

The Grapes Are Coming.

Much Ado about Salt and Wine.

The Difficult Birth of an Eau-de-Vie.

Mayhem on the Charente.

Rising Houses, Rising Fortunes.

A Distillate Turns Golden.

Phylloxera and The Texas Cure.

The German Who Saved Cognac.

Glory Years, with Feathers.

Tale of a Big House,

Tale of a Little House.

The Last of the Mohicans.

From the Nursery to the Glass.

Agendas for Tomorrow.

The Spirit Flows On.

Acknowledgements.

Sources.

Picture Credits.

Index.