Champagne - The cool guide to the world's most audacious beverage

Madame Lily Bollinger was once asked, "When do you drink champagne?" and replied: "I only drink Champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty. " Lily had the right idea. Most people think that Champagne is just for special occasions, such as New Years Eve, ship launches and wedding toasts, but they are so wrong. Yes, celebration and Champagne are synonymous, no argument there, but Champagne isn't ONLY for celebrations. While Champagne takes pride of place at all great events, sipping Champagne at any opportunity will transform ordinary moments into fabulous ones. Having a celebration but admit to being clueless when it comes to choosing, serving and drinking the world's most audacious beverage? Intimidated by the Champagne choices in a winelist or bottleshop? Does your jaw drop at the prices and wonder how they're justified? Do you love the luxury of Champagne but hate all the pretentiousness and formality? What is the proper pronunciation of Moet? Boost your social cred by learning essential how-to's, intriguing facts, and useless trivia that will leave your besties in awe of your savoir-faire. This book takes you on a rockin' romp through the vineyards of Champagne where you will discover a stupendous world of history, science and uber good times. Finally, a guide to Champagne for people with a sense of humour and an urge to par-tay Author Joshi Pitman, spent most of her career in positions dealing with misery and crisis. She has been a nurse, a psychologist, and a crisis coordinator, amongst other things, in interesting but somewhat bleak environments. With many years expertise in drinking champagne she now owns a business that expresses her passion for the bubbles through exclusive and outrageous champagne events and services. This is her first book."