An American In Champagne - Forthcoming Book by Paige Donner

AN AMERICAN IN CHAMPAGNE – BOOK EXCERPT

From Forthcoming Book:  by Paige Donner

AN AMERICAN IN CHAMPAGNE

A narrative memoir about the 3 1/2 years I spent living in Epernay, the self-proclaimed Champagne capital of France.

This book is more, much more, than just a critique about champagnes; It’s also much more than a superficial overview about the best champagne houses to visit or where to eat and sleep when in Champagne. My stay and regional wine education was completely self-financed with no sponsorship by any champagne houses (this is not the case for 99% of the 'wine' or 'travel writers' who write about the Champagne region's wines). This is an impartial, unbiased, truthful, raw and very human account of what it's like to live among the Champenois in Champagne, France. 

This book is about what life is like when you live in Champagne like the Champenois. When you eat, breathe and sleep Champagne.  

There are only a handful of expatriates who live, or have ever lived, in Champagne. And even fewer Americans. During the 3+ years I lived in Epernay, I was the only American there.

And boy did I learn alot about Champagne!

photo by Paige Donner copyright 2014

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