Michael EdwardsJancis RobinsonPerswijn mag. ed. 7FD PersoonlijkChristopher WalkeyHubrecht DuijkerJon BindelsStan Huygens JournaalCharlotte van Zummeren
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” A fountain of insights.”
” This opus is easily the most complete of the five that the author has now written about Champagne since his first in 1995.
I was expecting something pretty good, but this is much more—a new classic for our age, distilling the wisdom of constant travel sur place, crafting meticulous reportage, especially of key producers and their wines as they are now, but also with excellent recall of what they were like 20 years ago.
Review Champagne – The Future Uncorked by Jancis Robinson (Tamlyn Currin), 20 Dec. 2017
“Gert Crum achieved great balance in this book. He writes with respect and great love for a region and wine which he knows intimately, but he does not write with Dom Pérignon’s fabled stars in his eyes. He is openly sceptical and does not deify champagne or the producers, but at the same time he does not dwell on the past or the problems, but focuses with anticipation on the exciting changes happening right now.
It offers a less intense (although equally intelligent) and broader view of the changes and future of Champagne than Peter Liem’s book, so I would be hard put to say which I thought was better.”
“But Crum made me chuckle…”
Ronald de Groot and Lars Daniels about “… a unique champagne book …”
“What the book mainly radiates is that it is written by a true enthusiast, full of passion and knowledge.
Here writes someone who loves champagne and who knows the region very well.
Criticism – for example on the high returns and on the system of the crus – is also not lacking. The book is equipped with beautiful and insightful maps and interesting tables, such as an overview of the basic brut of each of the houses mentioned, with composition, style, maturation duration and dosage.”
Hilary Akers in The FD Persoonlijk, a weekend publication with the Financieel Dagblad.
“What the book mainly radiates is that it is written by a true enthusiast, full of passion and knowledge.
Here writes someone who loves champagne and who knows the region very well.
Criticism – for example on the high returns and on the system of the crus – is also not lacking. The book is equipped with beautiful and insightful maps and interesting tables, such as an overview of the basic brut of each of the houses mentioned, with composition, style, maturation duration and dosage.”
Christopher Walkey of a Glass of Bubbly Magazine interviews Michael Edwards
Christopher Walkey:
‘Can you recommend any books that our readers should look at purchasing that are focused on Champagne?’
Michael Edwards:
“By far the best book this year for me is Gert Crum’s ‘Champagne, the future uncorked’.
Hubrecht Duijker about Champagne The future uncorked in his October magazine
“Weighty” is the correct term to describe Champagne, the magnum opus of Gert Crum.
Not only does it have nearly 500 large-sized pages and contains an incredible amount of information about the world’s most celebrated sparkling wine, it also weighs around 2.75 kilos. ”
Jon Bindels in his October column
”As far as I am concerned, Gert Crum can put MC in capitals behind his name: Master of Champagne.
Because whoever produces such (indispensable) “standard” work has at least “vin autour des bulles”, the Champenois would say. ”
Willem Kool from the Stan Huygens Journal: “… this was Holland’s most beautiful champagne tasting ever”
“It has been an enormous job. For more than two years they have been working on what can be called the next standard on champagne.
Seldomly so extensively has been writen about the most famous sparkling wine in the world. It is a múst have for all professionals and wine enthousiasts.
The launch of the heavyweight champagne (over 2 kilos) hard cover was celebrated at Ciel Bleu (**) with the most beautiful champagne tasting ever organized in the Netherlands. ”
Van Zummeren: “Le Réveil des Terroirs (The Future Uncorked in English) is a true bible for the champagne lover”
“Although many people would rather buy wine or champagne than a wine or champagne book, in this case I would recommend investing the money to purchase this book.
Hundreds of tasting notes and beautiful photos of the country, the people and their wines illuminated with striking vineyard drawings by Cees Nouwens.”
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