Off the shelf
Jun 02, 2021
3 minutes
COMPILED BY KIRSTY MCKENZIE
THE CHAMPAGNE WAR
FIONA MCINTOSH, MICHAEL JOSPEH, $32.99.
In a former life, Fiona founded and ran a travel magazine with her husband, so her fiction is based on deep research and intimate knowledge of the setting. In this instance, it’s the region of Champagne and the important role women have played in the male-dominated world of the French wine industry. Just as Madame Pommery and the Veuve Clicquot paved the way for today’s generation of women in wine, Fiona’s protagonist, Sophie Delancré, was inspired by a real-life champenoise, whom Fiona met
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