Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure By Donald Kladstrup

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I honestly don't know what to make of this book. On the one hand, it contains fascinating stories, and is an inspiring account of people so devoted to their country and its greatest treasures that many risked everything to protect them. But the book leaves an Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure I came to this book as a WWII buff and as someone who appreciates wine. Actually, I am of a beer drinker than a wine drinker. I was struck throughout this book by the reverence the French growers had for wine and the poetic heights they reached in describing their Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure I read Wine and War shortly after returning from a 3 week trip to France during which we became much knowledgeable about French wines and their place in France's culture and history and raison d'etre. Remnants of WWII still prevail, particularly in the Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure

someone loaned us this book right before our trip to France and we tossed it in the bag, and thought sure if we get to it that would be fine.so glad we did! as we drove from Paris to Champagne we started reading out loud, the portions that dealt with the Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure This book covered the period from shortly before WWII to the end of the war as it pertained to the winemakers and wines of France. The Nazi regime consider the wines of France fair game and managed to seize with little to no compensation a great deal of French wine from the Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure A must read for lovers of French wine. I have eaten at Le Chapon Fin in Bordeaux I had no idea it was a historic place. The food was excellent. This book makes you want to go to these wineries and taste these wines. Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure Excellent read although it's very historically based it reads like a novel Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure In Wine and War, Don and Petie Kladstrup focus on the French wine industry's response to German occupation. The authors believe that wine defines France. They use an example of a speech given by the president of the French Winegrowers Association, which said, [wine] Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France#39;s Greatest Treasure