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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Jeroboams of joy are also bubbling over in Champagne country, where the wine is already pressed and fermenting in the limestone caves. Some experts predict that 1976 will be the best year since 1893. Joseph Dargent, head of the Champagne Growers Association, exults: "The only thing that could change it from a truly remarkable vintage is an earthquake that would topple the barrels and spill the juice." Happily, earthquakes in Champagne are about as common as truffles on trees...
CHAMPAGNE. The wine will have a distinctive yellow cast because of the dry season. Maurice Chevalier should be alive to hymn it. Prices will not be set for three years...
After consultation with Alexis Lichine, famed oenophile (The New Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits), grower (Cháteau Prieure-Lichine), and wine merchant, TIME Paris Bureau Chief Gregory Wierzynski cabled this vatside evaluation from the major regions...
LOIRE VALLEY. An abundant crop of high-quality wine has been in the vats for a month. Muscadet, the dry, fruity white, and the slightly sweet Rose D'Anjou, which are best drunk young, will remain some of the best bargains anywhere at around $3. The reds, such as Chinon, Bourgeuil and Saumur-Cham-pigny. show every sign of excellence. The whites, Pouilly-Fumé, Sancerre and Vouvray, were also exceptional. Loire Valley wines will go up 10% and be drinkable within a year...
Even with the expected price increases, the wines should be a good value. Indeed, shippers predict that Americans, who already consume nearly 20% of all French wine exports, will buy more than ever this year. After all, what American wine lover could resist laying down a great bottle carrying the label...