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When the Right to Bottle Champagne Detonated Riots

CHAMPAGNE OR DEATH!

If you’ve ever wondered just how seriously the French take their wine, consider that in 1911 there were more soldiers than farmers guarding the vineyards.

Rebecca Gibb
Rebecca Gibb
A photo illustration of Champagne protests in France.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty
Rebecca Gibb

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