Bursting Bubbles: A Secret History of Champagne & The Rise of The Great Growers

Bursting Bubbles is Robert Walters' hardcover history of grower Champagne and the producers behind it.

Over the past twenty years a group of artisanal growers has upended much of the received wisdom about Champagne, and this book goes to visit them. Walters travels the region, digs out a history the big houses have not been keen to publicise, and takes apart a number of myths that still get repeated about how the wine is made and where its quality comes from. Andrew Jefford called it the least frothy book on the subject he had read. Shortlisted for the Andre Simon Awards in 2017 and winner of the 2018 Fortnum & Mason Debut Drink Book Award. Hardcover, 240 pages, Quiller Publishing.

It suits anyone who drinks Champagne and wants to understand why grower bottles taste different, and it reads as travel writing as much as reference. A good gift for someone whose Champagne knowledge stops at the famous labels.