Transcriber's Note: #################### This e-text is based on the 1882 edition. The original spelling, as well as the use of punctuation and quotation marks, have been retained. The following errors have been corrected: # p. xi: 'Sauturnes' --> 'Sauternes' # p. 52: 'which ne declares' --> 'which he declares' # p. 154: 'its owes' --> 'it owes' # p. 204: 'Bonaporte' --> 'Bonaparte' # p. 220: 'histriographer' --> 'historiographer' # p. 229: 'Reputatiou' --> 'Reputation' # p. 256: 'Saint-Poray' --> 'Saint-Péray' # Footnote 412: 'tho gas' --> 'the gas' The caret symbol (^) characterises subsequent superscript text; [oe] is the symbol for the oe-ligature. [asterism] depicts a corresponding typographical symbol. The following text variations have been marked by special characters: Italic: underscores (_italic_) Bold: equals signs (=bold=) Small caps: forward slashes (/small caps/) Underlined: tildes (~underlined~) [Illustration: A SUPPER UNDER THE REGENCY.] A HISTORY OF CHAMPAGNE WITH NOTES ON THE OTHER SPARKLING WINES OF FRANCE. BY HENRY VIZETELLY, CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF FRANZ-JOSEF, AUTHOR OF 'THE WINES OF THE WORLD CHARACTERISED AND CLASSED,' 'FACTS ABOUT PORT AND MADEIRA,' 'FACTS ABOUT CHAMPAGNE AND OTHER SPARKLING WINES,' 'FACTS ABOUT SHERRY,' ETC. [Illustration] ILLUSTRATED WITH 350 ENGRAVINGS. LONDON: _VIZETELLY & CO., 42 CATHERINE STREET, STRAND. SCRIBNER & WELFORD, NEW YORK._ 1882. LONDON: ROBSON AND SONS, PRINTERS, PANCRAS ROAD, N.W. PREFACE.