Battle of the Wines

Battle of the Wines

The Battle of the Wines ("fr. La Bataille des Vins"), sometimes called "The Battle of the Blends" was a notable poem written by Henry d'Andeli in 1224 and tells the story of a famous wine tasting organized by the French king Philip Augustus. Over 70 samples from across Europe were tasted and judged by an English priest. The priest classified the wines he tasted as either "Celebrated" for those which pleased him or "Excommunicated" for those that did not meet his standards. In the end a sweet wine from Cyprus (widely believed to be Commandaria [BBC article - "Wine, the Last 1,000 Years" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A734915] ] ) won the overall tasting. [ Hugh Johnson, "Vintage: The Story of Wine" pg 122. Simon and Schuster 1989 ]

Celebrated Wines

;From France
* Laon
* Clermont
* Crouy
* Soissons
* Montmorency
* Hautvillers
* Epernay
* Argenteuil
* Deuil
* Pierrefitte
* Marly
* Trilbardou
* Sézanne
* Saint-Yon
* Samois
* Orléans
* Jargeau
* Tonnerre
* Auxerre
* Chablis
* Saint-Bris
* Vermenton
* Orchaise
* Vézelay
* Montrichard
* Lassay
* Sancerre
* Savigny
* Beaune
* Nevers
* Issoudun
* Châteauroux
* Buzançais
* Poitiers
* Chauvigny
* Saint-Pourçain
* La Rochelle
* Montmorillon
* Saint-Jean-d'Angély
* Taillebourg
* Saintes
* Angoulême
* Saint-Émilion
* Bordeaux
* Moissac
* Montpellier
* Béziers
* Carcassonne
* Narbonne

Excommunicated Wines

;From France
* Chambilly
* Le Mans
* Rennes
* Etampes
* Argences
* Beauvais
* Châlons-sur-Marne

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