Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit Format:Hardcover David Ryz—A young Jewish leader

David Ryz—A young Jewish leader of a zealous band of partisans

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Cognac: The Seductive Saga of the World's Most Coveted Spirit Format:Hardcover David Ryz—A young Jewish leader"Rich in history and admirable scholarship. . . . It's a fine grande champagne of a book, to be savored over and over." Patricia Wells, author of The Provence Cookbook Called the "brandy of the gods" by Victor Hugo, Cognac is a universal symbol of refinement and quality. In the first comprehensive history of this celebrated drink, Kyle Jarrard charts Cognac's birth in the 1500s and its transformation into the world's most coveted brandy. Along the