The dark side of the champagne business

A sensational murder in a winery - and an investigation that reveals the dark secrets of the champagne industry. This is what bestselling author Tom
Hillenbrand in his new culinary crime thriller "Fatal Champagne". Luxembourg chef Xavier Kieffer once completed his apprenticeship in Champagne. When he visits an old friend there, who now runs a champagne house
champagne house, he witnesses a terrible accident.
Or was it murder?
Kieffer begins to investigate and discovers that all kinds of secrets are hidden behind the luxurious facades of the great champagne houses - and that not everything that sparkles and bubbles deserves to be called champagne. During his research in Paris, Reims and Luxembourg, the chef learns that
that some people will use any means to get involved in the global billion-dollar
business with sparkling wine.

Presented by: Miriam Semrau