Dom Pérignon (wine)

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Dom Pérignon is a famous and expensive champagne produced by Moët et Chandon.

It is named after Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who allegedly discovered the champagne method for making sparkling wines. Documentary evidence now suggests that a fizzy or sparkling wine was first made in England at least several decades before it was produced in France.

Dom Pérignon is a vintage champagne, meaning that all grapes used to make the wine were harvested in the same year. Many champagnes, by contrast, are non-vintage, which means that the champagne is made from grapes harvested in various years. As of 2006, the current release of Dom Pérignon is from the 1998 vintage and the current release of Dom Pérignon Rosé is from the 1996 vintage. Dom Pérignon is not released every year, as the winemaker selects the best vintages to make this champagne.

[edit] See also

• French wine

[edit] Reference

• Stevenson, Tom. World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine. San Francisco, California: Wine appreciation Guild (revised edition).

[edit] External link

• Dom Pérignon Official site