Talk:Dom Pérignon (wine)

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[edit] James Bond

I don't think it's necessary to have that remark about james bond Paskari 17:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] history of sparkling wine

The 'evidence' of sparkling wine being first discovered in Britain is misleading and that line should be clarified. Wine was not usually bottled at source back then, and the bottles that became sparkling were still French wines from Champagne that were being bottled carelessly in Britain. Simultaneously, other producers were in Champagne were also finding that their wines were becoming sparkling, and Dom Perignon's original mission was to try and prevent Champagne wines from becoming sparkling. To describe how sparkling wines were first discovered, there needs to be detailed explanation of the climate and choice of grape varieties being used in Champagne, the cold temperatures and stop ferments and then subsequent warming up and mishandling of the wines, as well as the role played by the discovery of cork bark-based stoppers and improved methods of producing glass bottles. If I get the chance I will attempt to correct these mistakes myself.

The whole article really needs improving; it is not up to scratch. I recommend reading the changes I made to the Champagne Krug article, and trying to bring it up to that standard. Terroiriste 12:34, 19 December 2006 (UTC)