How traditional sparkling wine is made Posted: June 11, 2021 @ 9:17 am

History of champagne

There are three different stories telling us how the champagne appeared:

The first one says that that Champagne was invented by a French monk Don Perignon in 1697. You have probably heard the famous saying he used while tasting champagne for the first time: "Come quickly, I taste the stars!".
According to the second belief, the process of making Champagne was discovered in 1662 by an English scientist named Christopher Merret. He was the first one who described on paper the ‘méthode champenoise’, and it happened about 30 years before Don Perignon began his experiments.
On the other hand, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger also claims that Benedictines were the ones who should be associated with the production of the beverage.

According to this story, they supplied the British with red and white wines from the northeastern region of Champagne. Somehow the British forgot inexpensive white wines on London docks, the wines cooled down, and it caused them the 2d fermentation. And the "mistake", according to Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, led to a great invention - champagne.

However, the French and British have not yet agreed on which country invented the traditional method.

Interesting fact

The Champagne region has perfect conditions for growing grapes, and this is caused by historical preconditions. 245 million years ago a prehistoric sea was on the site of modern Champagne region. The fossilized remains of sea creatures left since then, have turned into chalk, which contains just the right amount of water. Due to the chalk the vines do not dry out, and thus it creates ideal conditions for growing grapes.
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