The Accidental Discovery Nobody Wanted Back in the 17th century sparkling wine was looked down upon, and the French monk who is believed to have first discovered champagne, Dom Pierre Perignon, was ...
Champagne has had a very long and storied history, but where that history truly begins remains up for debate. Many lovers of the sparkling wine assume its history begins with Dom Pérignon, a French ...
Last week, after nearly four years out of the spotlight, former El Bulli chef Ferran Adrià offered international guests a glimpse inside his ElBulli Foundation, a unique culinary lab where the ...
“What I discovered about aging is the more you advance in time, the further you want to go back in your past,” says Vincent Chaperon, Chef de Cave at Dom Pérignon. Despite growing up in Bordeaux, and ...
Extreme weather tore down on Champagne in 2010. Dom Pérignon’s new release is one of the few Champagne houses to release this vintage. 2010 was a tough year for Champagne. A frigid winter—the lowest ...