Dom Perignon Champagne

Dom Perignon champagne is a sparkling wine made in France. The area where it’s made is about 1 hour travel from Paris, and it is the only area where champagne, the wine, can be produced.
The first commercial sparkling wine was produced in the Limoux area of France around the year 1535. You can say that sparkling wine was not invented; no-one knows who first made it.
Dom Perignon, the man, was born about 1638. His full name was Pierre Perignon. He was a Benedictine Monk at the Abbey of Hautville near Riems in France. Wine was already being made in the champagne region for centuries before this time. Dom Perignon’s legacy to the entire world was a procedure for production of champagne. Dom Perignon died in 1716. His famous statement “I see stars” was uttered upon his first taste of champagne.
Dom Perignon is the well known cuvee of the famous Moet Chandon champagne house. Dom Perignon, the champagne wine, was first produced in 1936. Moet et Chandon which purchased the Abbey of Hautville 120 years earlier produced a super cuvee which celebrated the Monk’s who made it. The champagne is only produced in exceptional vintages; in 2 styles, the Brut and the Brut Rose and in 2 sizes, 750ml bottle and 1.5 Liter bottle. The name has become synonymous with class and stature. Sustained in part by the Hollywood glamour, this extremely well marketed brand has developed a worldwide reputation in all countries across the globe. In most vintages it has proved to have a quality above average and therefore is in huge demand. The 1990 vintage is generally admired as an exquisite champagne.

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