I am generally a naturally cheerful person but I do have character flaws. I have serious concerns and
worry about things often. For example, why is there sooo much hair in the tub after i shower?
Am I living beyond my means?
What if i forget the smell of Loui and Orielle's fur?
Or what if i waited way too long to enjoy my 1976 Dom Perignon?
I was conceived in 1976, this is an important vintage.
Maybe I am finally experiencing what they call "First world problems"?
Or spoiled American issues? I can pinpoint which conflict of privilege I could
be judged with!
Dom Perignon has mistakenly been referred to as the person who "invented" Champagne.
The truth is, no one invented Champagne; it invented itself.
All wines begin to bubble the moment grapes are pressed. Yeast on the skin comes into
contact with sugar in the juice, converting it to carbonic gas, a process called fermentation.
In colder wine growing areas (like Champagne) the yeast goes into hibernation during the winter before all the sugar has been converted. In the spring, it wakes up and attacks the sugar which results in a second fermentation, creating BUBBLES.
In Dom Perignon's time, no one really understood yeast and bubbles were considered a flaw.
What Dom Perigean accomplished was something else, he set down some golden rules to wine making. His procedures are followed today: Use only the best grapes, prune vines in early spring to avoid over production, press grapes gently and keep the juices from each press separately.
He possessed a wonderful palate, he was a genius at blending and because of this he made wine
better than anyone else's. He was the first in Champagne to use corks for sealing bottles!
It is such a tragedy that many of his records were lost during the French revolution.
Did you know that Dom Perignon is the prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon?
The two brands are under the same umbrella.
Dom is known for its long aging endurance but I know I am really pushing it...
