Dom Pérignon: n. pr. Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers (6 km north of Epernay) was born in 1639.
We attribute to him (wrongly) the discovery of champagnization. Champagne owes him on the other hand the blending techniques of the vintages and the grape varieties.
He perfected the control of the second fermentation, the “prize de mousse” and the successive rackings.
He is also the initiator of the famous champagne bottle, corks rather than wood and string ...
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