MICHAEL FRIDJHON: Defining the contradictions of Champagne
04 October 2022 - 10:55
The French don’t like to admit it but Champagne (in other words, bottle-fermented sparkling wine) is an English invention.
Christopher Merrett, librarian of the Royal College of Physicians and a founder fellow of the Royal Society, described the process of what we now call the “Méthode Champenoise” in 1662 — several years before Dom Perignon began his experiments at Hautvillers...
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