Wine trivia

[javasaurus]

From my wine-lover's page-a-day calendar

Q: Sometimes described as the "inventor" of Champagne, this monk actually spent most of his clerical life trying to stop the wines of Champagne from bursting into frothy bubbles. Who was he?

A: Dom Pierre Perignon.

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[cozit.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, that's the second time in two days that that bit of trivia has popped up. Last night it was while watching one of the shows on the Food Channel.