Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B., (December 1638 – 14 September 1715)

was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling champagne, which did not become the dominant style of Champagne until the mid-19th century.

Classic Dom is the collective description of the 43 white Dom Pérignon vintages up to 2009: 1921, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2008.

Posted By: Old Git, Jul 26, 16:32:36