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Sham-pogg-nee!! As George Carlin would pronounce it.
You are one of the only people I’ve ever heard get this story right. Kenelm Digby having invented the first “strong glass bottle” to hold carbonation in England, some time in the 1630’s. (Probably for beer/ale, Cider/Peary, and mead/metheglin.)
Englishman Christopher Merret in 1662, who first documented that secondary fermentation could be achieved by adding sugar to wine to produce a controlled amount of bubbles to the wine.
You might want to shorten the silence at the start of the video, sometimes it's way too easy to scroll past without noticing which channel it is.
Hand it to the Catholics to invent a form of booze. That's the highlight of their religion.
i'm super surprised to hear the Brits invented sparkling wine bc there's not really that much of a tradition for it nowadays.. unless you count sparkling cider of course
After a rather challenging though eventually fulfilling week, that was really a gem to hear! I'll make sure to mention this the next time I go to France.
Joking aside, the French make excellent wines. A friend once served a Chablis that was the best wine I've ever tasted in my life. It was divine.
Even worse for the French, the croissant and baguette were intoduced by Austrian bakers during the Allied Occupation of Paris 1815/1816.
The traditional method of sparkling wine is older than Champagne. You are just reading an ad copy for luxury brands. SAD 😂
To say that sparkling wine was "invented" at all is a distortion, being that carbonation is an entirely natural process and will happen whether you want it or not. So it's all a matter of when you bottle the wine and how much pressure the container can handle. Even the Bible talks about the bursting of wine skins.
So what he really said was "Come quickly and taste what those perfidious English have done, now!"😊
Really ? So why champagne is only made in France …? I mean the real good champagne like. Cristal,Dom Perignon ,Moët Chandon ,etc,etc.
Kinda reminds of the story of George Washington and the cherry tree, it’s a nice story but it’s probably not true.
English Carbonation versus Flat French
History = his story
The region of Limoux in France claims to not only be the birthplace of sparkling wine, but also the inspiration of sparkling wine from Champagne. Whether they are the oldest in the world or just in France is not for me to say.
Some missing pieces here.. the Italians and Spanish also developed their own sparkling wines in parallel to the Brits, and around the same time. But it was the French who popularized it, Champagne became the wine of French kings and aristocracy, and they sent cases to various royal courts around Europe. Over time it became a symbol of wealth and luxury, used in celebration
I love how closely interlinked wine making and being a monk was in certain parts of history
So why the brand with that name for champagne?
My mom worked with the son of a man who works for Dom Perignon. Something she helped the man's father with resulted in him attempting to send her a bottle. She couldn't afford the import tax and doesn't drink, so she donated it to the Red Cross to be sold at auction.
Definitely should have been given sainthood.
I like even cheap sparkling wine.
No offense to Dom Perignon but champagne is horrid 🤢🤢🤢
Never been impressed with genuine Champagne. Pretty lifeless and dry compared to almost any sparkling white from Australia or New Zealand.
I thought it was phrase was : "The stars! The stars! All the stars of the sky are dancing on my tongue!"
The story goes that, in 1996, San Francisco hosted an international, excelsior-class, double blind taste test of champagnes. EVERYone showed up, bring their very best. The overall "best in show" sparkler? A $20 Sonoma bottling. The following year, France petitioned the world court to enjoin the planet from using the word "champagne" to label sparkling wines that weren't produced in the Champagne region in France.
Similar to Crème Brûlée. In Marco Pierre White's Great British Feast he visited the kitchens of Cambridge University. According to his guide it was first made in 1705 at the University. It's called Burnt English Custard.
A track star makes first place after a leg injury. “My leg! The pain is too much to bear!” The winner cries. “Would you like some champagne with your wine?” The trophy presenter replies.
Chateau Neuf de Pape Rodney!!
The contrast: Muslim clerics outlaw alcohol. Christian clerics make alcohol.
Then who did it invent it? It's better to have a name than no name.
Thank you .