![]() Less well known were Madame Veuve Pommery, Madem Laurent-Perrier and Madame Olry Roederer. The most famous was undoubtedly La Veuve (The Widow) Clicquot, but in our time it was Madame Lily Bollinger. The "Champagne widows" are a phenomenon in the region. "I only have 20 bottles of Pol Roger left," was the calm reply. In the midst of proceedings, he surprised a reporter by affirming: "Rhodesia will be at peace in exactly 30 days." "Why?", asked his slightly puzzled questioner. ![]() ![]() AnecdotesĬhristopher Soames (later Lord Soames), was sent on the delicate mission to Rhodesia (as it then was called) to secure its peaceful transition to independence, he took with him a quantity of Pol Roger (he was also Churchill's son-in-law from whom, no doubt, he acquired this particular taste). Illustrious Champagne Lovers: Great historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson, the Tsars of Russia and Winston Churchill, to esteemed artists such as Marcel Proust, Marlene Dietrich and Colette, the list is as long as it is impressive. The history of the Champagne region is bound with the history of France, from the defeat of Attila to the moment when Joan of Arc was summoned to crown the King of France in Reims cathedral. It is fascinating to speculate what the vinous result might have been had Halley's appearance in 1986 been as spectacular a forecast. But the most celebrated is 1811, the year of the Great Comet. 1630 was a "comet year" so, apparently, was 1858. "Comet vintages" are the years when notable wines coincides with the appearance of a comet. In fact, the French consider big bubbles so ugly that they call them the "oeil de crapaud" (toad's eyes).Ĭhampagne represents 20% of French wine and spirit production, 33% of exports of Appellation Controlee wines and 20% of wines and spirits by region and category, just ahead of cognac and well ahead of Bordeaux and Burgundy. There are 49 million bubbles in a bottle of Champagne, according to scientist Bill Lembeck.įine Champagne has the tiniest of bubbles. They called it "vin du diable." Translation. They believed that if the wine foamed, there was something wrong with it. ![]() When the early version of Champagne was being made, the producers, including Dom Perignon were upset with bubbles. Her biographer George Barris said that she drank Champagne "as if it were oxygen." It is rumored that Marilyn Monroe once took a bath in 350 bottles of Champagne. ![]()
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