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  Dom Perignon (person) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dom Perignon was a Benedictine monk frequently credited with the invention of Champagne.
Sadly, while the Dom did work tirelessly and successfully to improve the quality and renown of the still wines of Champagne, he did not invent sparkling wine, nor was he the first to make Champagne.
References to his "blind tasting" have led to the common misconception that Dom Perignon was blind.
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 Dom Perignon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Pérignon knew of the particular characteristic of the white wine of Aÿ, the wine of Champagne.
Dom Pérignon sought to induce this second, accidental fermentation of the wine of Champagne at a given time, regulate it and keep its effervescence in the wine.
Dom Pérignon died in 1715 and was buried among his vines.
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 Wine on the Web - Dom Perignon
We receive so many inquiries about Dom Perignon that we thought it might be helpful to publish a page devoted exclusively to this famous Champagne and the most frequently asked questions.
Dom Perignon is the prestige cuvée of the giant Moët et Chandon Champagne house.
Dom Perignon was born Pierre Perignon in 1640, the son of a clerk to the local judge at Saint-Menehould, a small town to the east of the Champagne region.
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 Dom Perignon IV Speed Contest
Score sheets for all entries are available on the Dom Perignon IV Forum in the form of bitmaps attached to the entries.
Two years later in 2000, Dom Perignon II was won by Faith Perez of Australia, the first person to reach 80 wpm on a PDA.
The 2002 Dom Perignon III was won by Jenneth Orantia, Jim Belich, and Patrick Yam.
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 Dom Perignon Vintage 1996
Dom Perignon, born in 1640, is credited with perfecting the methode champenoise while overseeing the vineyard at the nearby Hautvillers monastery.
Perignon died in 1715 and was buried among the vines of Hautvillers, where the church and tomb remain, and having bought the land in 1794 and in 1921, Moet has adopted him as its own.
Dom is great in any vintage, but in 1996 it metaphorically reaches the stars that the monk Dom Perignon saw 300 years ago.
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 Dom Perignon, champagne
Dom Pierre Perignon - to give him his full name - might well have been a deeply religious man, but he also happened to be the mother of all marketing men too.
One hundred and one years after Dom Perignon’s death, in 1816, a number of properties that had been confiscated during the French revolution were put back on the market, Louis XVIII’s priority being to restore some semblance of order to the fragile finances of France.
Dom Pérignon actually made it to the age of 77 - a ripe old age for the beginning of the eighteenth century.
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 On TV : The Genuine Article : Toast To the Pleasures of Dom Perignon : Fine Living
Dom Perignon, the top-of-the-line prestige cuvee of Moet et Chandon, takes its name from a 17th-century Benedictine monk who would no doubt be astonished to learn that the effervescent wine he perfected more than 300 years ago has become a fixture at elegant dinners and festive gatherings from Paris to Tokyo and everywhere in between.
Dom Perignon also learned to control the secondary fermentation that gives champagne its fizz, resulting in delicately fruity wines with high acid content, yeasty overtones and a unique ability to satisfy the palate before, during or after a meal.
A full-bodied champagne like Dom Perignon rose even stands up to the strong flavors of venison or lamb, she says, adding that the versatility of this remarkable wine extends well beyond the realm of continental cuisine.
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 Dom Perignon Champagne from Moet & Chandon house   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Perignon is known as the most prestigious cuvee of Moet et Chandon House and one of the most famous champagne in the world.
Pierre Perignon was born in 1640, he was the son of a clerk to a local judge.
Nowadays, cuvee Dom Perignon is probably one of the most famous Champagne wine in the world, synonymous with glamour and success.
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To taste Dom Perignon is to discover the unique spirit and style of a truly exceptional champagne.
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Dom Perignon with 2 crystal flutes and a feast of other choicest gourmet treats including salmon caviar, cookies, truffles, biscotti and chocolate presented in a beautiful hamper.
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 Dom Perignon Champagne
Dom Pérignon was the 17th century Benedictine monk who has gone down in history as the person who "invented" Champagne.
The Abbey of Hautvillers was born in the 7th century of a dream that came to Saint Nivard.
The extraordinary quality of the wine he devised and produced in the secrecy and religious fervour of the Abbey makes him the spiritual father of champagne and one of the greatest visionaries of modern wine-making.
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 Dom Perignon (person) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Perignon was a (A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict) Benedictine (A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work) monk frequently credited with the invention of (A region of northeastern France) Champagne.
The famous brand of Champagne (Click link for more info and facts about Dom Perignon) Dom Perignon is named after him.
Sadly, while the Dom did work tirelessly and successfully to improve the quality and renown of the still (Fermented juice (of grapes especially)) wines of Champagne, he did not invent sparkling wine, nor was the first to make Champagne.
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 Sunset Fields Dom Perignon - For sale by Alpacas of Sunset Fields   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
We knew very early on that Dom was a keeper- he was developing mountains of fine, crimpy, lustrous fleece, and he became the farm favorite, to boot.
Dom Perignon has great conformation and a perfect bite, and a dam who is maintaining her fineness and great regrowth even through her pregnancies!
Dom is smaller in stature at 1 1/2 years of age- with heavy bone and strong musculature, he is a healthy, sturdy boy with wonderful fleece who is easily handled.
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 Past Issues: Splurge Wine, oct/nov 2003 - WineSkinny.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Perignon is the cream of the crop wine from French Champagne house Moet and Chandon.
All bottles of Dom Perignon are aged for a minimum of seven years, after which most of the wine is disgorged and released.
The Oenothèque wines are those bottles of Dom Perignon that are disgourged and released some years after the original release date, with that many more years of aging (as many as 40 more years) "on lees" to evolve the wine.
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 Dom Perignon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dom Perignon (person), a monk frequently credited with the invention of Champagne.
Dom Perignon (wine), a famous and expensive Champagne produced by Moët et Chandon.
This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
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 Epinions.com - Highly Recommended: Dom Pérignon - 1993
Dom Pérignon is a product of Moët et Chandon, one of a few producers of premier Champagne in all of France.
Moët et Chandon - Dom Pérignon's place in history is secured by the legendary Dom Pérignon (1639-1715) himself -- a blind Bénédictin monk who "accidentally" discovered the process of putting bubbles into wine via the induction of a secondary fermentation while the wine was bottled.
Dom Pérignon gets the credit for the invention of sparkling wine, much to the consternation of the people from Limoux, France.
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 Encyclopedia: Dom Perignon (person)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Champagne is often drunk as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the secondary fermentation of wine.
Dom Perignon is a famous and expensive Champagne produced by Moët et Chandon.
In its strictest sense, fermentation (formerly called zymnosis) is the energy-yielding anaerobic metabolic breakdown of a nutrient molecule, such as glucose, without net oxidation.
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 Tastings bring bubbly smiles
What now is happening at Dom Perignon, which is the tete de cuvee champagne from Moet Chandon (and it's pronounced mo-ET, not mo-A), is that the firm will decide when to rerelease Dom Perignon and then will disgorge all the inventory it wishes.
The current vintage of Dom Perignon sells for around $125 a bottle; the 1993 Dom Perignon Rose is, maybe, $200 a bottle; the 1985 Dom Perignon "Oenotheque" is about the same; and the 1973 Dom Perignon "Oenotheque" probably is in the $350 range.
Bottle No. 3 was the 1985 Dom Perignon "Oenotheque" - 4 stars - which had a nice toasty quality and seemed to be right at its apogee.
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 Dom Perignon 1998 Champagne
Dom Perignon, the man, was born about 1638.
This included riddling the ageing bottles so the sediment can be removed, adding a dosage for a secondary fermentation, and use of corks to seal the bottles.
Dom Perignon, the Champagne, was first produced in 1936.
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 TopLiquor.com :: Sparkling Wine Champagne :: Dom Perignon 1996 with Gift Box (750ML.)
To taste Dom Perignon is to discover the unique spirit and style of a truly great wine of Champagne.
Cuvee Dom Perignon is made only in exceptional vintage years from two grape varieties from the Champagne region, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The unique Dom Perignon style: a rich creamy mousse, fine bubbles, a spirited, crisp opening leading into a broad palette of aromas and tastes, the delicacy of substance itself.
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 Breaking Down Dom Perignon Champagne Barriers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Useful Vintage Dom Perignon Information
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 Vintage dom perignon information online from finecuisinefacts.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The cuvee of Dom Perignon is certainly the most elegant of all and thus why it is...
Moet and Chandon "Dom Perignon" Champagne This bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne from the 1996 vintage is a sparkling wine praised for its "well-orchestrated, precise, and full-bodied taste.
Champagne: Dom Perignon saw stars, but not before the British Eventually, winemakers such as Dom Perignon and Frère Oudart turned their...
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 Dom Perignon is gold standard of Champagnes
Taste: Dom Perignon comes in a thick, traditional-shaped bottle whose slender, elegant neck is perfect for gently tipping this golden, effervescent wine into genuine crystal champagne flutes.
The bubbles in a bottle of Dom Perignon seem to last forever, or at least until this king of French Champagnes has worked its magic.
Goes with: Dom Perignon is made to be sipped with French pastries or is the perfect companion to a dish of fresh oysters with a light spritz of lemon.
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 Make mine a 007...Brands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Perignon made its debut during the late 1920s.
The literary James Bond first drinks Dom Perignon in Moonraker, when he has two bottles of the ’46.
In the films, Dom Perignon is best associated with Sean Connery, but is also ordered by George Lazenby and Roger Moore.
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 Dom Perignon Champagne, Moet and Chandon, France $149.99   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dom Perignon Champagne, Moet and Chandon, France $149.99
An intensely flavored Champagne, displaying tropical fruit, berry and citrus aromas and flavors enmeshed in finely woven texture, ending with an aftertaste of dried fruit.
This bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne from the 1996 vintage is a sparkling wine praised for its "well-orchestrated, precise, and full-bodied taste." Leaves a distinctive signature of style, class, and highly refined taste.
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 Dom Perignon Rose 1990 Champagne
Dom Perignon's legacy to the world was a procedure for production of Champagne.
A gift of Dom Perignon will express that only the best will due.
Firm and medium-bodied, yet softening and with little effervescence, it fades by the finish, but the bouquet alone is worth the price of admission.
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 VRMAG - TOMB OF DOM PERIGNON
Dom Perignon, born in 1640, was a Benedictine monk and noted winemaker often credited with inventing champagne while overseeing the vineyard of the monastery of Hautvillers.
Perignon died in 1715 and was buried at Hautvillers, where the church and tomb remain to this day.
Laurent says that when it’s possible he uses a lighting support (Manfrotto 156blb) with a little ball head and a homemade bracket, otherwise, he works with only a spirit level.
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