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Dom Pérignon (; (:dɔ̃peʁiɲɔ̃)) is a brand of vintage Champagne produced by the Champagne house Moët & Chandon and serves as that house's prestige champagne. It is named after Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine but who, contrary to popular myths, did not discover the champagne method for making sparkling wines.〔D. & P. Kladstrup ''Champagne'', p. 38 Harper Collins Publisher, ISBN 0-06-073792-1〕 ==History== Dom Pérignon (1638–1715) was a monk and cellar master at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers. He pioneered a number of winemaking techniques around 1670—being the first to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines, balance one element with another in order to make a better whole, and deal with a number of their imperfections; perfecting the art of producing clear white wines from black grapes by clever manipulation of the presses; enhancing the tendency of Champagne wines to retain their natural sugar in order to naturally induce secondary fermentation in the Spring; being a master at deciding when to bottle these wines in order to capture the bubble. He also introduced corks (instead of wood), which were fastened to bottles with hemp string soaked in oil in order to keep the wines fresh and sparkling, and used thicker glass in order to strengthen the bottles (which were prone to explode at that time).〔Sutcliffe, Serena, "A Celebration of Champagne", pp. 13–14, Mitchell Beazley 1988, ISBN 0-85-533697-8〕 The development of sparkling wines as the main style of production in Champagne occurred progressively in the 19th century, more than a century after Dom Pérignon's death. Dom Pérignon was the first prestige ''cuvée'' Champagne introduced, an idea proposed by Englishman Laurence Venn.〔Stevenson, Tom, ''Decanter'' (December 2007) "The Best A Man Can Get", p.65〕 The first vintage of Dom Pérignon was 1921 and was only released for sale in 1936, sailing to New York in the liner ''Normandie''.〔Sutcliffe, Serena, "A Celebration of Champagne", p. 130, Mitchell Beazley 1988, ISBN 0-85-533697-8〕 The brand, not exploited, was given by Champagne Mercier to Moët in 1927 for a wedding between the two families. The first buyers of Dom Pérignon 1921 were 150 customers of Simon Bros. & Co., the company that imported Moët in the United Kingdom, which ordered the first 300 bottles. The wine got immediate attention in the marketplace and 100 boxes were shipped to the United States shortly thereafter. James Buchanan Duke, the billionaire who had founded the American Tobacco Company, ordered 100 bottles for himself. The 17 bottles sold at an auction in Christie's in New York City in June 2004 were part of that order (Doris Duke, the billionaire’s daughter, had kept them in her cellar). According to current Dom Pérignon cellar master Richard Geoffroy (2012), who has been Chef de Cave for Dom Pérignon since 1990, the 1921 vintage had a "distinctive bouquet comprising sandalwood, vanilla and praline".〔richardgeoffroy-domperignon.com (Blog of Dom Pérignon cellar master Richard Geoffroy )〕 Until the 1943 vintage, Dom Pérignon was produced from regular vintage Moët & Chandon Champagne that was transferred to the special 18th century-style bottles after extended cellaring. It was, thus, effectively an "''oenothèque'' release of Moët & Chandon Vintage Champagne in a different bottle. From the 1947 vintage, Dom Pérignon has been produced separately from the start.〔Richard Juhlin, ''Champagne Guide'', Richard Juhlin Publishing, 2008, p. 315, ISBN 978-91-633-3190-9〕 In 1971, the Shah of Iran ordered several bottles of the first vintage of Dom Pérignon Rosé (the 1959) for the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire. A bottle of that champagne, from that order, was sold at auction for €24,758 in 2008.〔Goldberg, Howard G., Decanter.com (April 29, 2008). ("Acker Merrall sells 'Shah's Champagne'" )〕 In 1981, Dom Pérignon was chosen for the wedding of Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles. The magnums of Dom Pérignon Vintage 1961 served on that July 29 carried a special insignia created just for the ceremony.〔Celeste, Rigel, Luxist.com (February 28, 2010). (Dom Pérignon Wedding )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dom Pérignon (wine)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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