The Back StoryMore: This might come as a surprise, but the French were not the first to
invent sparkling wine. That honor goes to England (if by “invent” you
mean sparkling wine made deliberately, through a reproducible process).
Although the earliest sparkling wines were a happy accident, caused by a
second fermentation of young white wine shipped in casks during warm
weather, the first deliberate attempt to bottle bubbles was undertaken
by England’s Sir George Etheredge in 1676.
The earliest
documentation of France's achievements dates to 1698. The fact that
most people believe Dom Pierre Pérignon (of France’s Champagne Region)
invented the bubbly stuff is one of history’s most brilliant PR
achievements.
Today, champagne is seeing a resurgence of popularity. Shipments in 2010 were up 73% from the previous year and 2011 is expected to see an even higher increase.
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