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In the Middle Ages, bottles of champagne frequently exploded due to the pressure inside (6 to 8 bars, or three times more than a tyre!). At the time, this phenomenon was attributed to the devil... whence this nickname!
The date on which Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon experimented with his vinification method for effervescent wines in his Abbaye de Hautvillers, thus initiating the production of Champagne wines.
According to legend, the first champagne glass was moulded on the breast of Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and wife of Louis XVI. Also worth noting, to preserve champagne's aroma and bubbles, opt for a "coupe" rather than a "flûte".
The name given to collectors of champagne corks. Those of Pol Roger 1923 champagne are among the rarest and most highly sought-after.
The "Comité Interprofessionnel de Vin de Champagne" announced that 330 million bottles were sold abroad in 2022, ie. 10 million more than the previous year.
The number of bubbles in a 75-cl bottle of champagne! As for a glass, it contains close on 2 million bubbles!
Rudimentary shards of wood wrapped in hemp were replaced by cork stoppers to close bottles of champagne.
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