With centuries of history behind its back, Dom Perignon Rose Champagne is sheer delight in a glass!
The Dom Perignon Rose is only made in the best years and in limited quantities. It is one of the best Roses in all of Champagne, and a long-time favorite among pop celebrities and wine enthusiasts worldwide.
Dom Perignon Rose is an elegant pink Champagne made with a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.
Like all Dom Perignon Champagnes, this Rose is produced by Moet & Chandon (a part of the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy conglomerate) in the Champagne appellation of France.
The Champagne is named after the legendary monk Dom Perignon who lived in the Champagne region of France in the 17th century.
Interestingly, these Roses are more expensive than the other Dom Perignon wines, given their rarity and production in much smaller quantities!
A Brief History of Dom Perignon Rose Champagne
It was believed that Dom Perignon was the first to discover how to make his wines fizzy.
He bottled his wine when the fermentation process was halted by very low temperatures. When the temperatures rose again, a second fermentation occurred in the bottle, causing the creation of the bubbles (the Champagne method.)
However, it was uncovered later that the Champagne method was discovered some 30 years earlier by the English scientist Christopher Merrett.
Dom Perignon may not have invented Champagne, but he was responsible for many firsts!
For example, he introduced the use of corks and thicker glass when bottling Champagne. This significantly increased the life of the Champagne bottles since they often burst under the pressure of the released gas in the bottle.
The first vintage of the Dom Perignon Champagne was produced in 1921 and released for sale in 1936. Shortly after its release, Moet & Chandon acquired the brand name.
The first Dom Perignon Rose was officially produced in 1959, but was never released in the market. Almost the entire lot produced went to the Shah of Iran to be served at his celebration to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire in 1971!
Dom Perignon Rose was first made commercially available in 1962.
Richard Geoffroy was the Dom Perignon head winemaker (chef de cave) for 28 years, and in 2019, Vincent Chaperon took over the honorable title.
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