Champagne’s Genesis, Courtesy of Dom Perignon
Who exactly was Dom Perignon and what exactly did he do or discover or create? This is the timely subject of Eveline Chartier’s latest entry at her Substac, Shades of Grape. Chartier writes in a very unique “conversational” style that takes a couple of paragraphs to get used to. I urge you to go deep into the article. SHADES OF GRAPE, Eveline Chartier
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