Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
The account discusses accidental renewed fermentation, English demand, Merret, stronger bottles and closures, Dom Perignon's work on wine quality, riddling, dosage and later market shocks. It explicitly does not credit Dom Perignon with inventing sparkling wine.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 157–161.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 157–161.
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Burton, Concise Guide, PDF 157–161.
Champagne history separates several innovations rather than a single-inventor story
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Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 157–161.
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Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
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The account discusses accidental renewed fermentation, English demand, Merret, stronger bottles and closures, Dom Perignon's work on wine quality, riddling, dosage and later market shocks. It explicitly does not credit Dom Perignon with inventing sparkling wine.
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A secondary historical account, not independent primary verification of dates, lost-and-rediscovered cork claims or named inventors. No public History change. Champagne percentages, village classifications and style claims require refresh before current guidance.
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