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Dom Perignon: The King of Champagne

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Dom Perignon Champagne
Behind every great champagne is a great story, and there are few better than that of Dom Perignon. For this reason and more, it's a Luxist nominee in the best sparkling wine/champagne category.

France's King Louis XIV, called The Sun King because everything revolved around him, had an uncanny connection to the champagne that eventually found its way into his court. Dom Perignon, the monk who developed the regal wine, was born just months before Louis in 1638. The two never met, but both died within two weeks of each other in 1715.

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The monk's goal, stated at the Hautvillers Abbey in 1694, was to create the best wine in the world. Sure enough, Dom Perignon became the most expensive wine sold in France that year. The 1921 vintage became the first prestige cuvée ever, with an initial batch sold in 1936. It has been served at all manner of glamorous occasions, including the Shah of Iran's 1959 wedding, as well as Prince Charles and Princess Diana's nuptials in 1981.

Today, Dom Perignon's legacy is guarded by winemaker Richard Geoffroy, a Champagne-born doctor who left the field of medicine to pursue oenology. Since Dom Perignon is a vintage champagne, it's not made in years considered to be weak, thus ensuring each production run has a chance to fulfill the goals of its new leader – and its monastic founder.

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Russian Tycoon Sets Champagne Splurge Record

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Filed under: Wine, Celebrity Shopping

A new record was set for a wine sale in Britain recently when an unnamed customer spent $75,000, including tip, on a bottle of Dom Perignon in a London bar. The buyer's name hasn't been released but he's believed to be a Russian tycoon (Abramovich feeling spendy again, perhaps?) with good taste: the sale was for a methuselah of the prized 1996 Rose Gold vintage. The large bottle, dipped in rose gold and worth more than the champagne itself, holds 6 liters (1.59 gallons) and is obviously meant to serve a large group. The purchase took place this past Tuesday during an afterparty for the screening of the new movie "Boogie Woogie" at the Westbury Hotel and included a well-earned $15,000 tip -- according to witness reports within minutes of delivery 3 glasses of the pricey champagne had been spilled.

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Lagerfeld's Dom Perignon Case

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Filed under: Wine, Holiday Guides

It is Christmas at Harrods and the shopping is divine. From fashion and food to gadgets and toys, Harrods Christmas World is all about indulgence. Topping the list of pricey must-haves is this made-to-order guitar case from Karl Lagerfield. Covered in perch skin and lined with lambskin, the case is filled with some of the rarest Dom Pérignon Rosé vintages: one bottle of Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 1966, two bottles of Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 1986 and three bottles of Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 1996. You'll need something special from which to sip, and that is included as well in the form of three Dom Pérignon flutes. Still need more to justify the £70,000 price tag? Buyers will also receive a private tasting with a Dom Pérignon oenologist at the buyer's home or at Hautvillers Abbey in France, the birthplace of wine. If you just want to have a look at this rare beauty, stop by Harrods' Room of Luxury after November 1, where the case will be on display.

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