As origin stories go, Dom Pérignon’s purported launch of Champagne, upon discovering as the weather warmed in the spring that his bottles of still wine had recommenced fermentation and trapped the ...

Although Vincent Chaperon grew up in Bordeaux, he experienced wine culture only on visits to his grandparents’ estate in Pomerol. That was enough to instill a love for the land and making wine. After ...

Time is often considered a constraint to be managed. However, within the cellars of Dom Pérignon, its passage is viewed ...

I asked myself that question last September while tasting Dom Perignon with the winemaker in the only remaining aisle of the ancient cloister of the abbey of Hautvillers. On these grounds in the 17th ...

I have a 1990 reserve bottle of Dom, received as a gift for completing a big project at work years ago. The bottle is in a gift box and has been stored in a cabinet drawer all these years. I ...

Happy birthday. Providing it has been stored in a cool, humid cellar, Dom Perignon 1985 should make for a memorable toast for your celebration. Dom Perignon is a top French Champagne, made only in the ...

Extreme weather tore down on Champagne in 2010. Dom Pérignon’s new release is one of the few Champagne houses to release this vintage. 2010 was a tough year for Champagne. A frigid winter—the lowest ...

Richard Geoffroy was determined to avoid the family business. But when the family business is winegrowing in the Champagne region of France, leaving it behind is easier said than done. Today, as the ...

Dom Pérignon could very well be the most celebrated champagne brand in the world, so it’s only natural that people get excited when a new vintage is released. Owned by pioneers of luxury, Luis Vuitton ...