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Benedictine monk Dom Perignon is said to have discovered champagne on 4th August, 1693. 200 million bottles are now produced and sold every year.\nThe sparkliness was originally considered a defect - because carbonated wine caused the fragile bottles of the era to burst. Until stronger glass was developed in the mid-19th century, mass-produced champagne was impossible to manufacture, so it gained a reputation as a high society tipple.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly examine the boredom of wine-tastings; explain how to make fake champagne; and reveal how the bombing of French vineyards, ironically, helped to save the industry...\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018How Dom Perignon Became The King Of Champagne\u2019 (Alux, 2019):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaUB8bFV0lM\n\u2022 \u2018Dom P\xe9rignon 'Drinks the Stars' (WIRED, 2009):\xa0https://www.wired.com/2009/08/dayintech-0804/\n\u2022 \u20186 things you can carbonate with your SodaStream\u2019 (CNet, 2016):\nhttps://www.cnet.com/home/smart-home/things-you-can-carbonate-with-your-sodastream/\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1600s #Inventions #Food #Funny #France\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices