Party Like It’s 1999!
By
Dan Dunn
It
is rumored that upon first tasting the sparkling wine
he is credited with perfecting in the
17th
century, the Benedictine monk Dom Pierre Pérignon
joyfully exclaimed “Come quickly, I am drinking the
stars!” It’s unknown whether whomever Pérignon was
calling out to turned up posthaste or not at all
(monks are notoriously tight-lipped), but the point
is great champagne isn’t merely stellar, it’s
INTERSTELLAR. Like dust from the cosmos collected in
a flute, only wetter and probably less toxic.
Your Imbiber tasted the stars NEAR the stars last
week at a luncheon in the heart of Hollywood, just a
seashell’s toss away from our lavish west coast
headquarters. Dom Pérignon’s Chef de Cave (aka, head
winemaker) Richard Geoffroy came to town to present
the just-released 1999 vintage ($150) and I must say,
all you bubbly buffs, this champagne ranks among the
best that the venerable house has ever produced. Yes,
you read that correctly — BEST EVER… so take that,
1955, 1982 and1990 vintages!
