Air Serbia » Er Srbija | 15 „Dođe vreme u životu kada ženi ništa ne može da pomogne osim čaše šampanjca“, Bet Dejvis “There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of Champagne.” ~ Bette Davis A šta reći o ovom šampanjcu osim da je sinonim za moć, slavu, bogatstvo i uspeh. Aristotela Onazisa je u pariskom Maksimu uvek čekala rashlađena flaša, baš kao i Frenka Sinatru u hotelskim sobama Las Vegasa. Tom Kruz i Kejti Holms zdravicu su na svom venčanju zalili dom perinjonom, poput Dajane Spenser kada se udala za princa Čarlsa. Kažu i da je Merilin Monro prebolela razvod od Artura Milera tek uz ovaj šampanjac na jednoj zabavi u Njujorku. A ko je bio ovaj čuveni Perinjon? Zvao se Pjer (Pierre Pérignon, 1638–1715) i bio je redovnik benediktanske opatije San Pjer u Otvijeu, nedaleko od Remsa, gde je bio zadužen da se brine o manastirskom vinskom podrumu (dom je skraćeno od latinske reči „dominus“). Glavni izazov mu je bio da ustanovi zašto je vino iz ove regije manje crveno od onog iz susedne Burgundije. I tako je počeo neverovatan put ovog vina. Iako se ne može reći da je Perinjon izmislio šampanjac, nema sumnje da je doprineo njegovom nastanku. Krajem 18. veka porodica vinskih trgovaca Moet kupila je vinograde oko manastira, a svoj prvi šampanjac sa etiketom dom perinjon poslala je u Njujork 1936. Slava ovih mehurića prevazišla je sva njihova očekivanja. Živeli! Kraljevski grad Rems, nezvanična prestonica Šampanje / the royal city of Reims, the unofficial capital of the Champagne region only available via private visits. And what can we say about this champagne other than noting that it is synonymous with power, fame, wealth and success? It is the favourite tipple of celebrities worldwide. Aristotle Onassis always had a chilled bottle waiting for him at Maxim's de Paris restaurant, just as Frank Sinatra did in his hotel rooms in Las Vegas. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes poured Dom Pérignon for the toasts at their wedding, as did Lady Diana Spencer when she married Prince Charles. It is also said that Marilyn Monroe only overcame her divorce from Arthur Miller with Dom Perignon at a New York party. And who was this celebrated Pérignon? His name was Pierre (Pierre Pérignon, 1638-1715) and he was a monk at the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Pierre d'Hautvillers, located not far from Reims, where he served as the cellarer in charge of the monastery's wine cellar (Dom is an abbreviation of the Latin word dominus). The main challenge he faced was to determine why wines produced in this region were less red than those produced in neighbouring Burgundy. And thus began the incredible journey of this wine. Although it cannot be said that Pérignon invented champagne, there's no doubt that he contributed to its creation. It was in the late 18th century that the Moet family of wine merchants bought the vineyards situated around the monastery, and it was in 1936 that they shipped their first champagne under the Dom Pérignon label to New York. And the glory of these little bubbles exceeded all of their expectations. Cheers! Profimedia.rs iStock / Narvikk
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