Thursday, June 17, 2010

A Little Background On Your Bubbly

Bet ya didn't know this......
Cristal was founded in the same year as the United States of America. Founded in 1776 as Dubois Pere & Fils, the company was renamed after the founder's nephew, Louis Roederer, who took over in 1833. He renamed the champagne house after himself.....Wow, how thoughtful of him. But, one of Roederer's greatest moves was expanding the brand into Russia. The champagne enjoyed years of success among well-heeled Russians, and Tsar Nicholas II eventually requested a special champagne to be made for the Imperial Court of Russia. The result was Cristal, a sweet and delicious wine that broke with tradition – instead of being packaged in a dark bottle like, say, Dom Perignon – Cristal came in crystal-clear bottles, hence the name. As legend has it, the transparency was a feature designed so that Tsar Nicholas could tell if somebody was trying to poison his bubbly.
Hmmm, that will give you something to think about as you drink ;)

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