A happy accident is when you meringue an egg to fold into your flourless chocolate cake. You drop your spatula as the cake sits in the oven, and you see it still thickening up in the bowl on the counter. Panic sets in. Then later, you realize you just made a very decadent brownie. Monks tried almost everything in their humanly power to prevent wine from bubbling. Little did they know that the accident of forgetting heralded the invention of champagne. Why can’t my accidents be that profitable?
The history of Champagne is full of intersting trivia to regale your guests with on the next three hour car ride to the restaurant you heard them review on the radio. There will be a quiz at the end.
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So…according to the 1891 Treaty of Madrid, sparkling wine can only be called Champagne if it actually was made within the province of Champagne, France. If your great-great grandfather had a large operation in Stenay, which is just outside the border of Champagne, he would have been out of luck. His realtor should have been fired.
