Sommelier Journal

PAGES (40-42) August 2009

WINERY SPOTLIGHT Dom Pérignon, Champagne, France Catherine Fallis, MS, ACWP Catherine Fallis, aka "Grape Goddess," is the first woman in the world to have earned both the Master Sommelier diploma and the Advanced Certified Wine Professional diploma. She is founder and president of Planet Grape LLC (www.planetgrape.com), a wine consulting firm providing education, content, personal sommelier services, and innovative custom systems from Revel Cellars for restaurants, wine bars, retail locations, and personal collections.

This iconic Champagne virtually sells itself. Dom Pérignon, the flagship wine of Champagne powerhouse Moët & Chandon, defines luxury in all its effervescent glory. Dom Pérignon is an international symbol of success, a universal icon believed even by teetotalers to be the best Champagne in the world. It is for this very reason that many sommeliers turn up their noses at it—myself, the well-known Champagne snob, included. Yet people still want it; people getting engaged, rap stars, winnin...