A trivia question. Who drew up the first list of British birds and also developed what is now call the Méthode Champenoise system of making sparkling wines?
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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2 responses to “Champagne and British Birds.”
Paul,
Got him in one. You forgot his FRS, though. Dom Perignon, who supposedly spent his time making Champagne, spent it trying to stop the plonk going fizzy. And of course, exploding the bottles.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
The 17th century British doctor and scientist Christopher Merrett. He wrote on a range of diverse subjects including tin mining, the flow of sap through trees, glassmaking, sparkling wine production, fossils (and his “guess” that they were of organic origin), and compiled lists of British fauna, including birds.
The 17th century British doctor and scientist Christopher Merrett. He wrote on a range of diverse subjects including tin mining, the flow of sap through trees, glassmaking, sparkling wine production, fossils (and his “guess” that they were of organic origin), and compiled lists of British fauna, including birds.