"As legend has it, way back in 1700 a French monk named Dom Pérignon, cellar master of the Abbey of Hautvillers in Reims, made the mistake of corking his wines before they were fully fermented, allowing carbon dioxide to build up inside. When one of his bottles exploded the following spring, the astonished monk poured himself a glass of the effervescent wine. 'Come quickly,' he yelled, 'I'm drinking stars!' What Brother Dom was really drinking, of course, was Champagne."