Champagne is truly a wonderful invention and my utmost thanks to Mme. Clicquot for perfecting the process. I have a strong appreciation for a woman who dedicated her life to champagne. While I have no evidence that she referred to running a champagne business as ‘dedicating her life,’ I do feel confident saying she worked on champagne –related stuff at least 30 hours a week which is close to dedicating your life to something.
 
I’ll admit I’ve not always felt as comfortable around champagne as Mme. Clicquot. I never really knew …