Dom Pérignon was a French Benedictine monk who lived from 1638 to 1715 and is best known for his work at the Benedictine … Abbey of Hautvillers in the Champagne region of France. As a cellar master, he developed the méthode champenoise, a winemaking technique involving a secondary fermentation in the bottle that creates carbon dioxide and gives Champagne its signature bubbles.
While Dom Pérignon did not invent Champagne, he greatly improved the quality of the wine with his innovative technique