Dom Pérignon (monk) blind. Contrary to popular belief, Dom Pérignon did not introduce blending to Champagne wines but rather the method of blending the grapes "prior" to sending them to press. Dom Pérignon (monk) Dom Pierre Pérignon, O.S.B., (December 163814 September 1715) was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular myths frequently, but erroneously, credit him with the invention of sparkling champagne, which didn't become the dominant style of Champagne until the mid-19th century. The famous champagne Dom Pérignon, the prestige cuvée
Mr. Monk Is Miserable During the dinner, a young woman who calls herself Sandrine appears mysteriously beside Monk and says she can tell him who the murdered man was. Before she can go further, there is an unusual noise, and the lights come up to show that the woman, whose real name is Aimee Dupon, has been stabbed to death with a steak knife. Natalie cannot help it - they are smack in the middle of the investigation. Monk is left with one unsolved question - how did the killer get in or out of the restaurant without being seen? When Monk does an