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Merrett, Christopher

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Christopher Merrett FRS (? February 16, 1614 – August 19, 1695), was an English physician and scientist. In 1662 he presented the Royal Society with a paper called Some Observations concerning the Ordering of Wines[1] in which he detailed the secondary fermentation of wine in order to create sparkling wine.[2] This was done over 30 years prior to the work of Dom Perignon[2] who is generally considered the inventor of Champagne, the famous sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France.


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  1. ^ Christopher Merrett Biographical Information. Royal Society Web site. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
  2. ^ a b Liger-Belair, Gérard (2004). Uncorked: The Science of Champagne. Princeton University Press, pg.12-13. ISBN 978-0-691-11919-9. 

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