Champagne (wine region) soon followed by Chanoine Frères (1730), Taittinger (1734), Moët et Chandon (1743) and Veuve Clicquot (1772). The nineteenth century saw an explosive growth in Champagne production going from a regional production of 300,000 bottles a year in 1800 to 20 million bottles in 1850. A strong influence on Champagne wine production was the centuries-old rivalry between the region and Burgundy. From the key market of Paris to the palace of Louis XIV of France at Versailles, proponents of Champagne and Burgundy would compete for dominance. For most of his life, Louis XIV would drink only Champagne wine with the support
Swan-neck bottle Swan-neck bottle Swan-neck bottles, also referred to as ashkdān in Persian, are a type of ornamental glass bottle made in Iran, characterized by their long neck. These bottles are the best-known examples of an Iranian glassware tradition that began under the reign of Shah Abbas I (1587–1629), notably in Shiraz and Isfahan, and which was inspired by 16th-century Venetian glassware imported into the Muslim world. Paintings from the Safavid period indicate that the bottles were used to hold wine or other beverages, or to adorn wall niches. Folklore has it that they were also used as rose water sprinklers and