{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6747794ac4b78e9ebb300474/67698b4c8e646d14dedc4ef9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Monks, Mavericks, and Murder: The Untold History of Champagne","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6747794ac4b78e9ebb300474/1764893151065-af500942-57b8-4bb2-922d-01251317f4de.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Get ready for a sparkling journey through scandal, invention, and murder with <em>Intoxicating History</em>. In this episode, Henry Jeffreys and Tom Parker Bowles pop the cork on the truth about champagne: Did the English actually invent it? Spoiler alert—it involves pirates, royal lovers, and a brief diversion into the wonderful world of cider. We meet Sir Kenelm Digby, the cavalier-turned-glassmaking genius who might have killed his wife with an anti-aging serum made of snake venom. From the Powder of Sympathy to the revelation that Dom Pérignon probably wasn’t the inventor of sparkling wine, this is history served effervescently. With a side of scandal and a generous pour of wit, you’ll discover how wars, eccentric inventors, and a little English ingenuity helped shape the world’s most glamorous drink.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Supported by Taylor’s Port</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Antica & Telltale Studios"}