(Stltoday) - There's a legend that Dom Pérignon, a Benedictine monk in France's Champagne region, was experimenting with ways to improve still wine in 1693 when he stumbled upon a total surprise: bubbles. "Come quickly; I'm tasting stars," he supposedly shouted as the effervescence fizzed across his tongue. What would become known as Champagne went on to become the epitome of the world's sparkling wine and the most coveted libation to drink this time of year. After all, what would New Year's Eve be without a Champagne toast?