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Pommery Champagne

Pommery Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th January 2014

Pommery located in Reims, was founded as Pommery & Greno in 1858 by Alexandre Louis Pommery and Narcisse Greno. Under the guidance of Alexandre’s widow, Louise, it soon became one of the region’s largest Champagne brands. She was affectionately given the nickname ‘La Dame aux Roses’ (the lady of the roses) Madame Pommery launched the first commercially successful…

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Champagne Tarlant

Champagne Tarlant

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th January 2014

Champagne Tarlant have been winegrowers in Oeuilly just outside Epernay in the heart of Champagne since 1687. They have always been a family run Champagne House and became one of the pioneer independent Champagne producers in 1928. The 12th generation is represented by brother & sister, Benoit & Melanie Tarlant. The family owns thirteen hectares of vineyards in the Marne Valley.…

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Veuve Clicquot

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th January 2014

Veuve Clicquot was founded back in 1772 and is among the most prestigious Champagne Houses. It’s extensive holdings, many originally purchased by Madame Clicquot, stretch throughout the top-rated areas of the Champagne region and are exceptional in size and quality. As in Madame Clicquot’s day, bottles age in the House’s vast, vaulted cellars in Reims,…

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Perrier-Jouet

Perrier-Jouet

By Glass of Bubbly / 12th January 2014

Perrier-Jouet is a Champagne producer based in the Epernay region of Champagne. The house was founded in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas-Marie Perrier-Jouet and owns 266 acres of vineyards. The last two centuries have seen only seven Cellar Masters, preserving the secrets of a unique style. Perrier-Jouet was the first Champagne House to create a dry champagne, which led to…

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Moët & Chandon

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

Moët & Chandon began as Mot et Cie in 1743, established by Epernay wine trader Claude Moët. The Champagne House’s clientele have included nobles and aristocrats since it’s early days. In 1750 Moët began business with Madame de Pompadour. Then in 1804, Jean-Remy, grandson of Claude Moët, who had become mayor of Epernay in 1802,…

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Krug Champagne

Krug Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

Krug Champagne was founded by Joseph Krug in 1843. It is based principally in Reims, the main city in the Champagne region. Today the house is majority owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Lois Vuitton who also own Moet & Chandon, Veuve Cliquot and Ruinart. The Krug family is still actively involved in all the key decisions of the…

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Dom Perignon

Dom Perignon

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

Dom Perignon is a brand of vintage champagne produced by Moet & Chandon. It is named after Dom Perignon a Benedictine monk who was an important quality pioneer for Champagne wine but who, contrary to popular myths, did not discover the champagne method for making sparkling wines.  Dom Perignon (1638–1715) was a monk and cellar master at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers. He…

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Bollinger Champagne

Bollinger Champagne

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

Founded in the Champagne region of Ay by Hennequin de Villermont, Paul Renaudin and Jacques Bollinger. Bollinger Champagne House has created prestigious Champagnes since 1829. Mention the history of Bollinger and the name of Lilly Bollinger will surely stand out as someone who made a big impression on the Champagne  industry when she ran the Champagne…

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Danebury Vineyards

Danebury Vineyards

By Glass of Bubbly / 11th January 2014

Danebury Vineyards is a privately owned estate located near Stockbridge, in the heart of Hampshire, on the paddocks of what was a famous nineteenth-century racehorse training yard. The vineyards cover seven acres (2.8ha) of sheltered, south-facing fields on chalk and flint-stone soil. Our first vines were planted in 1988 and today we produce our flagship…

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