Elmúltál 18 éves?




Are you at least 18 years old?

THE BEGINNINGS

Dom. Perignon (1635-1715), a monk at the Benedictine abbey in Hautvillers in Champagne was appointed to cellar master when he was only 29. He had reputation for being an excellent wine-grower even at this young age. He could not only distinguish wines from each other from one sip but he was able to blend grapes in such a way as to improve the quality of wines. During his experiments he found a solution to the production of the sparkling drink, champagne by initiating a secondary fermentation. He only revealed the secret of production before his death and this secret was kept by the people of Champagne, laying the foundation of French champagne production.

Large-scale production was started in the 1730’s in the factories Ruinart Pére et Fils, then in Moët et Chandon. Afterwards, the deservedly famous champagne factories including Mumm et Co., Louis Roederer, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Delbeck et Cie, Pommery & Greno were founded one after the other.