The Facts
Facts about:
Jeanne Alexandrine Pommery
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Impressions of the Maison Pommery: Pommery - Union des Maisons de Champagne
About Madame Pommery: thebubblesreview.com/celebrating-madame-pommery
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Impressions of the Maison Pommery: Pommery - Union des Maisons de Champagne
About Madame Pommery: thebubblesreview.com/celebrating-madame-pommery
Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin
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Veuve clicquot / Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin at Wikipedia
Impressionen von Veuve Clicquot: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin - Union des Maisons de Champagne
The setting: Reims
I took these photos myself in Reims during my research:
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The entrance to Vranken-Pommery;)
The factory buildings of the Maison Pommery were designed by the Reims architects Alphonse Gosset and Charles Gozier.;)
Castles and palaces in England and Scotland, such as Inveraray Castle, which Jeanne Pommery had visited, served as models.;)
Barrels used to be stored in the reception hall for visitors.;)
A staircase with 116 steps leads 30 m down into the crayères (chalk tunnels) converted into wine cellars.;)
The champagne bottles are stored in the 18 km of chalk galleries excavated by the ancient Romans.;)
The young wine first matures in barrels.;)
Champagne is made from the grapes of the Montagne de Reims.;)
Vines;)
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The wine-growing regions of Champagne have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015.;)
Three grape varieties in particular are grown in Champagne: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay.;)
Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, coronation site of the French kings.Reims in the 18th century
Reims Cathedral - Jean-Claude Golvin (jeanclaudegolvin.com)
The Prince Wolkonsky, military governor of Reims: Une page d‘histoire: le Prince Wolkonsky (francebleu.fr)
Napoleon‘s army near Reims: meisterdrucke.de
Napoleon enters Reims: napoleonprisonnier.com
Napoleon visits the wine cellar of Moët et Chandon: afar.com
Reims Cathedral - Jean-Claude Golvin (jeanclaudegolvin.com)
The Prince Wolkonsky, military governor of Reims: Une page d‘histoire: le Prince Wolkonsky (francebleu.fr)
Napoleon‘s army near Reims: meisterdrucke.de
Napoleon enters Reims: napoleonprisonnier.com
Napoleon visits the wine cellar of Moët et Chandon: afar.com
The production of champagne
Five-part mosaic on the Champagne parent company by G.H. Mumm (1896–1898) at Wikipedia: wiki/Reims#Champagner
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© E. Pfeiffer @ wikipedia;)
© E. Pfeiffer @ wikipedia;)
© E. Pfeiffer @ wikipedia;)
© E. Pfeiffer @ wikipedia