Champagne Key People Flashcards
Who was the first king of France and where did he have his baptism
Clovis I and at the Cathedral Notre Dame de Reims in Reims, France
Who was Dom Perignon and why was he important
The Cellar Master at the Abbey of Hautviller from 1668 /80 - 1715
- Gets credit for being the inventor of Champagne but he was not
- He at best might have been experimenting with trying to trap the sparkling or at best get rid of the sparkling all together
- Wanted to make white wine from black grapes. (a still wine version of blanc de noirs). Which he did achieve
Who was Charles Merret
- British scientist who in 1662 gave his papers entitled “Some Observations concerning the Ordering of Wines” to the Royal Society of London stating that ‘sparkling wine could be made simply by adding sugar and molasses.”
- That would make the wine brisk and sparkling
Who was Madame Clicquot
Madame Barbe Nicole Clicquot - Ponsardin
- Her invention of the pupitre with the help of her cellar master Antoine Muller in 1818, was game changing.
- This invention created the Remuage (riddling) which is the light turning of the bottle on the pupitre to help the yeast move from the base of the bottle to the neck. This process helped create a clear wine
Who is Jean Antoine-Claude-Chapal
French Chemist who created Chaptalization (process of adding sugar to fermented grape must to help increase alcohol content after fermentation)
Who is the founder of Champagne Mercier and when was it founded
Eugene Mericier in 1858
Name 5 of the first German Negociants
1785 - Floerns - Louis - Heidsciek - Piper Heidsciek
1827 Jacobus Gottlieb and Phillip Mumm - G.H Mumm
1829 - Jacques Bollinger (Hennequin de Villermont and Paul Renaudin - Co - Founders) - Bollinger
1838 William Deutz - (Pierre -Hubert Geldermann - Co-Founder) - Deutz
1843 - Joseph Krug - Krug
Who was Bishop Remi
The spiritual leader of Reims during the late 5th Century
- He wanted to convert Clovis to Christianity
- He prayed over a cask of local wine and told Clovis ‘ as long as there is wine in the barrel, Clovis would be victorious.
- The cask never ran dry and Clovis paraded through Reims with victory
- Due to this he was canonized as Saint Remi
What are some facts about the Abby Saint - Pierre of Hautvillers
- founded in 650, by the archbishop of Reims, Saint Nivard
- near the city of Epernay
- Dom Perignon was cellar master here from 1668/70 thru 1715
- By 1636 the abbey owned 100 acres of vines
What are some facts about Abbey Saint Thierry
- Founded around 500 AD, near Reims by Thierry a disciple of Saint Remi
- Was destroyed by 1777
What are some facts about Abbey Reims -Saint Remi
- founded in the 6th century AD in Reims
- houses the relic of Saint Remi since 1099
- Joined the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991
What are some facts about Abbey Saint - Nicaise
- Founded in 1231
- Took a long time to construct. From 1231 to the 17th Century
What year was Dom Perignon born
1638 or 1639 (sources differ on the date)
Who was Sir Robert Mansell
- An Admiral in the Royal Navy
- Created the recipe to what would be the precurser to the common bottle glass
- he added irons and manganese to the glassblowing process
What were some of the most famous negociants’ established in the 18th Century
1729 - Ruinart
1743 - Moet
1760 - Lanson and Delamotte
1772 - Veuve - Clicquot
1776 - Roederer
1785 - Heidsieck (later seperating into Heidsieck and Co and Piper Heidsieck)
