History Of Champagne |
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Without question, champagne is the most admired and praised drink in the world. It is suitable for many occasions and moments in a person’s life: for romantic dates, for engagements, for promotions, wedding parties, holidays, for sad and for happy moments. Or, if you are a true admirer, you can drink champagne just for fun, and for the sake of the passion for this wine. And let’s not forget the immortal Dom Perignon, the symbol of good taste and extravagance. But how does the story of the champagne wine go? In order to be accorded with the name Champagne, a wine must be made from the Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or Chardonnay grapes grown in the departments of the Marne, Aube, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne and Haute-Marne, in France. The name of the process of secondary fermentation in the bottle that produces sparkling wines is called Method champenoise. This process must take place within the Champagne region. Champagne, which is a region situated at about 145 kilometers northeast of Paris, consists of some 35,000 hectares (86,000 acres), over two-thirds of which has been planted. There are 250 different "crus", or villages within the region, which can be divided into five main areas: the Montagne de Reims (the Pinot Noir grape grows best here), the Vallée de la Marne (Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir both grow well here), the Côte des Blancs south of Epernay (Chardonnay likes it best here), the Aube district and the Côte de Sézanne. In this area, there are 17 big "crus", all with 100% vineyard rating. Beyond this region, Champagne cannot be made. All the vineyards in Champagne are ranked on a 100-point scale; vineyards rated 100% are grands crus while those rated 90-99% are premiers "crus". The first known vineyards were established here around 50 AD, but were eventually destroyed in 92 AD by the order of the Emperor Domitian. The motif was that the emperor considered that wine in the hands of the locals was not in the best interests of the Empire. The vineyards were replanted in 202 AD by edict of the Emperor Probus who was the son of a gardener. In later centuries, as the Roman domination of the area continued to slip, the province knew many barbaric invasions, primarily by the Alamans and then the Franks who, under Roman law, were banned from buying wine. These invasions caused the destruction of the region of Reims in the year 355 AD and again in 406 AD. When the Frank King, Clovis made the conversion to Christianity, this event made Reims the center of the church in France, which prompted the industrious monastic involvement in the vineyards and in wine production. With the demise of the Frankish Empire, at the death of the king Charlemagne, the Champagne region, because of its location, was little by little absorbed by France. This process was completed in 1285 by the marriage of the heiress of Champagne, Jeanne, to the heir to the French throne, Philip the Fair. And somewhere along the way of this story is the time when Dom Perignon came to life, with the help of Pierre Perignon,.the Benedictine Monk at the Abbey of Hautville near Riems in France, around the years 1700. and from that point on, the legendary Dom Perignon goes on, and will continue to travel in time, as an experience of excellent taste.
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