Champagne
Champagne (; ) is a sparkling wine originated and produced in the Champagne wine region of France under the rules of the appellation, which demand specific vineyard practices, sourcing of grapes exclusively from designated places within it, spe ...
house located in
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
. The house was founded as Pommery & Greno in 1858 by Alexandre Louis Pommery and Narcisse Greno with the primary business being
wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have some properties similar to animal w ...
trading. Under the guidance of Alexandre's widow,
Louise Pommery
Louise Pommery (April 13, 1819 – March 18, 1890), was a French Champagne producer. She took on her husband's wine business, Pommery, after she was widowed in 1860.
Biography
Jeanne Alexandrine Louise Mélin was born April 13, 1819, in Annell ...
, the firm was dedicated to Champagne production and soon became one of the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
's largest Champagne brands.D. & P. Kladstrup. ''Champagne''. Harper Collins, Publisher. pp. 99–100. . Champagne Pommery was the first house to commercialize a brut Champagne in 1874.
It is possible to visit this Champagne cellar and also the Villa Demoiselle, just in front of Champagne Pommery House in Reims.
Pommery is currently owned by the Vranken-Pommery Monopole Group (located in
Reims
Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...
), which also owns
Heidsieck & Co Monopole
Heidsieck & Co "Monopole" is a champagne (wine), champagne house located in the Champagne (wine region), Champagne region of France.
History
It was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck. Following the death of the founder in 1828, the suc ...
and Vranken, Château la Gordonne, Domaine Royal de Jarras, Rozès, and Louis Pommery in their portfolio.
In August 2022, Pommery announced a collaboration with Japanese rock star
Yoshiki
Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yoshiki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*義樹, "justice, tree"
*義基, "justice, foundation"
*義機, "justice, opportuni ...
as the brand's first co-release with a celebrity artist.
File:Reims - Vranken-Pommery (7).JPG, Entrance to the Pommery Cellars
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File:Reims 2008 -Champagne Pommery- by-RaBoe 01.jpg, Pommery's Tudor domain in Reims
File:Reims 2008 -Champagne Pommery- by-RaBoe 02.jpg
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