{"id":9585,"date":"2023-03-08T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/100-champagne\/the-champagne\/the-history-of-champagne\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T09:20:41","slug":"history-of-champagne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/en\/champagne-visit\/champagne-production-method\/history-of-champagne\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9585\" class=\"elementor elementor-9585 elementor-1722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2683c514 elementor-fs-modele-texte100-black elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2683c514\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15859399\" data-id=\"15859399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7937882a fs-titre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7937882a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of our sweet nectar\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbd48ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbd48ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Nectar of kings, star of wines<\/b>, champagne has become the unavoidable guest of tables around the world. Enough to arouse the curiosity of its many fans! In Epernay, a Champagne destination par excellence, you can experience the history of Champagne. From the Middle Ages to today, from the history of the bottle to that of the champagne glass, here are some clues to unravel the mysteries of the king of wines!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10c8e5fc elementor-fs-modele-photo50-texte50 reverse elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10c8e5fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c111253 fs-image\" data-id=\"1c111253\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647f8e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"647f8e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1728\" alt=\"salle de tonneaux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/distillerie-goyard-5531.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alexandre Couvreux Photographer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70555b47 fs-texte\" data-id=\"70555b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a7789 fs-titre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35a7789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A wine rooted in the History of France<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e611639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e611639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of champagne begins in the Middle Ages. At that time in the West, it was<b> the religious who worked the vineyard<\/b>: the wine was consecrated and then drunk by the priest <b>during the mass<\/b>. However, it is in the heart of Champagne, in Reims, that the kings of France were crowned&#8230; and duly acclaimed! The wines of Champagne, appreciated for their taste and their finesse, successfully accompanied <b>the ceremonies and the feasts organized for the royal coronations<\/b>. Since the 12th century, their reputation radiates beyond the borders, as well as their prestige, which does not stop growing.<\/p>\n<p>A symbol of refinement and elegance, champagne is now invited to all the exceptional events that have made history: royal weddings, universal exhibitions, inaugurations&#8230; It has become the wine of great occasions, from the most personal to those that have marked history.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6aaf502e elementor-fs-modele-texte100-black elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6aaf502e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d658dfc\" data-id=\"5d658dfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d571c6b fs-titre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d571c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A story of bubbles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34dc6a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34dc6a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What distinguishes champagne in particular is its <b>sparkling character<\/b>. At first decried, this specificity becomes little by little the trademark of a pleasant and joyful wine! The history of champagne takes a considerable turn when the Champenois manage to master the phenomenon of effervescence.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it that <b>Dom Pierre P\u00e9rignon<\/b>, a Benedictine monk and contemporary of Louis XIV, developed the famous <b>Champagne method<\/b> for creating the bubbles that make the king of wines sparkle. True or not, this little story of champagne contributed to give it its letters of nobility. It is no coincidence that Hautvillers, the village where Dom P\u00e9rignon lived the last thirty years of his life, is still recognized today as the cradle of champagne.  <\/p>\n<p>From the end of the 17th century onwards, once champagne was sparkling in a controlled manner, putting an end to its <b>reputation as a &#8220;jumping cork&#8221; wine,<\/b> it took pride of place in social events and other celebrations, in France and abroad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b607bc4 elementor-fs-modele-photo50-texte50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b607bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71c6d46d fs-image\" data-id=\"71c6d46d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257745d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"257745d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1730\" alt=\"coupe de champagne p\u00e9tillante\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/champ-jean-seleque-3639.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alexandre Couvreux Photographer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3061e5cc fs-texte\" data-id=\"3061e5cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1449d3 fs-titre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1449d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this nickname \"nectar of kings\"?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0c7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0c7e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>King of wines or nectar of kings<\/b>, champagne has in all cases the makings of the greatest! Since the coronations of the kings of France, his admirers among the crowned heads are not lacking. From Frederick II of Prussia to Marie-Antoinette, including Tsar Alexander II of Russia and King Edward VII, all were seduced by the freshness of this unique wine, as well as by its subtle and &#8220;so Frenchy&#8221; bubbles.<\/p>\n<p>Champagne has also forged a solid history with artists. Writers, painters or actors have adopted it with passion in their works, sometimes even in their daily rituals. Sometimes <b>a source of inspiration, sometimes a companion for celebrations, champagne carries in its DNA an art of living that is focused on luxury and joy<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36a8129d elementor-fs-modele-texte100-black elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36a8129d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d543c3c\" data-id=\"2d543c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7cc1b fs-titre elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fd7cc1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the bottle to the glass of champagne<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b93989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b93989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you often wondered why the champagne bottle has a different shape than other wine bottles? And for good reason!  <b>This bottle is the result of numerous researches by the best glassmakers<\/b>  to design an ideal shape  <b>to the setting of foam, to the ageing of wines in cellars and to the opening of the bottle.<\/b>  This shape was then declined in the various formats of champagne bottles, the largest of which were named after the  <b>name of the kings of the Old Testament<\/b> (J\u00e9roboam, Mathusalem, Nabuchodonosor,&#8230;). <\/p>\n<p>Each container has its own story! That of the champagne glass, formerly used to taste the king of wines, does not miss spice. Legend has it that it was modeled on <b>the breast of Marie-Antoinette<\/b>, Josephine de Beauharnais and Madame de Pompadour! Delicate and sensual, the round shape of the champagne glass is no less appropriate for a perfect tasting experience. Its contact surface between the air and the wine is too large and lets the bubbles escape, unlike<b> the champagne flute, which is more efficient in preserving the effervescence <\/b>.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3528a28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-fs-widget-bouton\" data-id=\"3528a28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"fs-widget-bouton.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fs-bouton\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lien default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/100-champagne\/producteurs-maisons-de-champagne\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Producers and Houses of Champagne<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42996a64 elementor-fs-modele_image100 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42996a64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f4ed8e5\" data-id=\"4f4ed8e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5667eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e5667eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1732\" alt=\"coupes de champagne dans un bar \u00e0 champagne\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epernay-tourisme.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dscf8455-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Alexandre Couvreux Photographer <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The history of our sweet nectar Nectar of kings, star of wines, champagne has become the unavoidable guest of tables around the world. 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