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Veuve Clicquot, a Toast to the Champion of Champagnes
Veuve Clicquot is descended from one of France's finest wine merchants,
the house of Phillipe Clicquot, established in 1772. Little did
they know, that five years later, the future of their champagnes
and Veuve Clicquot, would be secured by the birth of Barbe Nicole
Ponsardin, who would one day marry Phillipe's son.
In 1805, when Phillipe's son died of a fever, his widow Barbe,
seized the reins of the family company, and never put them down.
She forged ahead, building on the house's reputation for fine wines,
and in 1810, they officially became Veuve Clicquot.
Taking advantage of even the cosmos, Mme Clicquot attributed the
fine crop of grapes in 1810 to a great comet that passed over France.
Not content to enjoy a good year at Veuve Clicquot, she continued
to work on a process to remove the cloudiness of their champagne,
and succeeded in creating the process of "remuage" or
"riddling" in 1816, a technique still used by champagne
houses.
Today, the house of Veuve Clicquot produces around nine million
bottles of vintage champagnes, annually. The premier brand is "La
Grande Dame", named for Madame Clicquot
Betty Sleep is a freelance writer/editor from New
Brunswick, Canada, whose work has appeared in print and other
media, for almost 30 years. Her specialties are humor and historical
material. She is the author of "Ten Minute Trivia" and
the Purrlock Holmes children's novels and is a contributing author
to http://www.a1-food-gifts.com an online resource for sending
unique food gifts.
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