- Pommery
Champagne Pommery is a French Champagne house located in
Reims . The house was founded as Pommery & Greno in 1858 by Alexandre Louis Pommery and Narcisse Greno with the primary business beingwool trading. Under the guidance of Alexandre's widow, Louise Pommery, the firm was dedicated to Champagne production and soon became one of the region's largest Champagne brands. D. & P. Kladstrup "Champagne" pg 99-100 Harper Collins Publisher ISBN 0060737921 ] Pommery is currently owned by the Vranken company (located inEpernay ), who also haveHeidsieck & Co Monopole and Demoisielle in their portfolio.Louise Pommery
Jeanne Alexandrine Louise Mélin was born March 18th, 1819 in
Ardennes and married Alexandre Pommery in 1839. Upon Alexandre's death in 1860, his widow Louise Pommery assumed full control of the business. She purchased 120limestone and chalk pits, so-called "crayères", carved underneath 12 miles of the city of Reims byRoman soldiers during their occupation ofGaul . These unique cellars allowed her to store and age hundreds of thousands of bottles in a temperature-controlled environment. Many other Champagne houses later followed suit.References
External links
* [http://www.pommery.fr/ Offical website]
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