by Marie Antoinette DENOIS | August 21, 2020 | Favourite, The history of the champagne region
Good... The grapes were picked manually (it's mandatory in Champagne!) It will now be sent to a pressing centre or to the winegrower (owner of it) See previous article: ...
by Marie Antoinette DENOIS | August 19, 2020 | Favourite, The history of the champagne region
The green light was given on Saturday 15 August: the bans of the harvest in Champagne have been published But how is this opening date determined and who decides it? The start date of the harvest is set by the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne in...
by Marie Antoinette DENOIS | August 13, 2020 | Favourite, The history of the champagne region
Barbe-Nicole PONSARDIN was born in 1777 in Reims (Lafayette's arrival in America) When she was born in Reims in 1777, her father, Nicolas Ponsardin, was part of the city's elite merchants. Two years earlier, in 1775, he had taken over the factory...
by Marie Antoinette DENOIS | August 10, 2020 | Coup de coeur, History of Champagne
If you're "lucky" enough to take part in an outing with L'Impériale, Marie Antoinette will liven things up with anecdotes to make the outings fun and unusual. But what's this story about underpants that made the headlines last year?
by Marie Antoinette DENOIS | May 1, 2020 | Life in imperial style
A trip to Champagne! An original idea for a getaway Why not take a trip to Champagne? Marie Antoinette's Imperial Carriage offers much more than just an excursion: it's a truly extraordinary adventure...
