Higher temperatures and light intensity trigger the sap to flow anew in the vine. The first buds emerge, covered with a downy coating called bourre, then swell and eventually flower. Bud-burst has arrived!
The year’s fruit-bearing canes are tied up by hand to regulate the growth of the vine.
The Champagne month by month
In World War I, the Champagne House cellars were repurposed as shelters for local civilians and military personnel. Makeshift schools, hospitals, chapels and sleeping quarters were set up – even the Reims City Council moved its headquarters there. So began a whole new underground way of life, safe from the bombs that rained down from above.
Cooper’s son Edouard Brun founded this House in 1898. Some 30 years later he was joined by an experienced winemaker called Edmond Lefevre, who took over the helm when Edouard died, before passing the baton to his daughter, Claude Delescot and her husband. Their two sons Emmanuel and Philippe are now writing a new chapter in the life of the House.
The Champagne Houses
