UMC - Grandes Marques et Maisons de Champagne

Since 1882 the UMC has brought together all of the Grandes Marques brands and Champagne Houses that collectively underpin the worldwide reputation of Champagne wines. This website is specifically designed to teach you everything you need to know about their history and organization, their expertise and their ever-innovative ambitions.

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November

The Champagne cellars release their first aromas amid the snap, crackle and pop of fermenting grape musts. This is the first stage in a long process that will culminate many years later in the discreet sound of a popping cork.

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World Fairs

Did you know?

In 1889 a giant barrel was raised from its resting place in the Maison Mercier cellars and transported to the Paris World Fair. The Foudre Mercier held the equivalent of 200,000 bottles (or 800 standard-size barrels) and weighed a hefty 20,000 kilos. Twelve pairs of oxen, helped by a team of 18 horses, were required to haul the barrel from Epernay to Paris where it arrived eight days later. Mercier’s masterpiece of barrel-making won second prize, second only to the Eiffel Tower, and now stands in splendour in the reception area of the Mercier cellars.

Gardet

In the late 1800s, Charles Gardet established his House in Epernay. His son Georges then moved the business to Chigny-les-Rose in the 1930s. The following century marked its acquisition by the Prieux family in 2010, whose members now pursue the tradition established by the House’s founder.

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