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
Champagne, site of the first great, record-breaking experiences in flight, now enjoys an international reputation as the cradle of aviation. Much of the credit is owed to the Champagne Houses whose support for aviation dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century. As the sponsors of numerous awards and prizes, not to mention spectacular airshows, the Champagne Houses played a pivotal role in encouraging the exploits of early aviators.
Genial personality, German-born Florens-Louis Heidsieck first discovered Champagne and its wines in 1777. Eight years later he founded his own Champagne House, with none other than Queen Marie-Antoinette as his first brand ambassador. In 1815 he was joined by his nephew Christian and Henri-Guillaume Piper, who married Christian’s widow following her husband’s untimely death in 1835. And with that, Piper and Heidsieck were forever joined together.
The Champagne Houses
