 Piper Heidsieck Champagne History |
Florens-Luis Heidsieck, the son of a Lutheran minister, starting making wine in 1780 and through dedication and hard work was able to set up his own house in July of 1785. After his death in 1828 the business was taken over by his nephew Christian Heidsieck and his cousin Henri Guilaume Piper to form the Piper-Heidsieck Champagne house. The names became even more closely linked when in October 1838 Henri Piper married Christan Heidsieck’s widow.
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Piper-Heidsieck Champagne has been associated with fame and fortune throughout the House’s existence. During the 19th century fourteen Royal and Imperial courts made the House their official supplier and in the modern day, Piper-Heidsieck is the official Champagne of the Cannes film festival and the Oscars.
Despite producing 5 million bottles of Champagne per year the House does not own any vineyards of their own, instead they purchase grapes from over sixty crus in the region. An ultra-modern house, Piper-Heidsieck are often at the cutting edge of new developments. Recently the house has produced an “altitude resistant” variety of Champagne designed to counteract the negative effect that aeroplane cabin conditions have on taste buds.
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Tuesday, May 13th 2008 16:26:49
If you order now the earliest available delivery date is Thursday, May 15th 2008.
However, if required you can choose a later date during checkout. |
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