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Mumm Champagne and its secrets.
While it may be true that nature has been kind to the champagne region, it is also true that man, with his know-how, boldness, and above all persistence, has managed to get the very best out of this unique terroir.
It took him three hundred years, in which he faced the toughest tests to give the planet this symbol of celebration and shared enjoyment.
The history of the house of Mumm covers a century and a half of passion, dynamism and the pursuit of excellence. It is this tradition that has given rise to the renown and worldwide appreciation of Mumm and the famous Cordon
Rouge.
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The arrival of the Mumm Brothers in Champagne.
The Mumm brothers, Jacobus, Gottlieb and Philipp, who were from a rich family of German wine merchants and who also owned vineyards in the Rhine valley, arrived in Reims in 1827.
Along with their business partner Friedrich Giester, they set up P.A. Mumm et Cie, the initials standing for the forenames of their father Peter Arnold Mumm.
Making Mumm Champagne.
The right to the champagne appellation has to be earned; and just to be considered for this privilege means meeting very rigorous criteria.
These cover every step, from the treatment of the vines to the birth of the bubbles in the bottle. At each stage there is stringent legislation to be followed. At Mumm, all the stages of wine making and handling are covered by a global quality approach that has received ISO9002 Certification. This is a professional guarantee of the consistency of the production procedures.
Moulin de Verzenay.
In the heart of the Mumm estate, overlooking the fine gardens and the champagne vineyards, stands the Verzenay mill. Built in 1820 on the heights of the town of Verzenay, one of Mumm champagne’s seventeen grand cru vineyards, its auspicious position has enabled it to serve as a strategic lookout. Throughout history, numerous heads of state such as Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Italy, came and surveyed enemy lines.
The Foujita Chapel.
In 1958, Rène Lalou, the president of Mumm champagnes, struck up a friendship with the Japanese painter Leonard Foujita. The artist created for Mumm the famous Rose de Champagne which has been adorning bottles of Mumm’s Rosè for years.
When he was 80 years old, the painter converted to Catholicism and created his last great work, the frescoes that adorn the walls of the Chapel of Notre Dame de la Paix, which Renè Lalou had built in the Mumm gardens.
Inaugurated in October 18, 1966, Mumm presented the chapel of Notre Dame de la Paix to the city of Reims, and today it is one of the most visited sites in the city.
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