Pommery Champagne Tasting
Hosted by Cyrille Pawelko, Vranken Pommery regional manager.
When: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: East Beach Wine, 1114 State St. #24, Santa Barbara
Cost: $15
Age limit: 21+
Categories: Meetings
Description: It was in 1836 that the future Maison Pommery saw the light of day, created by Narcisse Greno. Twenty years later, he was joined by Monsieur Pommery, and Henri Vasnier became the company's financial backer.
Following the sudden death of Monsieur Pommery, it was his wife, Jeanne-Alexandrine Louise, who took over the running of the company in 1858.
In 1868, Louise Pommery undertook the construction of the Domain which still stands today, a huge building enterprise which was only completed in 1888. However, 1874 was the year of the real "Pommery Revolution": the Brut Nature, the veritable symbol of our Maison's identity, was created. In 2002, the company Vranken Monopole acquired the Maison Pommery inside its Group.
Built in 1868 by Mrs. Pommery to represent the House's image of modernity and extravagance, this Elizabethan-style chateau set in the very heart of the city of Reims attracts more than 90,000 visitors from all around the world every year.
The architectural style and the unique layout of the buildings, open to visitors, reflect the brand's all-embracing aspirations. The Estate, of 51 hectares, contains18kilometres of cellars and gallo-roman chalk pits, where lay down 20 million bottles at 30 meters underground at a constant temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. It is in the heart of this magical place that Pommery Champagnes come to life, surrounded with works of art in the cellars and the storeroom to mix elaboration and contemporize art.
"This large, venerable estate makes a wide range of wines, the best of which is the Cuvee Louise. The estate does not disclose disgorgement dates, but in general the wines receive six to nine months on the cork prior to be being released." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Phone: 805-899-1535
Event posted Oct. 29, 2009
Last updated Oct. 29, 2009
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