Perrier-Jouet Champagne: A celebration of nature and art

Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adelaide Jouet shared a love of nature and the arts. A year after their wedding, in 1811 they founded Maison Perrier-Jouet. Their son Charles Perrier also a botanist, took over the Champagne house in 1848.In 1902 Art Nouveau artist Emile Gallé designed the bottle for Perrier-Jouet with Japanese anemones which has become the emblem of the Champagne HouseIn October 2020, Séverine Frerson becomes the first woman to hold the position.How is the Champagne produced?Champagne is made from a combination of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier, and produced in the Champagne region of France. Brut nature and brut savage are the driest versions of Champagne. Brut, is dry, demi-sec is slightly sweet, and doux is sweet. Champagne is fermented twice using CO2 during the second fermentation. This is when the millions of bubbles are formed. This age-old process is called “method traditional.”Perreir-Jouet is available in both a vintage and a nonvintage version. Vintage Champagne is a sparkling wine that is made exclusively from grapes harvested in a specific year when the harvest was exceptional.Nonvintage Champagne (NV) also known as multi-vintage, are produced from a variety of growth years. The goal is to produce a consistent wine every...