- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Grapes: 50%-55% Pinot Noir, 28% to 33% Chardonnay, 15% to 20% Pinot Munier.
Regions: France> Champagne> 50 to 60 crus are blended (mix of grand, premier, village grapes).
Notes: Dosage (10g/l), 25% to 30% reserves (4 to 9 yrs in tank) are used in the final cuvee.
Description: A Champagne House is eventually judged on the quality of its Brut Non-Vintage. It is in the making of such a wine that the true Art of Champagne blending reveals itself. This is an art in which the chef de Caves must consistently create the "House style" year after year. Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was born in 1777, the daughter of a textile manufacturer in Reims, Champagne. Widowed at the age of only 27, she took control of her own destiny and became one of the first modern entrepreneurs. In an era when women were excluded from the business world, she dared to assume the head of the company founded by her father-in-law in 1772, a role she undertook with passion and determination.