ESTABLISHED IN 1837 AT MAREUIL-SUR-AY, THE CHAMPAGNE HOUSE DE VENOGE IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS ARISTOCRATIC TRADITION BY ITS EXTRAORDINARY VINOTHEQUE GIVING CHAMPAGNE LOVERS ACCESS TO OLD VINTAGES, AND BY ITS LUXURY CUVEES, IN PARTICULAR THE LOUIS XM RANGE OF VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE.
This saying, perfectly fits the story of this extraordinary house of Champagne. Since 1837, their excellence has maintained a reputation among fine wine connoisseurs for over 179 years; and today they have pursued the same ambition of being the ambassador of this exceptional champagne. All De Venoge champagnes are produced with the “cuvee”, the first press of grapes with the most high quality.
The De Venoge family originally came from Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Geneva, and it is from the beginning of 19* century, with Henri-Marc, that the destiny of this family of pastors became intimately linked to the Champagne region.
The founder Henri-Marc De Venoge in 1837 founded “de Venoge & Co” and was a marketing pioneer, when in 1838 created the first illustrated and colored label in Champagne.
Joseph took over the Presidency when his father retired, and he was the main character of de Venoge’s amazing expansion.
In 1851, he created the Cordon Bleu Cuvée. Until the late XVIIth century, the wines of Champagne, as all the wines could only be drawn in barrels, the grape harvest and the vinification were early, the sparkling wine did not already exist.
During the spring after the harvest, the yeasts, out of their winter torpor, developed at the beginnings of the foam creation, but the majority of the gas escaped through the porous wood.
It was by the judgment on May 25th1728, Louis XV impressed France’s wine history by offering the Champagne as the most precious jewel, which marked the birth of champagne. *In order to encourage the commerce and transportation of gray wines of champagne, His Majesty allows to bring bottles of gray champagne in the provinces of Normandie for general consumption and forbids to bring in bottles of wine from any other quality”.
Louis XV only allowed the wines of champagne to be marketed and transported in bottles, turning a growing legend into a real social phenomenon. The foam creation (second alcoholic fermentation) could finally take place in the bottle: champagne was born.
The delicacy and harmony of its bubbles exalt its warm and bright yellow gold colour. The subtle and voluptuous nose, free of conventions, suggests a wine where the art of the cellar master meets the skill of time.
